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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. Richard Gray, MD

Tampa, FL 33613

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
25th FL 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 (1,496 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$210 Cash

Dr. John Cazale, MD

Metairie, LA 70006

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
75th LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,921 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jason Chan, MD

Redlands, CA 92374

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
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 (7,455 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Jesse Delee, MD

San Antonio, TX 78229

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
32nd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,546 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jarid Tareen, MD

Manassas, VA 20110

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
49th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,949 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. James Hale, MD

Teaneck, NJ 07666

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
46th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,835 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Benjamin Streufert, MD

St Petersburg, FL 33703

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
25th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,553 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Jerry Thomas, MD

Columbia, MD 21044

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
70th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,088 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Byron Stephens, MD

Nashville, TN 37232

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
7th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (987 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$202 Cash

Dr. Kathryn Hanna, MD

Portland, ME 04102

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
75th ME 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 (3,957 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jeremy Weingarten, MD

Brooklyn, NY 11215

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
78th 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 (612 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Ugonna Ezeh, DO

Las Cruces, NM 88011

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
68th NM Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,799 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Richard Bartholomew, DO

Waterford, MI 48328

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
97th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (18,214 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robert Andruss, MD

St George, UT 84790

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
66th UT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,279 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Daniel Huttman, MD

Charlotte, NC 28211

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
52nd NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,148 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Phillip Omohundro, MD

Glenn Dale, MD 20769

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
66th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,605 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robert Rabalais, MD

Baton Rouge, LA 70810

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
31st LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,020 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Richard Michelin, DO

Los Angeles, CA 90033

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
71st CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,308 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$231 Cash

Dr. Maurice Goins, MD

Fayetteville, GA 30214

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
32nd GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,888 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Camarata, MD

Scottsdale, AZ 85254

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
31st AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,559 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$210 Cash

Dr. Ahmad Nematbakhsh, DO

St Petersburg, FL 33709

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
75th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,481 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Robert Runyon, MD

Boston, MA 02114

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
29th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,328 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$227 Cash

Dr. Brandon Mennear, MD

Idaho Falls, ID 83404

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
92nd ID Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,069 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kory Blank, MD

Hannibal, MO 63401

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
8th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (799 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Philip Cahoy, MD

Grand Island, NE 68803

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
31st NE Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,538 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Wilson, MD

Madison, WI 53711

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
87th WI 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 (592 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Anthony Parks, MD

Nutley, NJ 07110

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
11th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,021 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Scott Mandel, MD

Brockton, MA 02301

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
81st MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,606 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$224 Cash

Dr. Brett Fink, MD

Indianapolis, IN 46229

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
64th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,755 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. James Hoffman, MD

Stuart, FL 34994

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
91st FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (21,875 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. William Byrd, MD

Virginia Beach, VA 23456

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
83rd VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,990 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Eric Chehab, MD

Glenview, IL 60025

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
69th IL 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 (5,669 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Craig Popp, MD

Vero Beach, FL 32960

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
63rd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,894 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Andrew Cumiskey, MD

Chestertown, MD 21620

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
89th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (8,945 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Frank Bohnenkamp, MD

Algonquin, IL 60102

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
82nd IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,794 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Aetna ~$218 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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