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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. Alfredo Lee Chang, MD

Los Angeles, CA 90033

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
86th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,355 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$231 Cash

Dr. Kenneth Haft, MD

Richmond, VA 23230

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
95th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (27,384 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Deepinder Osahan, MD

East Patchogue, NY 11772

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
76th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,923 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash

Dr. Joseph Boscia, MD

Spartanburg, SC 29303

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
85th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,218 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Suneesh Nair, MD

Sugar Land, TX 77479

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
90th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,664 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. William Evans, DO

Bradenton, FL 34205

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
60th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,421 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Radhika Verma, MD

Orange City, FL 32763

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
68th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,885 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Meena Murugappan, MD

Chesterfield, MO 63017

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
83rd MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,493 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Alejandro Arzabala, MD

Las Cruces, NM 88011

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
91st NM Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,022 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ali Haidar, MD

Port Huron, MI 48060

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
91st MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,023 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mark Granada, MD

Annandale, VA 22003

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
85th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,521 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nathan Wilds, MD

Memphis, TN 38157

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
71st 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 (2,386 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$201 Cash

Dr. Mouhamad Bakir, MD

Springfield, IL 62702

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

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$218 Cash

Dr. Aman Sethi, MD

Oak Lawn, IL 60453

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
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 (1,523 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$218 Cash

Dr. Mark Hodges, MD

Baton Rouge, LA 70808

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
90th LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,436 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jose Nieves, MD

Pembroke Pines, FL 33026

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
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 (7,325 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Aileen Tiro, DO

Norfolk, VA 23502

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
29th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,073 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rubal Patel, MD

Tifton, GA 31794

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
49th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,480 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Murtuza Ahmed, MD

Houston, TX 77079

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
69th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,243 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$212 Cash

Dr. Raul Marquez, MD

Mission Viejo, CA 92691

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
43rd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,509 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Ahmed Virani, MD

Shreveport, LA 71118

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
70th LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,793 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. William Borron, MD

Marrero, LA 70072

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
10th LA Pct

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

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Frey, DO

LA Crosse, WI 54601

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
30th WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (948 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Thomas Asciuto, MD

Fountain Valley, CA 92708

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
98th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,729 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Ryan Butzko, DO

Syracuse, NY 13215

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
15th NY Pct

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

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash

Dr. Alexander Stadnyk, MD

Houston, TX 77056

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
22nd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,038 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$212 Cash

Dr. Thomas Jiang, MD

Long Beach, CA 90808

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
42nd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,464 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Francisco Hoyos, MD

Washington, DC 20017

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
75th 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 (1,818 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Adel Zurob, MD

Eau Claire, WI 54703

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
75th WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (535 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Erin Tuttle, MD

Dallas, TX 75208

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
9th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (776 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$211 Cash

Dr. Rakesh Sinha, MD

Pomona, CA 91767

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
16th CA Pct

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

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Sunita Kumar, MD

Maywood, IL 60153

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
4th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (703 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$218 Cash

Dr. David Roe, MD

Indianapolis, IN 46202

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
15th 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 (753 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Toribio Lugo, MD

Orlando, FL 32803

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
55th 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 (1,188 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Eric Seeley, MD

San Francisco, CA 94143

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
20th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (935 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$250 Cash

Dr. Philip Leung, MD

Joliet, IL 60435

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
94th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,364 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$218 Cash
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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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  • ✓ Serum Ferritin + Vitamin D 25(OH)D (required for T4-to-T3 deiodinase conversion)
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