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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. Robert Mcallister, MD

Rocky Hill, CT 06067

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
36th CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,548 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mark Slabaugh, MD

Baltimore, MD 21202

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
62nd MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,072 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Flint, MD

Flagstaff, AZ 86001

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
58th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,891 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$207 Cash

Dr. Jeffrey Brodie, MD

Towson, MD 21204

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
35th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,159 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sooren Karayan, MD

Glendale, CA 91204

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
51st CA Pct

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

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Daniil Polishchuk, MD

Schenectady, NY 12305

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
54th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,514 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash

Dr. Derek Kelly, MD

Collierville, TN 38017

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
67th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,873 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$201 Cash

Dr. Evan Guerrero, MD

Mission Viejo, CA 92691

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
77th 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 (4,842 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Jason Hix, MD

Elkhart, IN 46514

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
85th IN 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 (7,642 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robert Friedman, MD

Bethlehem, PA 18020

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
65th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,323 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Noah Chinitz, MD

Purchase, NY 10577

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
78th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,769 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash

Dr. Ronald Resnick, MD

Concord, NH 03301

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
58th NH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,436 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Stephen Liu, MD

Philadelphia, PA 19104

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
63rd PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,161 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. James Lemley, MD

Syracuse, NY 13214

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
56th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,658 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash

Dr. Peter Sarkos, DO

Vineland, NJ 08360

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
45th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,690 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. George Tang, MD

Pasadena, CA 91105

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
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 (8,710 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Yu-Po Lee, MD

Orange, CA 92868

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
39th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,751 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Rebecca Anderson, MD

Chesterton, IN 46304

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
78th IN 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 (3,740 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Pierre Durand, MD

Thousand Oaks, CA 91361

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
65th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,664 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
59th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,998 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kevin Malone, MD

Cleveland, OH 44106

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
49th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,090 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Matthew Schramski, DO

Saint Clair Shores, MI 48080

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
93rd MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (13,382 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robert Hulse, MD

Enid, OK 73701

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
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 (3,738 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kenny Edwards, MD

Columbus, MS 39705

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
75th MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (11,414 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ogheneochuko Metitiri, MD

Poughkeepsie, NY 12601

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
84th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,547 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash

Dr. Kyle Flik, MD

Albany, NY 12205

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
36th NY 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 BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash

Dr. Marco Mendoza, MD

Carson City, NV 89705

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
38th NV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,517 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Roh, MD

Rockford, IL 61107

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
23rd IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,447 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$218 Cash

Dr. Jeremy Ruskin, MD

Eatontown, NJ 07724

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
95th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,406 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joseph Schreiber, MD

Raleigh, NC 27612

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
74th 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 (2,897 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Samir Nayyar, MD

Victorville, CA 92395

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
89th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (10,563 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Thomas Binzer, MD

Weatherford, TX 76086

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
35th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,680 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joseph Anderson, MD

Greenville, SC 29615

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
62nd SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,568 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Tyler Welch, MD

Portsmouth, NH 03801

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
64th NH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,722 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nicholas Newsum, MD

Orlando, FL 32801

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
43rd 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 (2,816 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Thomas Owen, MD

Billings, MT 59101

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
40th MT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,634 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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