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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. Thomas Lorusso, MD

Fairfax, VA 22033

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
70th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,644 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sherif El Bayadi, MD

Syracuse, NY 13210

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
50th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,527 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Jon Bass, MD

Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
44th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,851 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Omar Minai, MD

Hopewell, VA 23860

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
72nd VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,137 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Hamed Mataria, MD

Chicago Ridge, IL 60415

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
64th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,007 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$218 Cash

Dr. David Ryon, MD

Evansville, IN 47710

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
78th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,865 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Adeel Khan, MD

Washington, MO 63090

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
60th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,665 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sandra Till, DO

Scottsdale, AZ 85258

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
48th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,796 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$210 Cash

Dr. Adnan Hussain, MD

Summit, NJ 07901

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
18th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,129 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
92nd NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,888 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
50th CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,150 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Gregory Hickey, DO

Cleveland, OH 44139

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
75th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,517 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Posner, MD

New York, NY 10028

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
60th NY 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 Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Charles Kinsella, MD

Indianapolis, IN 46220

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
31st IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (967 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jeanne Lipscomb, MD

Tuscaloosa, AL 35406

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
58th AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,266 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Paul Bing, MD

Katy, TX 77450

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
49th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,582 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rajesh Harrykissoon, MD

College Station, TX 77845

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
21st TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,018 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joseph Catino, MD

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
25th 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 (760 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Timothy Dwyer, MD

Kansas City, KS 66160

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
34th KS 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 Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Elizabeth Brown, MD

Mansfield, OH 44906

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
60th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,244 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Peter Karczmar, MD

Riverside, RI 02915

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
19th RI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (800 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
79th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,545 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
36th MA Pct

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

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$224 Cash

Dr. James Washburn, MD

Durango, CO 81301

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
58th CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,124 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$211 Cash

Dr. Munish Sharma, MD

Temple, TX 76508

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
95th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (970 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Iyad Asaad, MD

Concord, NC 28025

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
57th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,485 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
20th WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (821 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$222 Cash

Dr. Faisal Shaikh, MD

New York, NY 10032

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
24th NY 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 ~$239 Cash

Dr. Naresh Singh, MD

Las Vegas, NV 89106

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
36th NV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,571 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
52nd MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,360 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nimrita Sidhu, MD

Chambersburg, PA 17201

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
36th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,005 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kenneth Chinsky, MD

Woodstock, GA 30189

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
19th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (941 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Hetal Patel, MD

Dallas, TX 75390

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
8th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (763 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$211 Cash

Dr. Amal El-Bakush, MD

Cedar Rapids, IA 52401

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
16th IA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (912 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Shayan Sartipi, MD

Elk Grove Village, IL 60007

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
98th IL 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 (812 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Scott Coole, DO

Lake Havasu City, AZ 86403

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
37th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,544 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$207 Cash
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Walk Into Your 15-Minute Appointment With Exact Labs, CPT Codes & Opening Words

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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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