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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. Michael Flatley, MD

West Allis, WI 53227

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
92nd WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,333 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Louis Violi, MD

Lincoln, NE 68506

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
73rd NE Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,385 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Young, DO

Wyomissing, PA 19610

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
90th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,972 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Shahana Masood, MD

Orange City, FL 32763

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
62nd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,543 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Amaya Skabelund, DO

Dallas, TX 75230

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
66th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,097 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$211 Cash

Dr. Douglas Kahn, DO

Danbury, CT 06810

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
59th CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,321 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Grigor Badalyan, MD

Monroe, NC 28112

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
65th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,745 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Arturo Homma, MD

San Antonio, TX 78240

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
79th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,988 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Carlos Vassaux, MD

Fort Collins, CO 80528

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
61st CO 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 (1,267 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$211 Cash

Dr. Swetha Nemargommula, MD

Springfield, MO 65804

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
43rd MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,396 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nehal Mehta, MD

Bridgewater, NJ 08807

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
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 (4,921 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Patrick Duncan, MD

Saint Louis, MO 63131

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
69th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,925 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
51st OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,369 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rene Franco-Elizondo, MD

Saint Clair Shores, MI 48081

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
68th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,763 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Stella Hahn, MD

New Hyde Park, NY 11042

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
48th 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 (892 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Mark Godish, MD

Oklahoma City, OK 73120

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
39th OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,087 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sai Konduri, MD

Crestview Hills, KY 41017

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
33rd KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,316 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Benjamin Cantrill, DO

Scottsdale, AZ 85258

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
61st 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 (1,071 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$210 Cash

Dr. Vinod Khanijo, MD

Amityville, NY 11701

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
78th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,048 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Ali Farrokh, MD

Thousand Oaks, CA 91360

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
71st CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,807 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Charanjit Saroa, MD

Newhall, CA 91321

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
73rd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,040 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash
★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
37th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,197 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Katie Alonso, MD

Stuart, FL 34996

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
40th 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 (941 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Valerie Bonne, MD

Milwaukee, WI 53226

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
48th WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,031 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Siyuan Ni, MD

Burlingame, CA 94010

★★★★★ 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 (1,001 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Rabab Nasim, MD

Dover, DE 19901

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
6th DE Pct

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

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
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 (1,214 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mirza Ali, MD

Houston, TX 77070

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
32nd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,212 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$212 Cash

Dr. Timothy Obermiller, MD

Kalispell, MT 59901

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
58th MT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (910 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Melinda Becker, MD

Huntington, WV 25701

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
10th WV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (807 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Peter Heidbrink, MD

Dallas, TX 75208

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
82nd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (556 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$211 Cash

Dr. Katherine Little, MD

Oklahoma City, OK 73112

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
63rd OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,477 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Hiren Patel, MD

Marietta, GA 30060

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
15th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (868 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Patricia Patterson, MD

Birmingham, AL 35233

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
86th AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (737 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Amita Singh, MD

Fairfield, OH 45014

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
24th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (809 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 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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Frequently Asked Questions: Choosing a Specialist by CPT Volume & Insurance Network

Why does CMS Medicare Part B procedure volume matter when choosing a specialist?

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.

How do I verify if a doctor takes my specific PPO, HMO, or Medicare plan?

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