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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. Michael Alexander, MD

Chicago, IL 60611

★★★★★ 4.5 (18)
63rd IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,941 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$222 Cash

Dr. Robert Aguillard, MD

Memphis, TN 38157

★★★★★ 4.5 (22)
82nd TN 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 (2,556 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$201 Cash

Dr. Keith Goulet, DO

Annapolis, MD 21401

★★★★★ 4.5 (22)
73rd MD 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 (1,473 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ajay Verma, MD

Decatur, IL 62526

★★★★★ 4.5 (26)
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 (1,697 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Aasim Mohammed, MD

Burlington, WI 53105

★★★★★ 4.5 (26)
76th WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,576 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Moayyed Moallem, MD

Anderson, IN 46011

★★★★★ 4.5 (22)
67th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,529 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Paul Simonelli, MD

Danville, PA 17822

★★★★★ 4.5 (22)
46th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,181 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nilesh Patel, MD

Salisbury, NC 28144

★★★★★ 4.5 (26)
98th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (38,099 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Justin Ranes, MD

Kansas City, MO 64111

★★★★★ 4.5 (26)
42nd MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,392 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Dani Fribourg, MD

Farmington Hills, MI 48336

★★★★★ 4.5 (26)
98th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,684 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jane Moon, DO

Stony Brook, NY 11794

★★★★★ 4.5 (22)
35th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,179 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Casey Morris, MD

Savannah, GA 31404

★★★★★ 4.5 (22)
35th GA 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 (1,105 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jadvinder Goraya, MD

Round Rock, TX 78665

★★★★★ 4.5 (22)
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 (1,656 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Dominika Szwedo, MD

North Little Rock, AR 72117

★★★★★ 4.5 (22)
93rd AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,566 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rochelle Goldberg, MD

Wynnewood, PA 19096

★★★★★ 4.5 (22)
3rd PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (658 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Zahid Mughal, MD

Hopewell, VA 23860

★★★★★ 4.5 (26)
58th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,947 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ashish Tikotekar, MD

Carmichael, CA 95608

★★★★★ 4.5 (22)
29th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,156 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Michael Schivo, MD

Sacramento, CA 95817

★★★★★ 4.5 (26)
29th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,145 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Vivek Sambhara, MD

Gainesville, GA 30501

★★★★★ 4.5 (18)
92nd GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,392 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Tarun Madappa, MD

Corpus Christi, TX 78404

★★★★★ 4.5 (22)
41st TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,400 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Saad Ahmad, MD

Bay City, MI 48706

★★★★★ 4.5 (18)
48th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,255 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Thomas Spence, MD

Saint Louis, MO 63131

★★★★★ 4.5 (26)
24th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (988 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Safdar Khan, MD

Cleveland, OH 44195

★★★★★ 4.5 (26)
26th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (822 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Anthony Santilli, MD

Schenectady, NY 12308

★★★★★ 4.5 (26)
31st NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,117 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Elizabeth Gay, MD

Charlottesville, VA 22908

★★★★★ 4.5 (26)
1st VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (647 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ryan Anderson, MD

Oakland, CA 94609

★★★★★ 4.5 (22)
13th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (840 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Aaron Holley, MD

Bethesda, MD 20889

★★★★★ 4.5 (18)
22nd MD 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 (679 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.5 (18)
26th CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (836 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$211 Cash

Dr. Forest Mealey, DO

Monterey, CA 93940

★★★★★ 4.5 (26)
24th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,018 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash
★★★★★ 4.5 (18)
7th NV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (751 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Judy Kang, MD

Marrero, LA 70072

★★★★★ 4.5 (18)
21st LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (911 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Bernadette Hee, MD

Cookeville, TN 38501

★★★★★ 4.5 (26)
66th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,944 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$201 Cash

Dr. Chance Lewis, MD

Lawrenceville, GA 30046

★★★★★ 4.5 (18)
56th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,588 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Anil Jotwani, MD

Charlotte, NC 28207

★★★★★ 4.5 (22)
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 (1,217 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ketan Jani, MD

Prescott, AZ 86305

★★★★★ 4.5 (25)
93rd AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,735 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$207 Cash

Dr. Andrew Wachtel, MD

Los Angeles, CA 90048

★★★★★ 4.5 (17)
80th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,613 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$231 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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