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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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★★★★★ 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 (1,172 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Vikramjit Khangoora, MD

Falls Church, VA 22042

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
27th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,039 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Dienhart, MD

Murray, UT 84107

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
77th UT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,498 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rohan Arya, MD

West Columbia, SC 29169

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
37th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,230 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ahmad Alazzeh, MD

Riverside, CA 92505

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
63rd 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 (1,210 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Gregory Ratti, MD

Dallas, TX 75390

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
13th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (880 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$211 Cash

Dr. Amit Anand, MD

Boston, MA 02135

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
86th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (552 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$227 Cash

Dr. Timothy Clark, MD

Boulder, CO 80301

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
35th CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (881 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$211 Cash

Dr. Francis Ali-Osman, MD

Phoenix, AZ 85032

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
32nd AZ 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 (877 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$207 Cash

Dr. Jason Ballengee, DO

Lexington, KY 40536

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
14th KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (916 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Thamer Sartawi, MD

Maumee, OH 43537

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
41st OH 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. Garth Garrison, MD

Burlington, VT 05401

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
75th VT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (622 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joseph Mueller, MD

Lexington, KY 40503

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
18th KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (939 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Syed Asghar, MD

Hamilton, NJ 08619

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
5th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (777 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Anees Afroze, MD

Springfield, MO 65807

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
10th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (802 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Vikas Batra, MD

Lewes, DE 19958

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
94th DE Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (37,280 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mustufa Saifee, MD

St George, UT 84770

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
95th UT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,140 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Anil Mattoo, MD

Patchogue, NY 11772

★★★★★ 4.6 (25)
82nd NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,411 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Bhadresh Shah, MD

Sugar Land, TX 77479

★★★★★ 4.6 (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 (5,719 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Vijai Daniel, MD

Fresno, CA 93720

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
76th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,296 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash
★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
79th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,347 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Yan Meng, MD

Modesto, CA 95355

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
73rd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,998 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Clarke Piatt, MD

Bryn Mawr, PA 19010

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
79th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,140 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Habib Munshi, MD

Branson, MO 65616

★★★★★ 4.6 (25)
93rd MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,109 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kittredge Baldwin, DO

Silverdale, WA 98383

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
83rd WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,283 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$222 Cash

Dr. Kara Johnson, MD

Fargo, ND 58102

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
92nd ND Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,785 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jordan Terasaki, MD

Wichita Falls, TX 76301

★★★★★ 4.6 (25)
99th 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 (34,867 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Richard Redman, MD

Olympia, WA 98506

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
98th WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,595 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$222 Cash

Dr. Luan Nghiem, MD

Burlington, MA 01805

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
79th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,750 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$224 Cash

Dr. Anita Naik, MD

Bel Air, MD 21014

★★★★★ 4.6 (25)
30th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,116 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Da-Wei Liao, MD

Phoenix, AZ 85032

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
58th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,198 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$207 Cash

Dr. Gautam Balakrishnan, MD

Saint Joseph, MO 64506

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
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 (2,292 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Peter Curreri, DO

Merchantville, NJ 08109

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
85th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,888 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Andrew Cichelli, MD

Statesboro, GA 30458

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
84th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,112 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robert Hinkle, MD

Baton Rouge, LA 70808

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
94th LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,154 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ganga Ranasuriya, MD

Williamsport, PA 17701

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
99th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,208 CMS services/yr).

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

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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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