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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. Hanbing Zhou, MD

Hartford, CT 06106

★★★★★ 4.9 (25)
6th CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (806 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Dustin Gay, MD

Dublin, GA 31021

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
99th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (43,789 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Matthew Barrett, MD

Murfreesboro, TN 37129

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
54th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,432 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$201 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
61st NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,093 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Karl Christoffersen, MD

Santa Cruz, CA 95065

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
83rd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,350 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Corey Rothrock, MD

Sioux Falls, SD 57105

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
58th SD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,547 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Richard Cirillo, MD

Prince Frederick, MD 20678

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
99th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (35,928 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Paul Kiritsis, MD

Midlothian, VA 23114

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
47th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,828 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
83rd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,317 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$211 Cash

Dr. John Dunleavy, MD

Danbury, CT 06810

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
91st CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (9,462 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Andrew Lim, MD

Torrance, CA 90505

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
56th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,791 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Travis Clegg, MD

New Albany, IN 47150

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
54th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,708 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. George Salloum, MD

Biloxi, MS 39532

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
65th MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,447 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
95th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (13,317 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robert Olive, MD

Hot Springs, AR 71913

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
54th AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,347 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Steven Wei, MD

Niantic, CT 06357

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
75th CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,964 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. D Allan, MD

Springfield, IL 62711

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
55th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,458 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Brad Cohen, MD

Poway, CA 92064

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
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 (15,193 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Nathan Cafferky, MD

Frisco, CO 80443

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
55th CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,257 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$211 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
45th 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 (2,636 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Patrick Mcdaid, MD

Allentown, PA 18104

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
55th PA 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 (3,206 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Paul Mclendon, MD

Newport News, VA 23601

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
16th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,122 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Eric Gordon, MD

Flemington, NJ 08822

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
93rd NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (20,212 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Geoffrey Millican, MD

San Antonio, TX 78229

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
64th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,552 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robert Jolson, MD

Edgewood, KY 41017

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
33rd KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,600 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
56th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,770 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$211 Cash

Dr. Kenneth Egol, MD

New York, NY 10003

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
19th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,074 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Michael Burdi, MD

Mission Viejo, CA 92691

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
72nd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,586 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Jesse Abeler, DO

North Little Rock, AR 72118

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
36th AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,968 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Imad Abushahin, MD

Middletown, NY 10940

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
92nd NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (12,943 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Matthew Wilson, MD

Philadelphia, PA 19107

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
29th PA 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 (2,138 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Paul Sternenberg, MD

Medford, OR 97504

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
69th OR 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 (3,666 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Peter Curcione, DO

Fort Myers, FL 33901

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
51st FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,116 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash

Dr. Gregory Ballard, MD

Independence, MO 64057

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
80th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,864 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
34th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,913 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Christopher Happ, DO

Weatherford, TX 76086

★★★★★ 4.9 (26)
14th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (985 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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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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