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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. Paul Greenlaw, MD

New Bern, NC 28562

★★★★★ 4.5 (22)
67th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,108 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Lamson, MD

Prairie Du Sac, WI 53578

★★★★★ 4.5 (22)
54th WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,900 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Gregory Alvine, MD

Sioux Falls, SD 57105

★★★★★ 4.5 (26)
53rd SD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,213 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Clifford Hepper, MD

Richmond, VA 23226

★★★★★ 4.5 (26)
67th 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 (3,949 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robert Borzio, MD

Red Bank, NJ 07701

★★★★★ 4.5 (22)
97th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,434 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Randy Delcore, MD

Cedar City, UT 84720

★★★★★ 4.5 (22)
87th UT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,258 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ryan Calfee, MD

Saint Louis, MO 63110

★★★★★ 4.5 (26)
88th 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 (13,599 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.5 (18)
76th OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,761 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rajesh Jain, MD

Voorhees, NJ 08043

★★★★★ 4.5 (26)
33rd NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,878 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Edmund Ganal, MD

New Milford, CT 06776

★★★★★ 4.5 (26)
94th CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (14,169 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. James Kelly, MD

San Francisco, CA 94118

★★★★★ 4.5 (18)
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 (3,073 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$250 Cash

Dr. Arjun Saxena, MD

Trenton, NJ 08610

★★★★★ 4.5 (18)
68th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,611 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jason Kaneshige, MD

Honolulu, HI 96813

★★★★★ 4.5 (18)
71st HI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,592 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Eric Keefer, MD

Rockville Centre, NY 11570

★★★★★ 4.5 (18)
72nd NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,608 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash

Dr. Michael Mariscalco, MD

Prince George, VA 23875

★★★★★ 4.5 (22)
45th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,742 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Hannon, MD

Beverly Hills, CA 90212

★★★★★ 4.5 (22)
86th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (9,079 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Michael Miller, MD

Tucson, AZ 85718

★★★★★ 4.5 (18)
69th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,075 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$207 Cash

Dr. David Caucci, MD

Honesdale, PA 18431

★★★★★ 4.5 (18)
32nd PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,755 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Freddy Achecar, MD

Austell, GA 30106

★★★★★ 4.5 (18)
95th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (21,992 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Justin Khoriaty, MD

Des Moines, IA 50314

★★★★★ 4.5 (18)
62nd IA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,859 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Dustin Rinehart, MD

Schertz, TX 78154

★★★★★ 4.5 (18)
49th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,446 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Zachary Hamby, MD

Evansville, IN 47715

★★★★★ 4.5 (18)
68th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,248 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jason Doppelt, MD

Marquette, MI 49855

★★★★★ 4.5 (18)
52nd MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,196 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Snyder, MD

Jefferson City, MO 65109

★★★★★ 4.5 (22)
96th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (23,876 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Brian Wallace, DO

Naples, FL 34108

★★★★★ 4.5 (26)
77th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (8,154 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Barbaro Perez, MD

Gloucester, VA 23061

★★★★★ 4.5 (18)
17th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,201 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Samuel Ashby, DO

Sun City West, AZ 85375

★★★★★ 4.5 (18)
94th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (17,126 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$207 Cash

Dr. Jacob Stanfield, MD

Richland, WA 99352

★★★★★ 4.5 (18)
69th WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,465 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$222 Cash

Dr. David Tietze, MD

Dallas, TX 75231

★★★★★ 4.5 (22)
89th 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 (13,462 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$211 Cash

Dr. Jay Keener, MD

Saint Louis, MO 63110

★★★★★ 4.5 (22)
43rd MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,903 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Andrew Carlone, MD

Chattanooga, TN 37404

★★★★★ 4.5 (18)
43rd TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,683 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$201 Cash

Dr. Steven Ogden, MD

Fort Worth, TX 76132

★★★★★ 4.5 (26)
48th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,400 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Douglas Boylan, MD

Doylestown, PA 18901

★★★★★ 4.5 (18)
66th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,423 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. James Kasper, MD

Santa Maria, CA 93455

★★★★★ 4.5 (26)
50th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,380 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Christopher Doumas, MD

Wall Township, NJ 07753

★★★★★ 4.5 (26)
83rd NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (10,205 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jeffrey Cherian, DO

Lancaster, PA 17601

★★★★★ 4.5 (26)
60th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,699 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
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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:

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Hypothyroidism, Subclinical TSH Drift (2.5–8.0 mIU/L) or Thyroid Nodule

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"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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