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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. Jacek Pieta, MD

Naples, FL 34110

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
59th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,377 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$216 Cash

Dr. Robert Gilroy, MD

Jackson, TN 38305

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
95th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,164 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$201 Cash

Dr. Jairo Melo, MD

San Antonio, TX 78240

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
57th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,825 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jessica Wang Memoli, MD

Washington, DC 20010

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
68th DC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,277 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Bradley Erickson, MD

Bloomington, IN 47403

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
54th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,341 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jane Curl, MD

Hopedale, MA 01747

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
66th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,487 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$224 Cash

Dr. Abhishek Agarwal, MD

Marlton, NJ 08053

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
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 (1,461 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Shilpa Desouza, MD

Mineola, NY 11501

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
60th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,884 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$232 Cash

Dr. Andrea Harangozo, MD

East Brunswick, NJ 08816

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
53rd NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,082 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joseph Hubaykah, MD

Zephyrhills, FL 33542

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
33rd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,323 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$216 Cash

Dr. Suneel Kumar, MD

Dallas, TX 75231

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
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 (1,323 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$211 Cash

Dr. Nirav Bhakta, MD

Oakland, CA 94611

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
60th 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 (1,121 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
35th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,249 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jean Santamauro, MD

New York, NY 10021

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
36th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,233 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash

Dr. Harvey Friedman, MD

Melrose Park, IL 60160

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
30th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,106 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$218 Cash

Dr. Pardeep Masuta, MD

Salisbury, MD 21801

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
48th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,586 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Syed Mahmood, MD

Frederick, MD 21703

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
50th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,664 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joseph Carlin, MD

Temple, TX 76508

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
26th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,122 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
44th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,687 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$207 Cash

Dr. Joaquim Tavares, MD

Las Vegas, NV 89148

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
72nd NV 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 (1,529 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Muhammad Shahid, MD

Memphis, TN 38138

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
25th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (981 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$201 Cash

Dr. Kenneth Perret, MD

San Angelo, TX 76903

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
47th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,546 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Stuart Simon, MD

Austell, GA 30106

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
69th 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 (2,025 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rajeev Swarup, MD

Ypsilanti, MI 48197

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
43rd MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,156 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Grace Kennedy, DO

Tulsa, OK 74136

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
44th OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,210 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Abigail Doyle, DO

Libertyville, IL 60048

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
30th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,106 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$218 Cash

Dr. Julie Polisiakiewicz, DO

Cherry Hill, NJ 08034

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
14th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,006 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. James Chang, DO

Atlanta, GA 30309

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
42nd 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 (1,183 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$210 Cash

Dr. Douglas Closser, MD

Dublin, OH 43016

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
63rd OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,280 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Asim Syed, MD

Park Ridge, IL 60068

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
31st IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,123 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$218 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
89th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,901 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$232 Cash

Dr. Brooks Kuhn, MD

Sacramento, CA 95817

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
15th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (865 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
68th 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 (1,399 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$232 Cash

Dr. Emmeline Magno, MD

Greenwood, IN 46143

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
38th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,064 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
60th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,577 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Anthony Loschner, MD

Roanoke, VA 24014

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
23rd VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Pulmonary, Asthma & COPD Management [CPT 99214] • Complete pulmonary function testing / spirometry with bronchodilator response (CPT 94060) & subspecialty diagnostics (964 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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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.