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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. Warren Wilkes, MD

Fort Myers, FL 33966

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
41st FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,662 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Key Vaquera, MD

Dallas, TX 75235

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
69th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,279 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$211 Cash

Dr. Paul Stewart, MD

Las Vegas, NV 89106

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
70th NV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,019 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Bobby Simpson, DO

Fairhope, AL 36532

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
45th AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,586 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jason Bellardini, MD

Jacksonville, FL 32207

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
44th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,780 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Humberto Sasieta, MD

Houston, TX 77030

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
94th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,260 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$212 Cash

Dr. Ian Newmark, MD

Syosset, NY 11791

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
70th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,391 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Laura Ferguson, MD

Philadelphia, PA 19104

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
74th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,907 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Todd Hirschtritt, MD

Menomonee Falls, WI 53051

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
72nd WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,424 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sahar Rabiei-Samani, MD

Ridgewood, NJ 07450

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
87th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (955 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Prashant Grover, MD

Hartford, CT 06105

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
38th CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,059 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Ferguson, MD

Madison, WI 53792

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
21st WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (839 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mounir Fertikh, MD

Madison, WI 53715

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
36th WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (978 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ahmar Malik, MD

Little Rock, AR 72205

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
25th AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,287 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Stephen Strock, MD

Asheville, NC 28801

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
31st NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,019 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Maria Gaeta, MD

Houston, TX 77030

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
61st 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 (355 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$212 Cash

Dr. Sridhar Iyer, MD

Denton, TX 76201

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
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 (5,769 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Deogenes De Leon, MD

Orlando, FL 32803

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
80th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,884 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Edward Flores, MD

Conroe, TX 77304

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
78th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,942 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Erin Murphy, DO

Santa Maria, CA 93454

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
77th CA 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 (1,734 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Venkat Tirumala, MD

Carmichael, CA 95608

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
36th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,259 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Jack Stewart, MD

Orange, CA 92868

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
61st CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,129 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Nanda Din, MD

Williamsburg, VA 23188

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
35th VA 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 (1,068 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kevin Shaw, MD

Encinitas, CA 92024

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
16th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (877 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Brian Cuneo, MD

Washington, DC 20307

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
16th DC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (698 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Albert Naveed, MD

Michigan City, IN 46360

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
45th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,185 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Henry Park, MD

Morristown, NJ 07960

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
23rd NJ 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 (1,008 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rajeev Gupta, MBBS

Danville, PA 17822

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
89th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (677 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
16th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (754 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Amit Mann, MD

Dallas, TX 75208

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
20th 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 (819 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$211 Cash

Dr. Philip Lyng, MD

Scottsdale, AZ 85259

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
75th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,202 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$210 Cash

Dr. Lovrdu Pyreddy, MD

Fresno, CA 93710

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
83rd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,077 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
59th OR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,826 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kate Grossman, MD

Columbia, MO 65201

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
78th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,285 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Depak Soni, MD

Fairfax, VA 22033

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
67th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,496 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$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.

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

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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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