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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. James Mcmurtrie, MD

Huntsville, AL 35801

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
31st 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 (2,473 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jaclyn Jankowski, DO

Jersey City, NJ 07302

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
38th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,254 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Richard Hallock, MD

Camp Hill, PA 17011

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
78th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,688 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
86th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (8,479 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sridhar Durbhakula, MD

Bethesda, MD 20817

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
85th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,961 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Douglas Scott, MD

Beaufort, SC 29902

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
99th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (105,845 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. James Guyton, MD

Germantown, TN 38138

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
98th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (14,548 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$201 Cash

Dr. Baruch Toledano, MD

Great Neck, NY 11021

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
67th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,995 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Brian Mulliken, MD

Towson, MD 21204

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
75th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,962 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Seth Levitz, MD

Skokie, IL 60076

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
50th 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 (2,745 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Leon Benson, MD

Glenview, IL 60025

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
88th 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 (7,010 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Randall Marx, MD

San Antonio, TX 78229

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
65th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,651 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Alex Bodenstab, MD

Newark, DE 19713

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
76th DE Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (11,416 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
43rd MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,953 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$224 Cash

Dr. Yale Fillingham, MD

Bryn Mawr, PA 19010

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
57th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,435 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Daniel Debottis, MD

Orange, CA 92868

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
80th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,524 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Daniel Williams, MD

Pinehurst, NC 28374

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
70th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,382 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Foster, MD

Easton, MD 21601

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
81st MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,174 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Tyson Maugle, DO

Camp Hill, PA 17011

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
48th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,764 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Troy Miles, MD

Redding, CA 96001

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
62nd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,298 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Daniel Lee, MD

Las Vegas, NV 89121

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
81st NV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,353 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
80th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,404 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Anthony Falvello, DO

Allentown, PA 18103

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
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 (4,124 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Bryant Ho, MD

Hinsdale, IL 60521

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
51st IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,040 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Timothy Vanfleet, MD

Springfield, IL 62711

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
42nd IL 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 Cigna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Steven Friedel, MD

Red Bank, NJ 07701

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
86th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (12,745 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Ervin, MD

Toledo, OH 43615

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
94th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (11,226 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jeffrey Pearson, MD

Shreveport, LA 71101

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
72nd LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,359 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
59th NV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,636 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Yram Groff, MD

Pittsburgh, PA 15232

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
76th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,085 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mark Mikhael, MD

Glenview, IL 60025

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
46th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,695 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$218 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
96th OH 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 (3,997 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mark Kerner, MD

Suffolk, VA 23435

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
28th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,701 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Charles Lieder, DO

Chicago, IL 60616

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
39th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,234 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$222 Cash

Dr. Farhang Alaee, MD

Baltimore, MD 21237

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
42nd MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,527 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Blake Moore, MD

Virginia Beach, VA 23456

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
42nd VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,555 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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