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Cardiology Doctors Who Perform the Procedure You Need—and Take Your Insurance.

Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306), 12-lead ECG & Holter/patch rhythm monitoring (CPT 93000 / 93248), stress testing (CPT 93015), and resistant hypertension / ApoB management. Filter by your insurance carrier, state, or procedure below.

4. Complete Physician Directory

All Cardiology Physicians (7,826)

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Cardiology ★ 4.3

Dr. Nainesh Patel, MD

Allentown, PA 18103

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
11th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (985 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.4

Dr. Usama Bin Nasir, MD

Bloomfield, CT 06002

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
20th CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,344 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.4

Dr. Creagh Milford, DO

Waterford, MI 48327

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
13th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,131 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.3
★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
6th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (903 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$227 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.4

Dr. Lee Carter, MD

Newport Beach, CA 92663

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
25th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,783 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7

Dr. Vennaralagappan Mahadev, MD

Iron Mountain, MI 49801

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
83rd MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (605 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.4

Dr. Kenneth Wen, MD

Costa Mesa, CA 92626

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
12th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,129 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7

Dr. Aravdeep Jhand, MBBS

Rochester, MN 55905

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
81st MN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (604 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.5
★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
24th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,483 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$232 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.5

Dr. Naser Hendi, MD

Paterson, NJ 07503

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
14th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,627 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.4
★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
24th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,482 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$232 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.6

Dr. Shivang Trivedi, MD

Bridgewater, NJ 08807

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
55th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,473 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.3

Dr. Kathleen Tong, MD

San Francisco, CA 94143

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
3rd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (765 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$250 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.3

Dr. Shelly Brejt, MD

Brooklyn, NY 11219

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
3rd NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (738 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$232 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7

Dr. Michael Cullen, MD

Rochester, MN 55905

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
79th MN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (598 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.4

Dr. Robert Fanning, DO

Wheeling, WV 26003

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
23rd WV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,260 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.4

Dr. Sirisha Donekal, MD

Columbia, MD 21044

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
15th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,535 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7
★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
78th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (564 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.3

Dr. Mohammad Ansari, MD

Lubbock, TX 79430

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
6th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (875 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7

Dr. Douglas Hill, MD

Tupelo, MS 38801

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
93rd MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (19,647 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7

Dr. Ford Ballantyne, MD

Madison, WI 53792

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
82nd WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,065 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.6

Dr. Christina Adams, MD

LA Jolla, CA 92037

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
66th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,066 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7
★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
96th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,338 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.6

Dr. Scott Yoder, MD

Placerville, CA 95667

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
71st CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,592 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7

Dr. Bipin Joshi, MD

Fresno, CA 93720

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
76th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,361 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.6

Dr. Kevin Felpel, DO

Salt Lake City, UT 84132

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
63rd UT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,490 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.6

Dr. Naga Kommuri, MD

Braselton, GA 30517

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
83rd GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,333 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.6

Dr. Gerard Aurigemma, MD

Worcester, MA 01655

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
56th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,896 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$224 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.6

Dr. Sunil Ramaprasad, MD

Morristown, TN 37814

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
93rd TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (9,043 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$201 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7

Dr. Paul Santolucito, MD

Southbridge, MA 01550

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
83rd MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,822 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$224 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7

Dr. Robert Carida, MD

Delray Beach, FL 33484

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
83rd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,887 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$216 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.6

Dr. Sarit Cohen, MD

Woodbury, NY 11797

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
79th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,085 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$232 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.6

Dr. Albert Rogers, MD

Stanford, CA 94305

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
42nd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,837 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7

Dr. Scott Wright, MD

Tyler, TX 75701

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
83rd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,728 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.8

Dr. Rodney Miguel, MD

Louisville, KY 40205

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
89th KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,695 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash
Cardiology ★ 4.7

Dr. Zubair Faridi, MD

Hagerstown, MD 21740

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
88th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Cardiology Consultation & Hemodynamic Review [CPT 99214] • Transthoracic echocardiography (CPT 93306) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,981 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash
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15-Minute Exam-Room Agenda • High-Volume Endocrinology

Hypothyroidism, Subclinical TSH Drift (2.5–8.0 mIU/L) or Thyroid Nodule

1. Your 10-Second Opening Script (Read Verbatim Before the 11-Second Interruption)

"I have two specific goals for our 15 minutes today: first, my morning TSH is [X] mIU/L with persistent fatigue and cold intolerance, so I would like to evaluate Free T4, Free T3, TPO Antibodies, and Ferritin together; second, if we palpate any thyroid asymmetry, can we perform an in-office neck ultrasound (CPT 76536)?"

2. In-Office Medicare CPT Procedures to Verify Before Booking
CPT 76536 In-Office High-Resolution Thyroid & Neck Ultrasound

Confirms the endocrinologist images thyroid nodules themselves rather than sending you to a hospital radiology department.

CPT 60100 Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration (FNA) Biopsy

Identifies structural thyroid specialists vs. general diabetes-only clinics.

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  • ✓ TSH + Free T4 + Free T3 (drawn before 8:30 AM fasting)
  • ✓ Thyroid Peroxidase (TPO) & Thyroglobulin Antibodies (Hashimoto rule-out)
  • ✓ Serum Ferritin + Vitamin D 25(OH)D (required for T4-to-T3 deiodinase conversion)
4. Day-1 Pre-Appointment Rule

Hold all Biotin (Vitamin B7) supplements for 72 hours before your blood draw so streptavidin assay interference does not create a false TSH/Free T4 reading.

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