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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. Jeanine Andersson, MD

Little Rock, AR 72204

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
57th AR 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 (3,160 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Gary Knudson, MD

Waterloo, IA 50702

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
31st IA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,892 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Alicia Cowan, MD

Fort Myers, FL 33919

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
65th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,055 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Robert Lyons, MD

Chambersburg, PA 17201

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
25th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,453 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Waxman, MD

Bridgeport, WV 26330

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
4th WV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (710 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Metcalf, MD

Park City, UT 84060

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
83rd UT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,628 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kurt Hofmann, MD

Waltham, MA 02451

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
45th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,011 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$224 Cash

Dr. Matthew Drake, MD

Kansas City, KS 66160

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
15th KS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,050 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jon Uggen, DO

Elkhorn, NE 68022

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
44th NE Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,061 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Brian Mercer, MD

New York, NY 10029

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
48th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,220 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Ross Mcentarfer, MD

Concord, NH 03301

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
22nd NH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,246 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Alexander Wagner, MD

Columbia, SC 29203

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
79th 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 (19,623 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Michelotti, MD

Helena, MT 59601

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
52nd MT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,915 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Erik Peterson, MD

Sioux Falls, SD 57105

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
61st SD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,732 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Paul Fragner, MD

White Plains, NY 10604

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
94th 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 (10,475 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$232 Cash

Dr. John Hildenbrand, MD

Thibodaux, LA 70301

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
73rd LA 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 (2,741 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Virginia Jones, MD

Newnan, GA 30265

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
93rd 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 (10,997 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Anthony Kwon, MD

Charlotte, NC 28207

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
47th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,893 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nathanael Heckmann, MD

Los Angeles, CA 90033

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
9th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (854 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$231 Cash

Dr. Dylan Deal, MD

Charlottesville, VA 22903

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
9th 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 (860 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
87th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (14,922 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash

Dr. David Matusz, MD

New York, NY 10021

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
26th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,250 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Stephen Hoge, MD

Shreveport, LA 71105

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
18th LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,415 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Inda, MD

Elkhorn, NE 68022

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
48th NE Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,291 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Craig Lippe, MD

Whiteville, NC 28472

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
85th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,286 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Steven Sanders, MD

Irving, TX 75061

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
57th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,872 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Peter Kok, MD

Concord, MA 01742

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
59th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,812 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$224 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
62nd OK 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 (2,264 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
78th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,740 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Neil Shah, MD

Tacoma, WA 98405

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
30th WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,142 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$222 Cash

Dr. Tyler Smith, DO

Bethlehem, PA 18015

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
39th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,166 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Randall Yee, DO

Las Vegas, NV 89113

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
91st NV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (12,868 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Siraj Sayeed, MD

San Antonio, TX 78249

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
44th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,092 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jonathan Brown, MD

Biloxi, MS 39532

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
48th MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,282 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Patrick Stewart, MD

Effingham, IL 62401

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
20th 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 (1,330 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Gregory Gordon, MD

San Antonio, TX 78257

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
13th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (924 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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Frequently Asked Questions: Choosing a Specialist by CPT Volume & Insurance Network

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General directory listings show what a doctor claims to treat, whereas federal CMS Medicare Part B claims reveal what they actually perform every week. For example, seeing an endocrinologist who performs 400+ in-office thyroid neck ultrasounds (CPT 76536) per year or a gastroenterologist in the top decile for adenoma detection colonoscopy (CPT 45385) prevents unnecessary outside imaging referrals and repeat appointments.

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