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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. Zuheir Kassabo, MD

Virginia Beach, VA 23456

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
19th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (937 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sagar Naik, MD

Fort Myers, FL 33907

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
29th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,242 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Vikas Pathak, MD

Raleigh, NC 27610

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
60th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,655 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Hiram Rivas Perez, MD

Louisville, KY 40202

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
53rd KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,734 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mark Klepper, MD

Waco, TX 76712

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
62nd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,999 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Fadulelmola Fadul, MD

Cape Girardeau, MO 63703

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
57th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,637 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Christopher Alia, MD

Bethlehem, PA 18015

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
39th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,040 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sara Ahmed, MD

Staten Island, NY 10306

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
96th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (8,564 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash

Dr. Hussam Al-Sharif, MD

Eau Claire, WI 54703

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
22nd WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (841 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Pooja Pandit, MD

Philadelphia, PA 19107

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
76th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,998 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Irlene Locklear, MD

Fayetteville, NC 28304

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
44th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,180 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Katherine Lewis, MD

Asheville, NC 28801

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
53rd NC 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

Dr. Renee Nelson, MD

Honolulu, HI 96813

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
78th HI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,159 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Bryan Kelly, MD

Dallas, TX 75208

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
43rd 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 (1,285 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$211 Cash

Dr. Daniel Levin, MD

Clifton, NJ 07012

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
67th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,666 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
47th KY Pct

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

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Imad Shawa, MD

Greenwood, IN 46143

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
75th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,683 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Lily Zeng, MD

Santa Cruz, CA 95065

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
17th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (897 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Jonathan Chen, DO

Marietta, GA 30060

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
34th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,151 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Bhaja Shrestha, MD

Bismarck, ND 58501

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
17th ND Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,004 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Paul Evans, MD

Hyannis, MA 02601

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
39th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,045 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$224 Cash

Dr. Benjamin Demarco, MD

Baltimore, MD 21287

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
2nd MD Pct

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

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Hernando Garcia, MD

Miami Beach, FL 33140

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
31st FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,286 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Hima Venigandla, DO

Sacramento, CA 95816

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
44th 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 (940 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Karan Jaggi, MD

Pueblo, CO 81003

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
19th CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (773 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$211 Cash

Dr. Ahmed Mohamed, MD

Lafayette, IN 47905

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
32nd IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (983 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Saminder Kalra, MD

Gainesville, FL 32610

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
47th 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 (1,052 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Raghukumar Thirumala, MD

Pittsburgh, PA 15212

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
18th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (752 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Marlowe Ross, MD

Huntington Beach, CA 92648

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
49th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,727 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Mojdeh Talebian, MD

Redwood City, CA 94062

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
22nd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (989 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Patton Thompson, MD

Lexington, KY 40503

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
14th KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (916 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Dana Cam, MD

Allentown, PA 18103

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
13th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (714 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Yashvir Sangwan, MD

Salisbury, MD 21801

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
15th MD Pct

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

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sergio Balingit, MD

The Villages, FL 32159

★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
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 (8,347 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Alexander Sweidan, MD

Costa Mesa, CA 92627

★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
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 (9,589 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 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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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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