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Orthopedic Surgery Doctors Who Perform the Procedure You Need—and Take Your Insurance.

Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611), total knee and hip arthroplasty (CPT 27447 / 27130), rotator cuff/meniscus arthroscopy, and fracture care. Filter by your insurance carrier, state, or procedure below.

4. Complete Physician Directory

All Orthopedic Surgery Physicians (5,036)

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Dr. Jesse Bible, MD

Hershey, PA 17033

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
8th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (908 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Tobias Gopon, MD

Boise, ID 83702

★★★★★ 4.6 (25)
13th ID Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (789 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Yashar Javidan, MD

Los Angeles, CA 90033

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
12th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (910 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$231 Cash

Dr. Christine Johnson, MD

Longmont, CO 80503

★★★★★ 4.6 (25)
52nd CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,106 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$211 Cash

Dr. Christian Eccles, MD

Gilbert, AZ 85234

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
54th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,556 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$207 Cash

Dr. David Bealle, MD

Hopkinsville, KY 42240

★★★★★ 4.6 (25)
21st KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,159 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Maneesh Bawa, MD

San Diego, CA 92103

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
42nd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,897 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Natasha Desai, MD

New York, NY 10036

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
22nd NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,376 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Nicholas Spittle, DO

Wooster, OH 44691

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
52nd OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,181 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Gish, MD

Lancaster, PA 17601

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
44th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,556 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Lea Gunnell, MD

West Des Moines, IA 50266

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
28th IA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,794 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ira Lown, MD

Austin, TX 78746

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
46th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,911 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$211 Cash

Dr. Taylor Lara, MD

Temple Terrace, FL 33637

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
94th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (842 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Bartosz Wojewnik, MD

Maywood, IL 60153

★★★★★ 4.6 (25)
2nd IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (677 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$218 Cash

Dr. David Lamoreaux, MD

Winter Garden, FL 34787

★★★★★ 4.6 (25)
18th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,283 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Ryan Blackwell, MD

Upper Arlington, OH 43220

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
45th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,904 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Daniel Master, MD

Boulder, CO 80301

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
79th CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,397 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$211 Cash

Dr. Michael Nett, MD

Bay Shore, NY 11706

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
99th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (77,421 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Edwin Kennedy, MD

Flowood, MS 39232

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
74th MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (10,642 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Brennan, MD

East Setauket, NY 11733

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
99th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (45,501 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Sean Spence, MD

Port Charlotte, FL 33948

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
66th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,263 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. James Germano, MD

Rockville Centre, NY 11570

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
97th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (27,636 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Joseph Bogdan, MD

Brick, NJ 08724

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
76th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,857 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Scott Gelman, MD

Salisbury, MD 21804

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
69th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,869 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Pedro Beredjiklian, MD

Philadelphia, PA 19107

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
69th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,768 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Brett Levine, MD

Chicago, IL 60612

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
84th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (9,080 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$222 Cash

Dr. Eric Black, MD

Florham Park, NJ 07932

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
71st NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,213 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Matthew Simons, MD

Fresno, CA 93720

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
99th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (40,585 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Darryl Cannady, MD

Port Saint Lucie, FL 34987

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
90th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (20,049 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Joseph Gondusky, MD

Virginia Beach, VA 23462

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
96th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,743 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Tad Gerlinger, MD

Chicago, IL 60612

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
81st IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,645 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$222 Cash
★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
75th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,216 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
90th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,945 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
64th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,246 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Hailey Avila, DO

Topeka, KS 66606

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
73rd KS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up [CPT 99214] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (18,562 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
96th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (33,092 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 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.

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Frequently Asked Questions: Choosing a Specialist by CPT Volume & Insurance Network

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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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