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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. Jessica Peelman, MD

Exeter, NH 03833

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
25th NH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,350 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Patrick Schafer, MD

Redding, CA 96001

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
96th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,165 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. John Greco, MD

Huntsville, AL 35801

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
46th AL 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 (3,565 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Carl Adolph, MD

Lancaster, PA 17601

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
59th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,594 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Peter Yeh, MD

Woburn, MA 01801

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
77th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,124 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$224 Cash

Dr. Travis Smith, DO

Roanoke, VA 24014

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
21st VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,375 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jeffrey Vakil, MD

Philadelphia, PA 19118

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
42nd PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,383 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Allen Berkowitz, MD

Springfield, MA 01104

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
2nd MA 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 (719 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$224 Cash

Dr. Benjamin Stein, MD

Washington, DC 20036

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
50th DC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,703 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ben Gomez, MD

Cullman, AL 35058

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
39th AL 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 Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Gary Levengood, MD

Lawrenceville, GA 30043

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
88th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (12,720 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Carlton Clinkscales, MD

Englewood, CO 80113

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
57th CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,304 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$211 Cash

Dr. Erik Carlson, MD

Middlebury, CT 06762

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
73rd CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,922 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rajesh Makim, MD

Port Huron, MI 48060

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
71st MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,844 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Matthew Zmurko, MD

Rutland, VT 05701

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
56th VT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (996 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
58th WA 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 (1,797 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$222 Cash

Dr. Matthew Barber, MD

Mobile, AL 36608

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
25th AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,518 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Allan Peljovich, MD

Atlanta, GA 30342

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
47th GA 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 (2,067 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$210 Cash

Dr. Elaine Ahillen, MD

Sterling, VA 20166

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
24th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,505 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Justin Iorio, MD

Syracuse, NY 13214

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
20th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,101 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$232 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
10th NV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (849 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Morwood, MD

Portsmouth, NH 03801

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
60th NH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,471 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jason Hutchison, MD

Jackson, TN 38305

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
89th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (14,567 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$201 Cash

Dr. Joel Buchalter, MD

Carmel, NY 10512

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
71st NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,577 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Ellis Cooper, MD

Shreveport, LA 71101

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
67th LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,761 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joe Lee, MD

Arcadia, CA 91007

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
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 (3,448 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Robert Avino, MD

Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
90th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (20,025 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash

Dr. David Goss, MD

Chesapeake, VA 23320

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
89th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (9,903 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Matthew Grosso, MD

Hartford, CT 06105

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
71st CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,529 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Steven Hughes, MD

Mclean, VA 22102

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
32nd VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,908 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Eric Feuchtbaum, MD

Bethesda, MD 20817

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
26th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,725 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mark Kasmer, MD

Roanoke, VA 24014

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
38th 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 (3,543 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ormonde Mahoney, MD

Athens, GA 30606

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
59th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,847 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
43rd ND Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,911 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Antonio Flores, MD

Fort Myers, FL 33912

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
55th 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 (3,692 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Young Jee, MD

Lancaster, PA 17601

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
49th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,788 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$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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