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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. Srikant Kondapaneni, MD

Englewood, NJ 07631

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
62nd NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,355 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Richmond Alexander, MD

Meridian, MS 39301

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
81st MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,394 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ryan Brimeyer, DO

West Des Moines, IA 50266

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
65th IA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,209 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Aditya Bansal, MD

Galloway, NJ 08205

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
74th 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 (1,590 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Matthew Montoya, MD

Albuquerque, NM 87102

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
32nd NM Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,131 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jeffrey Cohen, MD

Jonesboro, AR 72401

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
8th AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (933 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Julie Yoo, MD

Fullerton, CA 92835

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
45th CA Pct

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

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Robin Adams, MD

Victoria, TX 77901

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
47th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,526 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rajeev Mehta, MD

Muncie, IN 47303

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
83rd IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,479 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jakemia Coleman, MD

Athens, GA 30607

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
63rd GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,753 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Samuel Evans, MD

Honolulu, HI 96817

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
67th HI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,135 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
31st PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (966 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robert Maxson, MD

Palos Heights, IL 60463

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
12th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (798 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Agop Tepeli, MD

Hazel Crest, IL 60429

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
1st IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (669 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Jack Salah, MD

Jacksonville, FL 32216

★★★★★ 5.0 (26)
5th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (721 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Todd Henderson, MD

Southaven, MS 38671

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
54th MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,389 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Anwar Wassel, MD

Utica, NY 13502

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
75th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,816 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Jian Li, MD

Tifton, GA 31794

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
80th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,835 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Gurpreet Bambra, MD

Carbondale, IL 62901

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
68th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,221 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Raul Mendoza-Ayala, MD

Green Bay, WI 54311

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
90th WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,265 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Martin Lansang, MD

Flemington, NJ 08822

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
29th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,390 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Edward Garner, MD

Augusta, GA 30904

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
82nd GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,933 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. William Shapiro, MD

Philadelphia, PA 19140

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
85th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,828 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Natalie Slowik, MD

Modesto, CA 95350

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
40th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,384 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Ahmareen Khan, MD

Saint Charles, MO 63301

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
34th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,199 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kenneth Bookman, MD

Naples, FL 34109

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
63rd 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 (1,387 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
56th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,364 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nida Ahmed, MD

Colorado Springs, CO 80909

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
99th CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,341 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$211 Cash

Dr. Vineet Reddy, MD

Woodstock, GA 30189

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
39th GA Pct

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

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Megan Sisk, DO

Great Falls, MT 59405

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
74th MT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,474 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jason Fain, MD

Birmingham, AL 35249

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
25th AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,155 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ajay Shetty, MD

Scranton, PA 18510

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
14th PA Pct

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

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Vladimir Katyshev, MD

Phoenix, AZ 85020

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
80th 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 (1,742 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$207 Cash

Dr. John Blixt, MD

Kalamazoo, MI 49007

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
32nd MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (972 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Priyanka Rajaram, MD

Marietta, GA 30060

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
22nd GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (968 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Craig Patterson, MD

Marietta, GA 30060

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
31st GA 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 (1,064 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$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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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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Large hospital networks often bill tens of thousands of automated lab draws or vaccination claims under a single department chair NPI. Our directory triage engine isolates individual practicing clinicians (300 to 4,500 Medicare beneficiaries/year) and requires a minimum 4.2-star verified Google patient consensus with at least 15 reviews for default showcase rankings.

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The GreatDoc™ rating—calculated by the Proprietary DotMD™ J3 Model—audits patient reviews across clinical diagnostic accuracy, unhurried listening, and procedure skill while flagging administrative friction points (such as $250 annual clinic fees, parking validation costs, or phone hold times) so you know exactly what to expect before walking into the waiting room.

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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.