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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. Peter Hamm, MD

Chevy Chase, MD 20815

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
67th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,431 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Bobby Tullos, MD

Gulfport, MS 39501

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
60th MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,535 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sailesh Shah, DO

Tampa, FL 33617

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
86th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,615 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$210 Cash

Dr. Benjamin Chang, MD

West Nyack, NY 10994

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
58th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,833 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Brian Whitson, MD

Norman, OK 73072

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
90th OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,896 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kristy Bauer, MD

West Nyack, NY 10994

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
63rd NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,001 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Rodney Steff, DO

Bowling Green, KY 42101

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
75th KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,543 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Usha Rao, MD

Austin, TX 78749

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
74th 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 (2,848 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$211 Cash

Dr. Ali Hmidi, MD

Middletown, NY 10941

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
73rd NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,680 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Paul Eckerle, MD

Belleville, IL 62226

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
61st IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,850 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Paul Friedman, MD

Manasquan, NJ 08736

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
69th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,686 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nadeem Hanif, MD

Rockford, IL 61107

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
55th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,703 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$218 Cash
★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
87th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,326 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Bruce Suckling, MD

Colorado Springs, CO 80909

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
76th CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,425 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$211 Cash

Dr. George Boatwright, MD

Louisville, KY 40241

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
72nd KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,317 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mahmoud Qadoom, MD

Westerville, OH 43082

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
58th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,199 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Andrew Stiehm, MD

Minneapolis, MN 55407

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
70th MN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,318 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Willoughby, MD

Shelby Twp, MI 48315

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
84th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,503 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Abhishek Gadre, MD

LA Jolla, CA 92037

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
43rd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,509 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Peter Jablin, MD

Chambersburg, PA 17201

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
98th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (8,918 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Juan Llompart, MD

Victoria, TX 77901

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
60th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,935 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Hassan Bencheqroun, MD

Palm Springs, CA 92262

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
64th 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 (1,253 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Ronald Fields, MD

Baton Rouge, LA 70808

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
69th LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,697 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jeffrey Stewart, MD

Lebanon, NH 03756

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
68th NH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,293 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Veronica Brito, MD

Temple, TX 76508

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
9th TX Pct

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

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robert Janata, DO

Longmont, CO 80504

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
82nd CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,699 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$211 Cash

Dr. David Neumeyer, MD

Burlington, MA 01805

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
2nd MA 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 ~$224 Cash
★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
22nd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,027 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ibrahim Ismail-Sayed, MD

Fountain Hill, PA 18015

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
42nd PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,138 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rajeev Yelamanchili, MD

Apple Valley, CA 92307

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
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 (1,223 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Binu George, MD

Douglasville, GA 30135

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
79th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,810 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Brodnan, MD

Rockledge, FL 32955

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
93rd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,169 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Shalin Patel, MD

Olney, MD 20832

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
38th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,277 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
11th NH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (758 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Charles Everett, MD

Burlingame, CA 94010

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
31st CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,169 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 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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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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