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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. Oren Schaefer, MD

Worcester, MA 01605

★★★★★ 4.6 (25)
99th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (8,066 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$224 Cash

Dr. Hilary Goldberg, MD

Boston, MA 02115

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
81st MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,847 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$227 Cash

Dr. Eugene Veley, MD

Grapevine, TX 76051

★★★★★ 4.6 (25)
83rd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,307 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mirle Girish, MD

Kingsport, TN 37660

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
50th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,466 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$201 Cash

Dr. Stanislav Belyaev, MD

Roswell, NM 88201

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
50th NM Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,426 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Bhavi Patel, MD

Camden, NJ 08103

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
44th NJ 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 (1,190 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mark Buchfuhrer, MD

Downey, CA 90241

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
50th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,760 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. William Decker, DO

Adrian, MI 49221

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
65th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,738 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robert Salazar, MD

Houston, TX 77084

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
99th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (15,185 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$212 Cash

Dr. Sharad Chandrika, MD

Goodyear, AZ 85338

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
38th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,551 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$207 Cash

Dr. Pranav Parikh, MD

Fenton, MO 63026

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
94th MO 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 (6,214 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Johnny Venter, DO

Carthage, MO 64836

★★★★★ 4.6 (25)
40th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,357 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Douglas Hogarth, MD

Chicago, IL 60637

★★★★★ 4.6 (25)
93rd IL 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 Cigna ~$222 Cash

Dr. Thomas Chandler, MD

Murrells Inlet, SC 29576

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
95th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,341 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robert Daly, MD

Greenwood, IN 46143

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
98th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (18,999 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Aziz Rahman, MD

Centralia, IL 62801

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
83rd IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,935 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Andrew Martin, MD

Browns Mills, NJ 08015

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
54th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,127 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
83rd VT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,932 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Aaron Mulhall, MD

Elizabethtown, KY 42701

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
98th KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,999 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Halim El Hage, MD

Meadowbrook, PA 19046

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
82nd PA 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 (2,081 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
66th 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 (2,113 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Saroj Kandel, MD

Kinston, NC 28504

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
71st NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,076 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Victor Pinto-Plata, MD

Springfield, MA 01107

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
64th MA 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 (1,125 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$224 Cash

Dr. Laurie Mooney, MD

Mount Vernon, OH 43050

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
29th OH Pct

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

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Yousef Shweihat, MD

Huntington, WV 25701

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
75th WV 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 (1,289 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Earl King, MD

Rockingham, VA 22801

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
42nd VA 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 (1,251 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Minerva Covarrubias, MD

Greenville, KY 42345

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
44th KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,504 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Timothy Macon, DO

Sterling, MI 48659

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
90th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (558 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Keith Niggemyer, MD

Pittsburgh, PA 15237

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
92nd PA Pct

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

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Shahla Naoman, MD

Batesville, AR 72501

★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
62nd AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,018 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Uday Nanavaty, MD

Waldorf, MD 20603

★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
84th MD 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 (3,132 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Arthur Trust, DO

New Hyde Park, NY 11042

★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
98th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (17,050 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Vishal Agrawal, MD

Dublin, GA 31021

★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
85th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,175 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Alissa Greenberg, MD

New York, NY 10016

★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
86th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,978 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Mohsin Bajwa, MD

Houston, TX 77090

★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
96th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (8,685 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$212 Cash

Dr. Kevin Watson, MD

New Britain, CT 06051

★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
61st CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,342 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
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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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