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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. Rahul Mehta, MD

Philadelphia, PA 19102

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
55th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,320 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Richard Milchak, MD

Loveland, CO 80538

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
48th 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 (1,035 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$211 Cash

Dr. Dominic Roca, MD

Stamford, CT 06902

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
19th CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (855 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Hazen Tuck, MD

Janesville, WI 53548

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
46th WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,027 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Theodore Ingrassia, MD

Rockford, IL 61107

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
23rd IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,000 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$218 Cash

Dr. Gregory Campbell, MD

Asheville, NC 28801

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
49th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,311 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Vimalkumar Patel, MD

Pittsburgh, PA 15213

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
55th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,338 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rosina Schiff, DO

Omaha, NE 68114

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
39th NE Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,614 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joshua Mason, MD

Scottsdale, AZ 85258

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
66th 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 (1,173 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$210 Cash

Dr. Ghulam Khaleeq, MD

Lansing, MI 48912

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
18th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (804 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Peter Olivieri, MD

Glen Burnie, MD 21061

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
62nd 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 (1,277 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Dafer Samara, MD

Kansas City, MO 64114

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
36th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,256 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Kaster, MD

Greenville, SC 29605

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
44th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,336 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rakesh Bhardwaj, MD

Queens Village, NY 11427

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
88th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,748 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$232 Cash

Dr. Farid Besharat, MD

Los Angeles, CA 90015

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
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 (4,107 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$231 Cash

Dr. Kevin Charles, MD

Gainesville, GA 30501

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
41st GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,253 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Bikram Sharma, MD

San Jose, CA 95124

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
27th 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 (763 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash

Dr. Demetrios Bourdakos, MD

Cleveland, OH 44195

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
77th 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 (418 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Efthymios Daniskas, MD

Glen Ridge, NJ 07028

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
17th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,118 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Aashish Neupane, MD

Fort Smith, AR 72903

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
25th AR 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 (977 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Charles Peng, MD

Chardon, OH 44024

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
46th OH Pct

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

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Lianne Lin, MD

Portland, OR 97225

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
80th OR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,596 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
2nd MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (632 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$227 Cash

Dr. Meghan Ramsey, MD

Stanford, CA 94305

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
23rd 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 (717 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
16th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (852 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$232 Cash

Dr. Melaine Lanza, MD

Boynton Beach, FL 33435

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
5th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (729 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$216 Cash

Dr. Georges Al-Helou, MD

Conyers, GA 30012

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
46th 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 (1,227 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Eyad Karzoun, MD

Chicago Ridge, IL 60415

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
17th IL Pct

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

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$218 Cash

Dr. Abigail Dy, MD

Charleston, SC 29425

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
19th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (931 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Piotr Wojdyla, MD

Madison, WI 53715

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
79th WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,750 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Meredith Holub, DO

Hartford, CT 06106

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
14th CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (798 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Leanne Strack, DO

Sandusky, OH 44870

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
43rd OH 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. Michael Schlachter, MD

Las Vegas, NV 89146

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
82nd NV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,184 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rosemary Cirelli, MD

Tavares, FL 32778

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
60th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,439 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$216 Cash

Dr. Peter Gay, MD

Rochester, MN 55905

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
77th MN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,620 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Juan Albino, MD

The Villages, FL 32159

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
95th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,413 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$216 Cash
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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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