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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. Diana Wilson, MD

Burlington, VT 05401

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
67th VT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (446 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
18th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (902 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash

Dr. Daniel Manson, MD

New York, NY 10032

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
3rd NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (669 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash

Dr. Scott Silverstein, DO

Lancaster, PA 17601

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
15th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (739 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Stephen Yau, MD

Portland, OR 97225

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
81st OR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,655 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Gang Bao, MD

San Diego, CA 92120

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
45th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,581 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
25th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,091 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$211 Cash

Dr. Nader Mahmood, MD

Ridgewood, NJ 07450

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
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 (2,238 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Eliza Deery, MD

Laconia, NH 03246

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
58th NH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,154 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Pierre Frederique, MD

Chester, PA 19013

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
34th PA 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. Jesse Miller, MD

Coon Rapids, MN 55433

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
99th MN 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 (1,207 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Fadi Seif, MD

Florence, SC 29505

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
15th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (868 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Andrew Garrow, MD

Brooklyn, NY 11209

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
5th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (710 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$232 Cash

Dr. Lillian Chow, MD

Orange, CA 92868

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
10th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (772 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash

Dr. Haroon Ahmed, MD

Morgantown, WV 26506

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
7th WV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (683 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Emad Wissa, MD

Glendale, AZ 85306

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
45th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,710 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$207 Cash

Dr. Najia Huda, MD

Detroit, MI 48201

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
28th MI 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 (749 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Raymond Lewis, MD

Greenwood, SC 29646

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
70th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (402 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Allen Silvey, DO

Linwood, NJ 08221

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
99th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (27,642 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Theodossis Zacharis, MD

New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
99th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (59,969 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$216 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
66th FL Pct

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

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$227 Cash

Dr. Joshiah Gordon, DO

Pueblo, CO 81003

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
92nd CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,089 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$211 Cash

Dr. Tamara Stojanovic, MD

Abilene, TX 79601

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
88th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,394 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mehul Patel, MD

Rancho Mirage, CA 92270

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
80th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,653 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash

Dr. Dennis Kellar, MD

Algonquin, IL 60102

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
93rd IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,043 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$218 Cash

Dr. Ercilia Arias, MD

Lewes, DE 19958

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
61st DE Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,910 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joseph Giaimo, DO

Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
84th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,318 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$216 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
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 (2,732 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$224 Cash

Dr. Adrian Pristas, MD

Hazlet, NJ 07730

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
32nd NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,458 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Zouhair Harb, MD

Newark, DE 19713

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
78th DE Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,428 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Carlos Obregon, DO

Sewell, NJ 08080

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
78th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,328 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Andrew Schriber, MD

Marlton, NJ 08053

★★★★★ 4.7 (22)
42nd NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,767 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Lawrence Pliss, MD

Hyannis, MA 02601

★★★★★ 4.7 (26)
91st MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,270 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$224 Cash

Dr. Nischal Raya, MD

Chicago, IL 60612

★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
70th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,286 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$222 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
94th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,847 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash
Interactive 60-Second “Show This to Your Doctor” Visit & CPT Builder • Defends Against the 11-Second Interruption Rule (PMID 29972200)

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.

Patient Triage & Insurance Verification Guide

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.

How does dotMD prevent health-system lab rollups and low-rated clinics from skewing Page 1?

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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The GreatDoc™ rating—calculated by the Proprietary DotMD™ J3 Model—audits patient reviews across clinical diagnostic accuracy, unhurried listening, and procedure skill while flagging administrative friction points (such as $250 annual clinic fees, parking validation costs, or phone hold times) so you know exactly what to expect before walking into the waiting room.

How do I verify if a doctor takes my specific PPO, HMO, or Medicare plan?

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.