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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. Susmita Rajanala, MD

Lawrenceville, GA 30046

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
74th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,383 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Cynthia Crowder, MD

Mobile, AL 36604

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
67th AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,088 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Brian Block, MD

San Francisco, CA 94110

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
29th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,137 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$250 Cash

Dr. Joel Provenzano, MD

Marion, OH 43302

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
54th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,146 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ria Itty, MD

Lafayette, LA 70508

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
45th LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,116 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Luke Seaburg, MD

Rochester, MN 55905

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
62nd MN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,677 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Eva Sawheny, MD

Oklahoma City, OK 73120

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
49th OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,363 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Elias Jabbour, MD

Warwick, RI 02886

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
25th RI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (826 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Timothy Hauser, MD

Dayton, OH 45409

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
64th OH 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 (1,297 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
71st NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,549 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash

Dr. Crischelle Magaspi, MD

Cooperstown, NY 13326

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
14th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (834 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$232 Cash

Dr. Philip Simonian, MD

Aurora, CO 80045

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
64th 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 (1,289 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$211 Cash

Dr. Naresh Nagella, MD

Pennington, NJ 08534

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
13th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (989 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ordessia Charran, MD

Kingman, AZ 86409

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
11th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (891 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$207 Cash

Dr. Vimal Ponnezhan, MD

Los Angeles, CA 90023

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
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 ~$231 Cash

Dr. Mohamed Zakkar, MD

Chicago Ridge, IL 60415

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
59th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,826 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$218 Cash

Dr. Michael Blaj, MD

Glen Burnie, MD 21061

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
10th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (806 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Craig Brown, MD

Greenville, NC 27834

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
92nd NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,958 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kisha Morgan, MD

Sarasota, FL 34239

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
71st FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,199 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$216 Cash

Dr. Youssef Yammine, MD

Wichita, KS 67208

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
95th KS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (12,529 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Samuel Cohen, MD

West Hollywood, CA 90048

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
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 (4,085 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash

Dr. Mhd-Iyad Saadi, MD

Chandler, AZ 85224

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
85th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,433 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$207 Cash

Dr. Danxuan Long, MD

Decatur, IL 62521

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
99th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (8,278 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$218 Cash

Dr. Francis Dayrit, MD

West Columbia, SC 29169

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
79th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,559 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Drew Jones, MD

Mechanicsville, VA 23116

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
92nd VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (17,486 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Alan Orellana, MD

Las Cruces, NM 88011

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
95th NM Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,727 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Brian Lindsay, MD

Cedar Rapids, IA 52402

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
69th IA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,256 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Felix Hernandez, MD

Ft Lauderdale, FL 33308

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
57th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,269 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$216 Cash

Dr. Thomas Nugent, MD

Marlton, NJ 08053

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
64th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,475 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Brian Gotkin, MD

Hollywood, FL 33024

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
37th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,539 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$216 Cash

Dr. Roy Fox, MD

Memphis, TN 38157

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
80th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,656 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$201 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
87th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,116 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Milos Tucakovic, MD

Athens, GA 30607

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
78th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,779 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Forrest Jespersen, MD

Coeur D Alene, ID 83814

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
53rd ID Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,603 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Tomasz Ziedalski, MD

Everett, WA 98208

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
61st WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,288 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$222 Cash

Dr. Aryan Shiari, MD

Eau Claire, WI 54703

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
55th WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,137 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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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.