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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. Gerald Meis, DO

Broomall, PA 19008

★★★★★ 5.0 (22)
94th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,044 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Timothy O'donnell, DO

Lincoln Park, NJ 07035

★★★★★ 5.0 (18)
82nd NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,665 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Girish Trikha, MD

East Syracuse, NY 13057

★★★★★ 5.0 (18)
95th NY 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 (4,322 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash

Dr. Yasser Etman, MD

Dallas, TX 75208

★★★★★ 5.0 (18)
79th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,944 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$211 Cash

Dr. George Rubeiz, MD

Indianapolis, IN 46256

★★★★★ 5.0 (18)
76th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,708 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mary Strek, MD

Chicago, IL 60637

★★★★★ 5.0 (18)
99th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,606 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$222 Cash

Dr. Judson Lewis, MD

Palm Bay, FL 32907

★★★★★ 5.0 (18)
62nd 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 (1,339 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Jamil Ahmed, MD

Fairmont, WV 26554

★★★★★ 5.0 (18)
45th WV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,456 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rajesh Balagani, DO

Janesville, WI 53546

★★★★★ 5.0 (18)
78th WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (560 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Gaurav Shah, MD

Crystal River, FL 34429

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
94th 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 (4,924 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Dureshahwar Fernandez, MD

Fredericksburg, TX 78624

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
65th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,081 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Maan Younes, MD

Alexandria, LA 71301

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
82nd LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,657 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
19th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (925 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Randy Orr, MD

Grayslake, IL 60030

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
25th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,022 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$218 Cash

Dr. Paul Guentert, MD

Mishawaka, IN 46545

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
64th IN 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 (1,567 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jonathan Boltax, MD

Jackson, WY 83001

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
75th WY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (824 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Azmat Qayyum, MD

Pittsburgh, PA 15224

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
71st PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,742 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sunit Patel, MD

Merced, CA 95340

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
94th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,367 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Clyde Southwell, MD

Hendersonville, TN 37075

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
70th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,065 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$201 Cash

Dr. Imtiaz Hussain, MD

South Williamson, KY 41503

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
49th KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,672 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Elizabeth Klein, MD

Morton Grove, IL 60053

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
46th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,537 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$218 Cash

Dr. Aanchal Gupta, MD

Beverly, MA 01915

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
70th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,592 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$224 Cash

Dr. Stephen Huelskamp, MD

Hackettstown, NJ 07840

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
41st 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 (1,147 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Lisa Mansur, MD

Lincoln, NE 68516

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
92nd NE Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,879 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Anthony Tello, MD

Bismarck, ND 58501

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
25th ND 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 (761 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Anthony Lubinsky, MD

Providence, RI 02903

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
97th RI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,112 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Prabhat Das, MD

Lakewood, NJ 08701

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
82nd NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,665 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Wilma Lopez, MD

Westbury, NY 11590

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
71st NY 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 (1,497 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash

Dr. Azmi Draw, MD

Prospect, KY 40059

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
98th KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,256 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
95th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,971 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$210 Cash

Dr. Michael Krutzik, MD

Brawley, CA 92227

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
85th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,288 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Manoj Majmudar, MD

Hopkinsville, KY 42240

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
87th KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,090 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kieran Brune, MBBS

Baltimore, MD 21202

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
98th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,842 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Sobuto, DO

East Stroudsburg, PA 18301

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
71st PA 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 (1,430 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ramni Khattar, DO

Escondido, CA 92029

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
79th 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 (1,784 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 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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