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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. Carla Lamb, MD

Burlington, MA 01805

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
12th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (699 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$224 Cash

Dr. James Shaffer, MD

Cookeville, TN 38501

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
28th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,028 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$201 Cash

Dr. Baldev Singh, MD

San Jose, CA 95124

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
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 UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash

Dr. John Mullon, MD

Rochester, MN 55905

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
46th MN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,187 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Yaron Gesthalter, MD

San Francisco, CA 94143

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
34th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,237 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$250 Cash

Dr. Kathryn Logothetis, MD

Greenwood Village, CO 80111

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
67th 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 (1,319 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$211 Cash

Dr. Ketan Patel, MD

Tyler, TX 75701

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
81st 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 (3,958 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mubina Gaffar, MD

Newport Beach, CA 92663

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
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 (6,293 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash

Dr. William Williams, MD

Jackson, MS 39202

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
39th MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,789 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nader Zeitouni, MD

Toledo, OH 43623

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
96th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,347 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Eric Costanzo, DO

Manasquan, NJ 08736

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
47th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,918 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Shilpa Johri, MD

Richmond, VA 23230

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
94th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (23,252 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Clifton Hunt, MD

Wilmington, DE 19808

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
44th DE Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,679 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Olufemi Lawal, MD

Wichita Falls, TX 76301

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
98th 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 (19,209 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Chaitali Gupte, MD

Summit, NJ 07901

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
46th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,882 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Luterman, MD

Dallas, TX 75246

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
68th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,218 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$211 Cash

Dr. Cynthia Soriano, MD

Towson, MD 21286

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
54th 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 (1,119 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Maly Oron, MD

Santa Cruz, CA 95062

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
71st CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,734 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
58th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,237 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ramani Gosala, MD

East Stroudsburg, PA 18301

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
59th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,399 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Steven Geller, DO

Philadelphia, PA 19114

★★★★★ 4.9 (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 (1,623 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Faisal Zahiruddin, DO

Houston, TX 77030

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
49th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,597 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$212 Cash

Dr. Aran Kadar, MD

Newton, MA 02462

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
37th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,007 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$224 Cash

Dr. Rafael Alba Yunen, MD

Brunswick, GA 31520

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
75th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,486 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Southard, MD

Council Bluffs, IA 51503

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
98th IA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,305 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
50th GA Pct

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

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$210 Cash

Dr. Sathish Kumar Krishnan, MD

Indianapolis, IN 46227

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
72nd IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,623 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Imran Khan, MD

New Port Richey, FL 34653

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
41st FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,696 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$216 Cash

Dr. Timothy Smith, MD

Kansas City, MO 64114

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
64th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,769 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Matthew Haack, MD

Canton, GA 30115

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
33rd GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,145 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Brett Sandifer, MD

Austell, GA 30106

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
29th 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 (1,001 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Weir, MD

New York, NY 10065

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
59th NY 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 (1,010 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
33rd ND Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,051 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Meghann Kaiser, MD

Phoenix, AZ 85032

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
48th 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 (943 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$207 Cash

Dr. Ramzy Al-Hourany, MD

Florence, SC 29505

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
27th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,003 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Terrence Lenahan, MD

Scranton, PA 18510

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
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 (1,340 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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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.