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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. Peter Bercz, MD

Pensacola, FL 32503

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
77th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,638 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$216 Cash

Dr. Kishwar Husain, MD

St Augustine, FL 32086

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
76th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,543 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$216 Cash

Dr. Kenneth Barofsky, MD

Freehold, NJ 07728

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
76th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,126 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Craig Horvat, MD

Lancaster, PA 17602

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
65th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,515 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sean Barry, MD

Lincoln, NE 68506

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
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 (2,581 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. George Gass, MD

Tyler, TX 75701

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
78th 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 (3,200 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Tausif Sayied, MD

Louisville, KY 40207

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
81st KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,733 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Cecilia Bergh, MD

Midlothian, VA 23112

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
96th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (27,877 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Anita Shah, DO

Chicago, IL 60631

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
79th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,687 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$222 Cash

Dr. Eric Olafsson, MD

West Bend, WI 53095

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
83rd WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,947 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Amerlon Enriquez, MD

West Des Moines, IA 50266

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
47th IA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,751 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Philip Simkovitz, MD

Trumbull, CT 06611

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
97th CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (14,631 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rafael Rivera-Rivera, MD

Wichita Falls, TX 76301

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
91st 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 (5,926 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Syed Riaz, MD

Marlton, NJ 08053

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
77th 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 (1,657 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
52nd NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,584 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash

Dr. Alexander Pronko, MD

Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
92nd NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,534 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Andres Sosa, MD

Miami, FL 33173

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
82nd FL 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 (2,826 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$227 Cash

Dr. Matthew Lyons, MD

Walnut Creek, CA 94598

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
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 (2,465 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
55th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,908 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
30th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,317 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$207 Cash

Dr. Kenneth Sakata, MD

Scottsdale, AZ 85259

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
32nd AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,354 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$210 Cash

Dr. Eric Leibert, MD

New York, NY 10016

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
62nd NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,971 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash

Dr. Nicholas Stickel, MD

Poughkeepsie, NY 12601

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
32nd NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,148 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$232 Cash

Dr. Angela Dimango, MD

New York, NY 10032

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
43rd NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,358 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
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 (1,324 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$212 Cash

Dr. Mark Zimmerman, MD

Edison, NJ 08820

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
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. Timmy Cheng, MD

Orange, CA 92868

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
65th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,363 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash

Dr. David Green, MD

Wilmington, NC 28401

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
87th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,029 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jennifer Brody, MD

San Antonio, TX 78258

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
50th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,600 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. James Hunter, MD

Mobile, AL 36695

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
72nd AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (550 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Barrett Larson, MD

Waconia, MN 55387

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
54th MN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,445 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Zaid Shakir, MBCHB

Kansas City, MO 64154

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
95th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (908 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Juanbosco Ayala, MD

Chicago Ridge, IL 60415

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
41st IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,372 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$218 Cash

Dr. Rodrigo Cartin-Ceba, MD

Scottsdale, AZ 85259

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
20th 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 (777 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$210 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
44th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,780 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$227 Cash

Dr. Donna Gerhardstein, MD

Lexington, KY 40503

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
44th KY 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 (1,057 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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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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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.