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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 Runo, MD

Madison, WI 53792

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
70th WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,315 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jane Tramontana, MD

Leesburg, VA 20176

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
56th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,834 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robert Goldberg, MD

Mission Viejo, CA 92691

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
57th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,989 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Kevin Almerico, MD

Miami, FL 33173

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
55th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,166 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$227 Cash

Dr. Fausto Salinas, MD

Tuscaloosa, AL 35401

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
77th AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,991 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Abderrahmane Temmar, MD

Albuquerque, NM 87102

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
18th NM Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (906 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Samuel Szumstein, MD

Austell, GA 30106

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
50th 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 (1,229 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Francoise Roux, MD

Hartford, CT 06106

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
30th CT Pct

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

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ravikanth Vydyula, MD

Wesley Chapel, FL 33543

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
24th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,129 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Janpreet Mokha, MD

Middletown, NY 10940

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
32nd NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,138 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash

Dr. Ian Kaplan, MD

Poughkeepsie, NY 12601

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
96th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (958 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash

Dr. Soumitra Sen, MD

Dayton, OH 45409

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
60th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,261 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Dana Zappetti, MD

New York, NY 10065

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
9th NY 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 BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Samir Patel, DO

Allentown, PA 18103

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
20th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (796 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Snyder, MD

Indianapolis, IN 46143

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
55th 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 (1,256 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Estela Ayala Meyer, MD

Mountain View, CA 94040

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
40th CA Pct

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

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Naeem Adhami, MD

Coon Rapids, MN 55433

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
93rd MN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,092 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joseph Bailey, MD

Chicago, IL 60611

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
39th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,319 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$222 Cash

Dr. Eddy Gutierrez, MD

Jacksonville, FL 32207

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
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 BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
80th WI Pct

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

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Azhar Khan, MD

Oklahoma City, OK 73112

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
89th OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,881 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Daria Lee, MD

Fort Wayne, IN 46845

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
34th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,011 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sarah Brown, MD

Ann Arbor, MI 48109

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
26th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (885 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
70th CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,505 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jameel Uddeen, MD

Waterbury, CT 06708

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
32nd CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,012 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Natasha Dudiki, MD

Muncie, IN 47303

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
30th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (966 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nathan Markwart, DO

Boca Raton, FL 33487

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
97th 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 (622 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Kevin O'neal, DO

Oklahoma City, OK 73112

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
21st OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (831 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Vinod Jona, MD

Florence, SC 29506

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
97th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,470 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
78th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,767 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Teekaram Persaud, MD

New Hyde Park, NY 11040

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
90th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,712 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash

Dr. Pramthesh Desai, MD

Wilkes Barre, PA 18702

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
93rd PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,993 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Adam Katz, MD

Tampa, FL 33607

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
88th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,049 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$210 Cash

Dr. Emad Alatassi, MD

Roseville, MI 48066

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
90th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,905 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Raid Abu-Awwad, MD

Wichita, KS 67208

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
91st KS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (9,930 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Carlos Alvarado-Valdes, MD

Sun City West, AZ 85375

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
31st AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,353 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$207 Cash
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Hypothyroidism, Subclinical TSH Drift (2.5–8.0 mIU/L) or Thyroid Nodule

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"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.

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  • ✓ 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)
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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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