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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. Juan Flores, MD

Naperville, IL 60540

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
87th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,245 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$218 Cash

Dr. Srinivasa Kakumani, MD

Springfield, IL 62703

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
90th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,625 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$218 Cash

Dr. Jaime Villanueva, MD

Winfield, IL 60190

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
72nd IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,316 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$218 Cash

Dr. Ronald Wainz, MD

Toledo, OH 43606

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
88th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,201 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Johnny Wong, MD

Mechanicsville, VA 23116

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
90th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (16,182 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ismael Ortega, MD

Melbourne, FL 32901

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
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 (2,824 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Hafez Hayek, MD

Conway, SC 29526

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
76th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,358 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Aiyub Patel, MD

Peoria, IL 61602

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
42nd IL Pct

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

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$218 Cash

Dr. Jeffrey Jarrett, MD

Lincoln, NE 68506

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
78th NE Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,472 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Hima Kona, MD

Cookeville, TN 38501

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
95th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,781 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$201 Cash

Dr. Jason Chu, MD

Fremont, CA 94538

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
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 (3,674 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Eric Teller, MD

Hackensack, NJ 07601

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
33rd NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,476 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jonathan Henderson, MD

Cincinnati, OH 45219

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
79th OH 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 (1,880 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
40th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,364 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$218 Cash

Dr. Munif Salek, MD

Murrieta, CA 92563

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
65th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,342 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Imran Mohammed, MD

Roseville, CA 95661

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
80th 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 (1,813 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Abdullah Alghamdi, MD

Westlake, OH 44145

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
93rd OH 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 (2,630 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Keith Brenner, MD

Hackensack, NJ 07601

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
36th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,554 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Minh Nguyen, MD

Concord, CA 94520

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
61st CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,185 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Haitham Nsour, MD

Middletown, NY 10941

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
23rd NY Pct

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

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash

Dr. Jason Lawrence, MD

Fishersville, VA 22939

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
43rd VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,358 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
44th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,454 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$218 Cash

Dr. Amit Dhingra, MD

Peoria, AZ 85381

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
62nd AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,287 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$207 Cash

Dr. Lindsey Barnes, MD

Fayetteville, AR 72703

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
85th AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,806 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Aashir Shah, MD

Modesto, CA 95355

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
44th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,525 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Steven Kirtland, MD

Seattle, WA 98101

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
74th WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,878 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$225 Cash

Dr. Roman Reznik, MD

Bellingham, WA 98225

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
63rd WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,340 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$222 Cash

Dr. David Reeves, MD

Dover, NH 03820

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
47th NH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,085 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Minh Le, MD

Salinas, CA 93901

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
53rd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,837 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Corbin Hodder, DO

Stuart, FL 34994

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
36th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,523 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. James Graham, MD

Asheville, NC 28801

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
25th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (914 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Steven Harris, MD

Austell, GA 30106

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
96th 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 (3,870 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Wooley, MD

San Antonio, TX 78240

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
30th TX 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 (963 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Adnan Adawi, MD

Alexandria, VA 22306

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
47th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,495 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Shannon Byrd, MD

Knoxville, TN 37919

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
97th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (14,730 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$201 Cash

Dr. Farhan Khabaz, MD

Fullerton, CA 92835

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
90th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,209 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 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)?"

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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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