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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. Vichaya Arunthari, MD

Jacksonville, FL 32224

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
39th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,600 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Boris Sagalovich, MD

Brooklyn, NY 11229

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
80th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,222 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash

Dr. Mark Pamer, DO

Port Saint Lucie, FL 34986

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
99th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (45,060 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Dheeraj Khanna, MD

Bay Shore, NY 11706

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
83rd NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,656 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash

Dr. Evan Restelli, DO

Pollocksville, NC 28573

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
99th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (51,118 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
95th NH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,582 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Bruce Tammelin, MD

Mission Viejo, CA 92691

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
28th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,101 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Mandeep Singh, MD

Stockton, CA 95210

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
75th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,180 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Robert Herscowitz, MD

Alexandria, VA 22311

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
80th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,129 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Thomas Hinson, MD

Winston Salem, NC 27103

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
76th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,591 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Benjamin Seides, MD

Winfield, IL 60190

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
75th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,510 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$218 Cash

Dr. Gregory Bierer, MD

Santa Monica, CA 90404

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
47th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,616 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. David Myers, MD

Plano, TX 75093

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
63rd 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 (1,993 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Angelo Illuzzi, DO

Du Bois, PA 15801

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
43rd PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,140 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ramit Sharma, MD

Phoenix, AZ 85037

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
69th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,845 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$207 Cash

Dr. Sabrina Roberts, MD

Ashland, KY 41101

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
26th KY 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. Saman Hayatdavoudi, MD

Sacramento, CA 95816

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
81st 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 (1,851 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Paul Brasher, MD

Owensboro, KY 42303

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
52nd KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,732 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
58th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,839 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Firas Khamis, MD

Henderson, NV 89014

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
43rd NV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,926 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sanjay Ratnakant, MD

Southaven, MS 38671

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
23rd MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,370 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mark Sigler, MD

Amarillo, TX 79106

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
71st TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,370 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
35th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,471 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$207 Cash

Dr. Narayana Gowda, MD

Athens, GA 30606

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
48th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,478 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Anish Wadhwa, MD

Jackson, MI 49201

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
72nd MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,886 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Christopher Merrick, MD

Colorado Springs, CO 80909

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
73rd CO 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 ~$211 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
56th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,226 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$227 Cash

Dr. Steven Gittler, MD

Hollywood, FL 33024

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
25th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,146 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Ala Nijim, MD

Longview, TX 75605

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
58th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,867 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Lee Edmonds, MD

Cooperstown, NY 13326

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
2nd NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (662 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash

Dr. Rorak Hooten, MD

Tucson, AZ 85724

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
23rd AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,207 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$207 Cash

Dr. Stefan Sien, DO

Murrieta, CA 92563

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
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 (1,483 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Christopher Schmitt, MD

Cincinnati, OH 45219

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
58th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,217 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Arvind Das, MD

Somerset, NJ 08873

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
73rd NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,856 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Samer El Zarif, MD

Middletown, NY 10940

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
56th 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 (991 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash

Dr. Murray Arons, MD

Nashville, TN 37207

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
30th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,117 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$202 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.

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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