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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. Aaron Waxman, MD

Boston, MA 02115

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
9th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (686 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$227 Cash

Dr. Glenn Giessel, MD

Richmond, VA 23225

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
74th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,172 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Stefanie Nunez, MD

Renton, WA 98055

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
42nd WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,088 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$222 Cash

Dr. Neil Mushlin, DO

Lansdale, PA 19446

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
99th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (12,026 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Daniel Layish, MD

Orlando, FL 32803

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
89th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,108 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Ashim Arora, MD

Simi Valley, CA 93065

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
96th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (8,021 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Istvan Wollak, MD

Southaven, MS 38671

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
51st MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,335 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
80th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,845 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$224 Cash

Dr. Andrew Yu, MD

Westmont, IL 60559

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
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 (2,320 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$218 Cash

Dr. George Lieb, MD

Media, PA 19063

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
89th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,654 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jamie Sheth, MD

Ann Arbor, MI 48109

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
77th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,267 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
81st FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,001 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$227 Cash

Dr. Kevin O'neil, MD

Wilmington, NC 28401

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
86th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,900 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Peter Spiegler, MD

Mineola, NY 11501

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
55th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,689 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash

Dr. Mohamed Abdalla, MD

San Antonio, TX 78229

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
51st TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,656 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Muhanad Hasan, MD

Tallahassee, FL 32308

★★★★★ 4.8 (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 (1,400 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Michael Hull, DO

Edmond, OK 73034

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
72nd OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,759 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
73rd IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,385 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$218 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
85th WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,445 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$222 Cash

Dr. Oscar Estrada Paz, MD

Santa Monica, CA 90404

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
77th 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 (1,668 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Aamir Faruqui, MD

Walnut Creek, CA 94598

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
78th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,491 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Miguel Rodriguez, MD

Springfield, MA 01104

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
61st MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,394 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$224 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
59th WV Pct

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

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Stanley Rabinowitz, MD

Bethpage, NY 11714

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
59th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,854 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash

Dr. Ziad Boujaoude, MD

Camden, NJ 08103

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
14th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (997 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Steiger, MD

New York, NY 10003

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
39th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,271 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Chuansheng Wu, MD

Decatur, GA 30033

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
57th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,599 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Carlos Campo, MD

Tallahassee, FL 32308

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
30th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,248 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
45th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,496 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$212 Cash

Dr. Jessica Jeffries, MD

Evansville, IN 47710

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
70th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,591 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Benjamin Ferrell, MD

Nashville, TN 37203

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
53rd TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,550 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$202 Cash

Dr. Jan Pring, DO

Las Vegas, NV 89128

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
50th NV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,079 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Bruce Berkowitz, MD

Delray Beach, FL 33484

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
22nd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,082 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Christina Rigas, MD

Pinellas Park, FL 33782

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
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 (1,123 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. David Zisman, MD

Weston, FL 33331

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
28th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,231 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Rose Franco, MD

Milwaukee, WI 53226

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
13th WI Pct

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

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 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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