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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. James Boyle, MD

Decatur, AL 35601

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
57th AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,261 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joel Sabangan, MD

Ardmore, OK 73401

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
61st OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,469 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Cynthia Spilker, MD

Liberty, MO 64068

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
97th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,562 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Tonner, MD

Sebastian, FL 32958

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
33rd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,391 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Kennedy Eneh, MD

Burnham, PA 17009

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
68th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,569 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jessica Weiss, DO

St. Petersburg, FL 33704

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
60th 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 (1,289 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Angel Nunez, MD

Crestview, FL 32539

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
40th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,624 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Santosh Vaghela, MD

Saratoga Springs, NY 12866

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
60th 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 (1,011 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash

Dr. Sonica Saini, MD

Liberty, MO 64068

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
99th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (8,031 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Maria Rappai, MD

Jackson, MS 39216

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
96th MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (9,430 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jagruti Patel, MD

Phoenix, AZ 85020

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
98th 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 (5,033 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$207 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
92nd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,104 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$227 Cash

Dr. Jatan Shah, MD

Jamestown, NY 14701

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
49th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,512 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash

Dr. Eric Anderson, MD

Washington, DC 20007

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
97th DC 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 (1,505 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
23rd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,008 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Lyle Victor, MD

Canton, MI 48187

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
75th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (482 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robert Cash, MD

Arlington, TX 76012

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
89th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (585 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Amit Narula, DO

Westminster, MD 21157

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
95th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,022 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sajeev Vettichira, MD

Morehead City, NC 28557

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
75th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,504 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Melissa Miara, DO

Loris, SC 29569

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
68th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,919 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jamie Kagihara, MD

Torrance, CA 90505

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
76th 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 (1,575 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Mona Parikh, MD

Jonesboro, AR 72401

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
50th AR 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 (1,414 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Oscar Figueroa, MD

Wytheville, VA 24382

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
7th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (731 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
87th OH Pct

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

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Seth Baker, MD

Coon Rapids, MN 55433

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
73rd MN 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 (1,843 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Steven Kariya, MD

Kensington, MD 20895

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
84th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,235 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Phillip Haddad, MD

Shawnee, OK 74804

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
86th OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,608 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Simranjit Galhotra, MD

Show Low, AZ 85901

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
42nd AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,663 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$207 Cash

Dr. Phalgoon Shah, MD

Edgewood, KY 41017

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
37th KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,404 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jeffrey Verhey, MD

Minot, ND 58701

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
83rd ND Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,630 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Gary Kaplan, MD

Willoughby Hills, OH 44094

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
68th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,382 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Pratap Saraf, MD

Arcadia, CA 91007

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
17th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (890 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Carl Pavel, MD

Geneva, IL 60134

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
12th IL 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 (740 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$218 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
91st UT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,917 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Melissa Calder, DO

Paoli, PA 19301

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
75th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,952 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kevin Glass, M

Fairfax, VA 22033

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
98th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,473 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
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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:

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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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