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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. Hamid Rehman, MBBS

Rochester, MN 55905

★★★★★ 4.6 (19)
96th MN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,303 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Stephanie Clough, MD

Independence, OH 44131

★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
58th OH Pct

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

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.6 (19)
51st PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,261 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robert Nonn, MD

Neenah, WI 54956

★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
6th WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (718 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Wajdy Abi Saleh, MD

Cleveland, OH 44195

★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
97th OH 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 Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Micah Levine, MD

Kansas City, MO 64154

★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
96th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,021 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Moussa Yazbeck, MD

Walnut Creek, CA 94598

★★★★★ 4.6 (19)
30th 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 (774 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash

Dr. Russell Gibson, MD

Lebanon, TN 37090

★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
71st TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (452 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$201 Cash

Dr. Haritha Potluri, MD

North Brunswick, NJ 08902

★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
70th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,702 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ahmed Masood, MD

Orlando, FL 32803

★★★★★ 4.5 (26)
92nd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,068 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$216 Cash

Dr. Gabriel Anders, DO

Kansas City, MO 64111

★★★★★ 4.5 (26)
89th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,420 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Agnieszka Palecki, MD

Barnegat, NJ 08005

★★★★★ 4.5 (22)
86th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,950 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ernesto Mejia, MD

Morristown, TN 37814

★★★★★ 4.5 (26)
89th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,927 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$201 Cash

Dr. Sudhir Sehgal, MD

Huntsville, TX 77340

★★★★★ 4.5 (22)
87th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,175 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.5 (26)
65th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,137 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$232 Cash
★★★★★ 4.5 (22)
99th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,304 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash

Dr. William Swoger, DO

Dover, OH 44622

★★★★★ 4.5 (18)
71st OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,466 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Hatim Youssef, DO

Kendall Park, NJ 08824

★★★★★ 4.5 (22)
59th 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 (1,413 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Radu Zidarescu, MD

Lawrenceburg, IN 47025

★★★★★ 4.5 (22)
87th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,735 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Hodes, MD

W. Nyack, NY 10994

★★★★★ 4.5 (18)
79th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,109 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$232 Cash

Dr. Chhabindra Nepal, MD

Lexington, KY 40536

★★★★★ 4.5 (18)
96th KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,228 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Abia Trujillo, MD

Jacksonville, FL 32224

★★★★★ 4.5 (22)
94th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,228 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$216 Cash

Dr. Antonio Velasco, DO

Mullica Hill, NJ 08062

★★★★★ 4.5 (26)
30th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,410 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robert Rickman, MD

Fort Wayne, IN 46804

★★★★★ 4.5 (22)
48th 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 (993 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.5 (21)
58th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,387 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Donald Mcalpine, MD

Cape Coral, FL 33990

★★★★★ 4.5 (25)
87th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,692 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$216 Cash

Dr. Tracy Luckhardt, MD

Birmingham, AL 35233

★★★★★ 4.5 (17)
97th AL Pct

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

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Muhammad Raees, MD

Antioch, CA 94509

★★★★★ 4.5 (25)
83rd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,048 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash

Dr. Elie Saab, MD

Portsmouth, OH 45662

★★★★★ 4.5 (25)
49th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,073 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ritu Grewal, MD

Philadelphia, PA 19107

★★★★★ 4.5 (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 (600 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rihab Saeed, MD

Wexford, PA 15090

★★★★★ 4.5 (17)
22nd 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 (764 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.5 (21)
94th 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 (3,318 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.5 (17)
61st IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (434 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$218 Cash

Dr. Edward Conuel, DO

Shakopee, MN 55379

★★★★★ 4.5 (25)
18th MN Pct

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

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Marco De Los Santos, MD

Kerrville, TX 78028

★★★★★ 4.5 (20)
78th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,932 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rose Yu, MD

New York, NY 10029

★★★★★ 4.5 (20)
99th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (177,213 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 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

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