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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. Bradley Harman, MD

Cleburne, TX 76033

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
84th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,386 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kelly Blevins, MD

The Woodlands, TX 77380

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
85th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,790 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jeffrey Rodgers, MD

West Des Moines, IA 50266

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
53rd IA 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 (1,723 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
46th NV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,991 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Lochemes, MD

Memphis, TN 38120

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
85th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (11,004 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$201 Cash

Dr. James Baker, MD

Edgewood, KY 41017

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
57th KY 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 (2,091 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Aaron Gebrelul, MD

Arlington, VA 22206

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
65th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,329 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Lisa Huynh, MD

Stanford, CA 94305

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
28th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,331 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Victoria Kubik, MD

Springfield, MO 65804

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
46th MO 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 (2,731 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Gregg Satow, MD

Monterey, CA 93940

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
84th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (8,228 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Andrew Ertl, MD

Prairie Du Sac, WI 53578

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
53rd WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,821 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Patrick O'connell, MD

Virginia Beach, VA 23454

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
54th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,495 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Edward Southard, MD

Port Saint Lucie, FL 34952

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
36th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,123 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Daniel Tomlinson, MD

Middletown, NY 10941

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
64th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,507 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Scott Stephens, MD

Westerville, OH 43081

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
79th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,571 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Thomas Dwyer, MD

Montrose, CO 81401

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
68th CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,021 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$211 Cash

Dr. Ryan Zitzke, MD

Sumter, SC 29150

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
88th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (16,891 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Desmond Stutzman, DO

Columbus, OH 43212

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
44th OH 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 (1,530 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Stephen Engstrom, MD

Nashville, TN 37232

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
62nd TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,192 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$202 Cash

Dr. Paul Rodenhouse, DO

Lafayette, IN 47905

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
96th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (16,259 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Justin Sherfey, DO

Lancaster, CA 93534

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
60th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,044 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Joseph Yu, MD

Las Vegas, NV 89144

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
56th NV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,451 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Rusnak, MD

Fort Collins, CO 80525

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
28th CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,271 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$211 Cash

Dr. Lockett Garnett, MD

Richmond, VA 23226

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
79th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,389 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Patrick Leach, MD

Fort Myers, FL 33912

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
19th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,290 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Brian Evans, MD

Washington, DC 20007

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
19th DC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (893 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Zachary Ries, MD

West Des Moines, IA 50266

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
24th IA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,616 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
73rd NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,663 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Travis Eason, MD

Statesville, NC 28677

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
75th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,946 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ian Power, MD

Albuquerque, NM 87110

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
53rd NM Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,464 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Patrick Maher, MD

Kirkland, WA 98034

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
99th WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,719 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$222 Cash

Dr. Jason Nydick, DO

Tampa, FL 33625

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
43rd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,523 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$210 Cash

Dr. Anuj Varshney, MD

Hanford, CA 93230

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
63rd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,407 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Brant Bair, MD

Santa Fe, NM 87505

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
27th NM Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,007 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Matthew Mantell, MD

Winchester, VA 22601

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
36th VA 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 (2,938 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Laith Al-Shihabi, MD

Pewaukee, WI 53072

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
46th WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,624 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$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.

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