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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. Luther Wolff, MD

Columbus, GA 31901

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
4th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (728 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nathaniel Cohen, MD

Los Gatos, CA 95032

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
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 (6,544 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Shawn Wynn, MD

Moline, IL 61265

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
57th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,551 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Matthew Pifer, MD

Santa Barbara, CA 93111

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
55th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,675 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Robert Benafield, MD

Fayetteville, AR 72703

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
93rd 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 (5,591 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Jacobs, MD

Baltimore, MD 21239

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
29th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,766 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Eilerman, MD

Knoxville, TN 37920

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
35th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,286 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$201 Cash

Dr. Usman Zahir, MD

York, PA 17402

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
12th PA Pct

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

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Thomas Darden, MD

Albany, GA 31721

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
41st GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,239 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Chancellor Gray, MD

Gainesville, FL 32607

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
29th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,721 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Dale Whitaker, MD

Jacksonville, FL 32256

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
29th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,730 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Michael Womack, MD

Kennesaw, GA 30144

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
95th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (21,746 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Dugan, DO

Kansas City, MO 64116

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
38th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,711 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Gustav Salkinder, MD

West Hollywood, CA 90046

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
99th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (45,619 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Spencer Wheeler, MD

Savannah, GA 31405

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
44th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,509 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ronald Sabbagh, MD

Lewes, DE 19958

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
89th DE Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (18,367 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Moor, MD

Sarasota, FL 34239

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
83rd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (10,606 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Min Lu, MD

Bethesda, MD 20817

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
67th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,641 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jason Hofer, MD

Ventura, CA 93003

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
88th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (9,877 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. William Bugbee, MD

LA Jolla, CA 92037

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
93rd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (15,450 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Andrew Wodowski, MD

Memphis, TN 38120

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
51st TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,220 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$201 Cash

Dr. Scott King, DO

Harrisburg, PA 17109

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
75th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,060 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kenneth Mcalpine, MD

West Reading, PA 19611

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
53rd PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,130 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Chad Patton, MD

Annapolis, MD 21401

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
20th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,487 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jamie Rister, MD

Alexandria, LA 71301

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
78th 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 (14,707 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Elliott Vann, MD

Abilene, TX 79601

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
81st TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,116 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. James Flanagan, MD

Fayetteville, NC 28314

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
95th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (10,304 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Hamming, MD

Gurnee, IL 60031

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
87th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (10,943 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Alice Hunter, MD

Burlington, MA 01805

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
48th 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 (1,797 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$224 Cash

Dr. Ira Gelb, MD

Columbia, MD 21044

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
73rd MD 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 (23,230 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
62nd IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,909 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Tuna Ozyurekoglu, MD

Louisville, KY 40202

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
71st KY 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 (3,285 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Zavala, MD

Rockwall, TX 75032

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
85th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,689 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. James Marino, MD

Pinehurst, NC 28374

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
66th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,970 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Gregory Murphy, MD

Greenfield, MA 01301

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
65th 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 (3,547 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$224 Cash

Dr. Colin Mudrick, MD

Richmond, VA 23226

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
73rd VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,432 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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