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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. Lara Hardman, MD

Salt Lake City, UT 84105

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
36th UT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (808 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Gregg Stashenko, MD

Asheville, NC 28801

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
45th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,200 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Anoop Nambiar, MD

San Antonio, TX 78207

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
51st TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,645 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Trenton Nauser, MD

Overland Park, KS 66209

★★★★★ 4.6 (25)
43rd KS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,344 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Seth Walker, MD

Atlanta, GA 30309

★★★★★ 4.6 (25)
19th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (941 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$210 Cash

Dr. Anna Abbasi, MD

Manchester, NH 03102

★★★★★ 4.6 (25)
93rd NH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (909 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Lakshmi Shukla, MD

Costa Mesa, CA 92627

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
26th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,062 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Randall Schwartz, MD

Hollywood, FL 33024

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
6th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (740 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Edward Schaefer, MD

Columbia, MD 21044

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
42nd MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,370 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Thomas Rotkis, MD

Tucson, AZ 85712

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
9th AZ 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 ~$207 Cash

Dr. Shyam Rao, MD

Long Beach, CA 90813

★★★★★ 4.6 (25)
35th CA Pct

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

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Sergio Garcia, MD

Norman, OK 73071

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
97th OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (8,622 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Gary Goldstein, MD

Saint Louis, MO 63136

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
86th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,932 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kerry Spero, DO

Melbourne, FL 32940

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
66th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,709 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Ashish Mahindra, MD

Melbourne, FL 32901

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
67th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,786 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Jose Soto Soto, MD

Jacksonville, FL 32224

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
53rd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,087 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Sigfredo Aldarondo, MD

Winter Park, FL 32789

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
65th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,676 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash
★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
94th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,293 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Scott Zuick, MD

Saint Louis, MO 63136

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
88th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,254 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Green, MD

Shreveport, LA 71105

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
89th LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,157 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kevin Gilmour, DO

Hammonton, NJ 08037

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
68th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,681 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Wengryn, MD

Plymouth, MA 02360

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
97th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,815 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$224 Cash

Dr. Marc Laufe, MD

Naples, FL 34102

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
59th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,348 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Kevin Green, MD

Jupiter, FL 33458

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
49th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,928 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Zael Vazquez, MD

Hollywood, FL 33024

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
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 (6,121 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Asad Omar, MD

El Paso, TX 79936

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
87th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,229 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Malek Numeir, MD

Bethlehem, PA 18015

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
53rd PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,295 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Walter Rustmann, DO

Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
53rd FL 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 (1,168 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Sara Shadchehr, DO

Burlington, MA 01805

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
66th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,468 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$224 Cash

Dr. William Pease, DO

Loveland, CO 80538

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
23rd CO Pct

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

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$211 Cash

Dr. Claire Keating, MD

New York, NY 10032

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
39th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,291 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Yuqing Gao, MD

Santa Monica, CA 90404

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
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 (1,493 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Frederick Duggan, MD

Meridian, MS 39301

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
33rd MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,532 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Vipin Malik, MD

Denver, CO 80206

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
84th CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,762 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$213 Cash
★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
77th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,297 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Alpa Shah, MD

Scottsdale, AZ 85251

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
57th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,114 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$210 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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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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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.