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

Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060), DLCO diffusion capacity (CPT 94729), and home/lab sleep apnea studies (CPT 95806 / 95810). Filter by your insurance carrier, state, or procedure below.

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Dr. Kathleen Horan, MD

Seattle, WA 98101

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
93rd WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,027 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$225 Cash

Dr. Eric Crawley, MD

Honolulu, HI 96813

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
50th HI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,056 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
82nd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,282 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Steven Meixler, MD

White Plains, NY 10604

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
80th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,301 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. James Pope, MD

Hartford, CT 06106

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
44th CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,096 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kaitlin Branick, MD

Sioux Falls, SD 57105

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
40th SD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,653 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ethan Karle, MD

Keene, NH 03431

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
96th NH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,240 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Eric Weinstein, MD

Cincinnati, OH 45219

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
52nd OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,206 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kaushal Patel, MD

Newport News, VA 23601

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
29th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,073 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Swetha Gogineni, MD

Santa Monica, CA 90404

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
44th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,522 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Kathrin Nicolacakis, MD

Cleveland, OH 44109

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
43rd OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (977 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Adrian Shifren, MD

Saint Louis, MO 63110

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
25th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (993 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ernest Dinino, MD

Springfield, MA 01107

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
23rd MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (810 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$224 Cash

Dr. Nitin Gupta, DO

Littleton, CO 80120

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
82nd CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,632 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$211 Cash

Dr. Abdul Majeed, MD

Rockville Centre, NY 11570

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
77th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,985 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Stanley Thomas, DO

Omaha, NE 68124

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
6th NE Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (849 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Daniel Tanase, MD

West Chester, OH 45069

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
31st OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (848 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Aleem Surani, MD

Reno, NV 89511

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
30th NV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,347 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Naresh Kodwani, MD

Kansas City, MO 64128

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
31st MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,176 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Hector Payan, MD

El Paso, TX 79902

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
64th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,073 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Keriann Vannostrand, MD

San Diego, CA 92103

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
42nd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,455 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Regina Pillai, MD

Webster, TX 77598

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
92nd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,936 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sabieli Kabeli, MD

Plattsburgh, NY 12901

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
9th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (760 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Joseph Will, MD

Traverse City, MI 49684

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
27th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (906 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nhan Phan, MD

Little Rock, AR 72205

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
70th AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (430 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rutvik Shah, MD

Schaumburg, IL 60193

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
3rd IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (680 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$218 Cash

Dr. James Pharaoh, MD

Knoxville, TN 37919

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
96th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,163 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$201 Cash

Dr. Miquel Gomez, MD

Glendale, AZ 85302

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
19th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,139 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$207 Cash

Dr. Michael Gurevitch, MD

Pasadena, CA 91105

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
34th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,224 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Joseph Ghassibi, MD

New York, NY 10027

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
18th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (874 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Hooman Poor, MD

New York, NY 10029

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
29th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,082 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Armand Gottlieb, MD

Boston, MA 02111

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
24th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (828 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$227 Cash

Dr. Kamran Firoozi, MD

Salem, OR 97302

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
46th OR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,374 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rakesh Alva, MD

Greensboro, NC 27403

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
75th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (634 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Daniel Aridgides, MD

Lebanon, NH 03756

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
5th NH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (654 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
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Walk Into Your 15-Minute Appointment With Exact Labs, CPT Codes & Opening Words

Clinicians interrupt patients after a median of 11 seconds (J Gen Intern Med, PMID 29972200). Select your appointment reason below to generate your 1-page script:

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.

3. Exact Blood & Diagnostic Labs to Request on Your Order Sheet
  • ✓ 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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Frequently Asked Questions: Choosing a Specialist by CPT Volume & Insurance Network

Why does CMS Medicare Part B procedure volume matter when choosing a specialist?

General directory listings show what a doctor claims to treat, whereas federal CMS Medicare Part B claims reveal what they actually perform every week. For example, seeing an endocrinologist who performs 400+ in-office thyroid neck ultrasounds (CPT 76536) per year or a gastroenterologist in the top decile for adenoma detection colonoscopy (CPT 45385) prevents unnecessary outside imaging referrals and repeat appointments.

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Large hospital networks often bill tens of thousands of automated lab draws or vaccination claims under a single department chair NPI. Our directory triage engine isolates individual practicing clinicians (300 to 4,500 Medicare beneficiaries/year) and requires a minimum 4.2-star verified Google patient consensus with at least 15 reviews for default showcase rankings.

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The GreatDoc™ rating—calculated by the Proprietary DotMD™ J3 Model—audits patient reviews across clinical diagnostic accuracy, unhurried listening, and procedure skill while flagging administrative friction points (such as $250 annual clinic fees, parking validation costs, or phone hold times) so you know exactly what to expect before walking into the waiting room.

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Every flagship physician profile on dotMD includes an interactive Insurance Network & Cash-Rate Checker covering Original Medicare Part B, Medicare Advantage, BlueCross BlueShield, Aetna, Cigna, UnitedHealthcare, and regional PPO/HMO plans—plus the exact CMS geo-adjusted CPT 99204 self-pay cash rate ($195–$260) and 3-question script to verify network participation with the billing desk.