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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. Mandeep Virk, MD

New York, NY 10019

★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
98th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (15,430 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Edward Sutter, MD

Warrenville, IL 60555

★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
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 (7,873 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$218 Cash

Dr. Ulric Bigby, MD

Arnold, MD 21012

★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
71st MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,239 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Clint Ferenz, MD

Manasquan, NJ 08736

★★★★★ 4.6 (19)
34th NJ 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 (2,496 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Patrick Walsh, MD

Grand Forks, ND 58201

★★★★★ 4.6 (19)
75th ND 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 (1,121 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Veronica Pedro-Alexander, MD

Royal Palm Beach, FL 33411

★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
98th 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 (32,015 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Chad Gorman, MD

New Port Richey, FL 34653

★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
91st 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 (12,553 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Frank Aluisio, MD

Greensboro, NC 27408

★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
86th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,676 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Chan, MD

Lutz, FL 33558

★★★★★ 4.6 (19)
79th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (8,825 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash
★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
90th HI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,908 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jameson Dear, MD

Amarillo, TX 79106

★★★★★ 4.6 (19)
92nd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (11,699 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Alison Kinsler, MD

Tripler Army Medical Center, HI 96859

★★★★★ 4.6 (19)
6th HI Pct

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

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kenneth Cervone, MD

St Clair Shore, MI 48080

★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
78th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,965 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jeremy Kinder, MD

Golden, CO 80401

★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
75th CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,687 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$211 Cash

Dr. Nathan Bowers, MD

Puyallup, WA 98374

★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
93rd WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,087 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$222 Cash

Dr. Joseph O'brien, DO

Fishersville, VA 22939

★★★★★ 4.6 (19)
49th 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 (4,244 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
88th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,032 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Brian White, MD

Orlando, FL 32801

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
76th 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 (6,223 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Adam Wright, MD

Plano, TX 75093

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
99th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (8,349 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Daniel Parker, MD

Woodland, CA 95695

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
96th CA 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 (26,678 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Joanne Labriola, MD

Elmhurst, IL 60126

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
80th 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 (5,058 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$218 Cash

Dr. David Jones, MD

Sioux Falls, SD 57105

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
84th SD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,250 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Christopher Pomeroy, MD

Indianapolis, IN 46278

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
93rd IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (13,699 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Shepard, MD

Orange, CA 92868

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
97th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (24,475 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Adam Brod, MD

Glens Falls, NY 12801

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
34th 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 (1,718 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash

Dr. Mark Pfaff, MD

Elkton, MD 21921

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
97th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,459 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Thomas Kim, MD

Fremont, CA 94538

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
96th CA 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 (2,306 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Benjamin Sutker, MD

Fort Mill, SC 29715

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
18th SC 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 (1,854 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rupal Patel, MD

Richmond, VA 23298

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
90th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (10,330 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kristopher Wheeler, MD

Demorest, GA 30535

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
90th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (13,763 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nathanael Olson, MD

Saint Louis, MO 63128

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
99th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,814 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Thomas Ginn, MD

Salisbury, NC 28144

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
71st NC 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 (2,579 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Daniel Agnew, MD

Pittsburgh, PA 15237

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
99th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (16,014 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Corina Brown, MD

Cleveland, OH 44106

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
95th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,071 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kevin Hansen, MD

Roseville, CA 95661

★★★★★ 4.6 (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 (562 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Douglas Petraco, MD

East Setauket, NY 11733

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
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 (97,513 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 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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