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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. Ross Mazo, MD

West Harrison, NY 10604

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
87th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,259 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$232 Cash

Dr. Harjyot Sohal, MD

Osage Beach, MO 65065

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
76th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,230 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
74th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,927 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sidharth Jogani, MD

Bentonville, AR 72712

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
39th AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,573 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jeneen Gifford, MD

Baltimore, MD 21201

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
96th 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 (584 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jonathan Edelson, MD

Orchard Park, NY 14127

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
48th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,506 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$232 Cash

Dr. Mohammad Sheatt, MD

Cincinnati, OH 45242

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
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 (1,544 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ahmad Karkoutly, MD

Brownsville, TX 78520

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
87th 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 (4,891 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robert Restifo, DO

Summit, NJ 07901

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
82nd NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,629 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ali Nayfeh, MBBS

Omaha, NE 68131

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
93rd NE Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,189 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rashid Riaz, MD

Lee's Summit, MO 64086

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
48th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,444 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Siddique Chaudhary, MD

Waterloo, IA 50703

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
96th IA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,492 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
78th WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,639 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Lazar, MD

Detroit, MI 48202

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
99th MI 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 (1,122 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Handshoe, MD

Summerville, SC 29485

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
42nd SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,313 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Lee Jean, MD

Randallstown, MD 21133

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
7th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (785 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Shimool Rabbani, DO

Stratford, NJ 08084

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
49th 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 (1,224 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. James Woodrow, MD

Denver, CO 80206

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
88th 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 (1,656 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$213 Cash

Dr. Russell Proctor, MD

Orange Beach, AL 36561

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
9th AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (742 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Richard Fiero, MD

Largo, MD 20774

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
93rd MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,270 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ameer Alwafai, MD

Lake Barrington, IL 60010

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
60th 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 (1,632 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$218 Cash

Dr. Faris Al Faris, MD

Gadsden, AL 35903

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
64th AL 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 (2,466 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Vicente Rodriguez, MD

Fort Wayne, IN 46804

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
74th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,656 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Manel Nayak, MD

Waycross, GA 31501

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
55th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,555 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Richard Hughes, MD

Oak Ridge, TN 37830

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
92nd TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,862 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$201 Cash

Dr. Faysal Al-Ghoula, MBBCH

Rochester, MN 55905

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
97th MN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,479 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. An Lu, MD

Dallas, TX 75390

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
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 (1,016 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$211 Cash

Dr. Mujahed Abbas, MD

Lansing, MI 48910

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
94th MI 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 (42,127 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Richard Loynd, DO

West Reading, PA 19611

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
58th 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 (967 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Carlos Remolina, MD

Linden, NJ 07036

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
39th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,664 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Laurie Manka, MD

Denver, CO 80206

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
96th CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (614 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$213 Cash

Dr. Ali Atabaki, MD

Calabasas, CA 91302

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
91st 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 (3,240 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$239 Cash

Dr. Faheem Abbasi, MD

Indianapolis, IN 46227

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
67th IN 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 (1,652 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rakesh Gupta, MD

San Jacinto, CA 92583

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
95th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,500 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$239 Cash

Dr. Vincenzo Novara, MD

North Miami Beach, FL 33169

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
86th 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 (3,129 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$216 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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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.

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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.