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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. Frederic Scoopo, MD

Summit, NJ 07901

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
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 (2,931 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Yaroslav Lando, MD

Lancaster, PA 17602

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
57th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,368 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Oluwole Odunusi, MD

Wilmington, NC 28401

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
73rd NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,212 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Edward Jackson, MD

Fayetteville, AR 72703

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
92nd AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,789 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
70th KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,194 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Tonya Russell, MD

Saint Louis, MO 63110

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
62nd MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,730 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robert Brown, MD

Boston, MA 02114

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
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 (1,600 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$227 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
65th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,737 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Pankaj Patel, MD

Midland, TX 79703

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
77th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,773 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robert Wright, MD

Santa Barbara, CA 93105

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
93rd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,178 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash

Dr. Steven Kim, MD

Fort Worth, TX 76177

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
71st TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,360 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
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 (3,303 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Post, DO

Bryn Mawr, PA 19010

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
78th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,059 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Stephen Hand, MD

Anderson, SC 29621

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
54th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,484 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Billy Rosson, MD

Lafayette, LA 70503

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
61st LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,452 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ismail Al-Ani, MD

South Bend, IN 46601

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
77th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,758 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
72nd GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,124 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Siraj Ahmed, MD

Manteca, CA 95336

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
89th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,933 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash

Dr. Kyle Potts, MD

Oak Lawn, IL 60453

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
49th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,567 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$218 Cash

Dr. Nikhil Jagan, MBBS

Omaha, NE 68131

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
80th NE Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,264 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Scott Seifert, DO

Stratford, NJ 08084

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
16th NJ Pct

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

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jose Luciano, MD

Saint Petersburg, FL 33704

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
36th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,530 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$216 Cash

Dr. Ravneet Riar, MD

Sacramento, CA 95816

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
52nd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,817 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash

Dr. Craig Eisentrout, MD

Cincinnati, OH 45242

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
41st OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (956 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. William Richards, MD

Memphis, TN 38157

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
62nd TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,816 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$201 Cash

Dr. Stuart Zeilender, MD

Asheville, NC 28801

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
4th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (687 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Amanda Kovacich, MD

Orlando, FL 32806

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
38th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,578 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$216 Cash

Dr. Som Chalise, MD

Newport News, VA 23601

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
34th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,136 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Badri Giri, MD

Roanoke, VA 24014

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
16th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (856 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jay Hendler, MD

Gastonia, NC 28054

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
58th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,498 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
44th HI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (946 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Daniel Shade, MD

Pittsburgh, PA 15212

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
69th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (468 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Alexander Zider, MD

Burlingame, CA 94010

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
27th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,085 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash

Dr. Liziamma George, MD

Brooklyn, NY 11215

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
10th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (771 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$232 Cash

Dr. Adrien Mazer, MD

Washington, DC 20007

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
76th DC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (577 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Tauseef Qureshi, MD

Los Angeles, CA 90033

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
31st CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,182 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$231 Cash
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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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