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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. Anil Kachru, MD

Chicago, IL 60657

★★★★★ 5.0 (22)
73rd IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,390 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$222 Cash

Dr. Julia Miller, MD

Johnson City, NY 13790

★★★★★ 5.0 (18)
30th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,110 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$232 Cash

Dr. David Wu, MD

Royal Oak, MI 48073

★★★★★ 5.0 (22)
76th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,216 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Shrey Velani, MD

Des Moines, IA 50314

★★★★★ 5.0 (18)
33rd IA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,293 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Pohl, MD

Austin, TX 78705

★★★★★ 5.0 (22)
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 (9,579 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$211 Cash

Dr. Thomas Fortson, MD

Columbus, GA 31901

★★★★★ 5.0 (18)
46th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,439 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Richard Helton, DO

Oklahoma City, OK 73120

★★★★★ 5.0 (22)
86th OK 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 (1,388 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 5.0 (18)
64th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,052 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Charles Mullen, MD

Greenville, SC 29601

★★★★★ 5.0 (22)
29th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,042 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Clifford Coile, MD

Covington, LA 70433

★★★★★ 5.0 (18)
55th LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,286 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 5.0 (18)
28th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,069 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$232 Cash

Dr. Thomas Vovan, MD

Laguna Hills, CA 92653

★★★★★ 5.0 (18)
60th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,106 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash

Dr. Roger Johnson, MD

Evansville, IN 47714

★★★★★ 5.0 (18)
31st IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (970 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joseph Casino, MD

Stamford, CT 06903

★★★★★ 5.0 (18)
92nd CT 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 (2,242 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ankur Puri, MD

Pittsburgh, PA 15237

★★★★★ 5.0 (18)
56th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,359 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Lusine Melik-Adamyan, MD

Los Alamitos, CA 90720

★★★★★ 5.0 (22)
30th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,168 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash

Dr. Najam Siddiqui, DO

Dallas, TX 75208

★★★★★ 5.0 (22)
9th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (775 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$211 Cash

Dr. Girish Nair, MD

Lexington, KY 40536

★★★★★ 5.0 (22)
2nd KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (743 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Amber Oberle, MD

Indianapolis, IN 46202

★★★★★ 5.0 (22)
33rd IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (984 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Andrew Haas, MD

Philadelphia, PA 19104

★★★★★ 5.0 (18)
13th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (717 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Thomas Quinn, MD

Palos Heights, IL 60463

★★★★★ 5.0 (22)
4th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (707 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$218 Cash

Dr. Laura Koth, MD

San Francisco, CA 94143

★★★★★ 5.0 (18)
1st CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (637 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$250 Cash

Dr. Hamad Azam, MD

Cedar Rapids, IA 52401

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
86th IA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,221 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ronald Zielinski, MD

Bay Shore, NY 11706

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
73rd NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,716 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$232 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
56th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,213 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$216 Cash

Dr. Justin Dumouchel, MD

Oakland, CA 94609

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
49th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,734 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash

Dr. Yaron Goldman, MD

Worcester, MA 01608

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
96th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,672 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$224 Cash

Dr. Douglas Hutt, MD

East Brunswick, NJ 08816

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
71st NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,731 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Aloknath Pandya, MD

Philadelphia, PA 19146

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
81st PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,252 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Vincent Viscomi, MD

Chattanooga, TN 37404

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
56th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,606 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$201 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
68th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,827 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$210 Cash

Dr. Hisham Bismar, MD

Fort Worth, TX 76115

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
73rd 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 (2,761 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Daniel Hynes, MD

Winchester, VA 22601

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
81st VA 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 (1,813 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Matthew Curry, MD

Plano, TX 75093

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
53rd 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 (1,712 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Carl Smart, MD

Monroe, NC 28110

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
83rd NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,276 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$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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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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