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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. Katlyn Baxter, DO

Florence, SC 29505

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
9th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (757 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Constantine Manthous, MD

New Britain, CT 06052

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
75th CT 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 (1,713 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Lawrence Kim, MD

Duarte, CA 91010

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
95th CA Pct

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

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Neil Clements, MD

Tucson, AZ 85730

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
77th 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 (1,738 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$207 Cash

Dr. Manan Karki, MD

Kansas City, KS 66160

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
73rd KS 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 (328 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michel Chalhoub, MD

Staten Island, NY 10305

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
91st NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,911 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash

Dr. John Collier, MD

Las Vegas, NV 89144

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
89th NV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (10,168 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
92nd OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,551 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kristina Kramer, MD

Walnut Creek, CA 94598

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
67th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,484 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Rabih Maroun, MD

Staten Island, NY 10305

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
92nd 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 (3,711 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash

Dr. Karuna Ahuja, MD

Orange City, FL 32763

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
72nd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,268 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Justin Thomas, MD

Rancho Mirage, CA 92270

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
71st CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,807 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Daniel Shinners, MD

Baltimore, MD 21237

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
64th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,327 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Salil Avasthi, MD

Toledo, OH 43608

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
81st OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,827 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ayla Gordon, MD

Marietta, OH 45750

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
85th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,012 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Christopher Tsai, MD

Pittsburgh, PA 15215

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
57th PA Pct

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

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Warren Fields, MD

Royal Oak, MI 48073

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
88th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,708 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Tao He, MD

Santa Monica, CA 90404

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
68th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,537 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Irene Swift, MD

Newark, DE 19713

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
11th DE Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (871 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Huy Duong, DO

Fort Worth, TX 76104

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
43rd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,458 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Richard Ko, DO

Columbus, OH 43081

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
20th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (777 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Henry Bruton, MD

Amarillo, TX 79106

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
70th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,307 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Christopher Burdick, MD

San Antonio, TX 78229

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
52nd 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 (1,669 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jared Alberts, MD

Omaha, NE 68124

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
16th NE 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 ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kevin Twohig, MD

New Haven, CT 06510

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
85th CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,023 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Tanuj Bhatnagar, MD

Jersey City, NJ 07306

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
72nd NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,796 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Shahzad Manawar, MD

Bay City, MI 48706

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
44th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,187 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Dercio Mendonca, MD

Kalamazoo, MI 49007

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
35th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,047 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Lawrence Ciment, MD

Miami Beach, FL 33140

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
57th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,271 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Sabin Bista, MD

Omaha, NE 68198

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
20th NE 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 (826 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kim Styrvoky, MD

Clermont, FL 34711

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
18th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,009 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
96th 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 (589 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mukesh Patel, MD

Hudson, FL 34667

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
43rd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,748 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Jeffrey Michaelson, MD

Marietta, GA 30060

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
2nd GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (682 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ginny Marmolejos, MD

Norfolk, VA 23507

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
4th VA Pct

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

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jyoti Shah, MD

Hollywood, MD 20636

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
99th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,380 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
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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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General directory listings show what a doctor claims to treat, whereas federal CMS Medicare Part B claims reveal what they actually perform every week. For example, seeing an endocrinologist who performs 400+ in-office thyroid neck ultrasounds (CPT 76536) per year or a gastroenterologist in the top decile for adenoma detection colonoscopy (CPT 45385) prevents unnecessary outside imaging referrals and repeat appointments.

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Every flagship physician profile on dotMD includes an interactive Insurance Network & Cash-Rate Checker covering Original Medicare Part B, Medicare Advantage, BlueCross BlueShield, Aetna, Cigna, UnitedHealthcare, and regional PPO/HMO plans—plus the exact CMS geo-adjusted CPT 99204 self-pay cash rate ($195–$260) and 3-question script to verify network participation with the billing desk.