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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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★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
59th LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,428 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Stanford Gittlen, MD

Doylestown, PA 18901

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
79th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,080 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Vafa Ghaemmaghami, MD

Chandler, AZ 85224

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
27th 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 (808 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$207 Cash

Dr. Mohammed Halabiya, MD

Roseburg, OR 97471

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
61st OR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,849 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mridul Gupta, MBBS

Birmingham, AL 35249

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
87th AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (767 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Daniel Massiah, MD

Riverhead, NY 11901

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
29th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,083 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$232 Cash

Dr. Robert Mcdonald, MD

Waterbury, CT 06708

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
67th CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,447 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Eduardo Chang, MD

The Woodlands, TX 77384

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
99th 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 (1,020 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
9th NV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (752 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Samy Sidhom, MD

Boston, MA 02215

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
71st MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,595 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$227 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
12th NE Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,095 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jared Mickelson, DO

Worcester, MA 01655

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
22nd MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (804 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$224 Cash

Dr. Rachel Chard, MD

Seattle, WA 98195

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
82nd WA 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 (380 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$225 Cash

Dr. Abdallah Kafrouni, MD

Jacksonville, FL 32216

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
84th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (575 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Kishore Karamchandani, MD

Bloomington, IL 61701

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
16th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (867 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$218 Cash

Dr. Asil Daoud, MD

Medford, OR 97504

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
17th OR 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 Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mary Scholand, MD

Salt Lake City, UT 84132

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
50th UT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (931 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Douglas Mapel, MD

Prescott, AZ 86301

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
39th 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 (908 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$207 Cash

Dr. Christopher Dibello, MD

New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
99th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (45,662 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Ashraf Elshami, MD

Sioux Falls, SD 57105

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
73rd SD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,556 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Patrick Allan, MD

Dayton, OH 45415

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
95th OH 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 (3,428 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mustafa Quadri, MD

Dayton, OH 45415

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
95th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,084 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ryan Dunn, MD

Sarasota, FL 34232

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
79th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,818 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Nevine Carp, MD

Boynton Beach, FL 33435

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
86th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,584 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Michael Solomon, MD

Chevy Chase, MD 20815

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
70th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,585 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rani Kumaran, MD

Cumming, GA 30041

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
77th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,688 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Brooke Chandrasoma, MD

Pasadena, CA 91105

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
69th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,646 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Albert Chinn, MD

Hot Springs, AR 71901

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
67th AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,111 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mohammad Azam, MD

Tuscaloosa, AL 35401

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
91st AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,026 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Boyd Hehn, MD

Philadelphia, PA 19107

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
64th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,497 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Essam Awad, MD

Fall River, MA 02720

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
65th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,443 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$224 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
37th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,298 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$212 Cash

Dr. Robert Sibilia, MD

Wooster, OH 44691

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
94th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,056 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Lawrence Coskey, MD

Burlingame, CA 94010

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
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 (1,403 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Sanjay Jain, MD

Fort Wayne, IN 46804

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
43rd IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,165 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$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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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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