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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. Adam Bennett, MD

Lake Forest, IL 60045

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
96th 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 (44,591 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$218 Cash

Dr. James Rubano, MD

Wilmington, DE 19808

★★★★★ 4.6 (25)
91st DE Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (20,485 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Edelstein, MD

Brooklyn, NY 11219

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
96th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (22,631 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$232 Cash

Dr. Patrick Gannon, MD

Mcalester, OK 74501

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
88th OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,111 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Paul Nourbash, MD

Schaumburg, IL 60195

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
98th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (28,413 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$218 Cash

Dr. Travis Farmer, MD

Rincon, GA 31326

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
89th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (13,141 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Fernando Manalac, MD

Oakland Park, FL 33334

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
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 (3,447 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$216 Cash

Dr. James Nairus, MD

Waltham, MA 02451

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
67th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,083 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$224 Cash

Dr. Lawrence Huff, MD

Las Vegas, NV 89121

★★★★★ 4.6 (25)
95th NV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (23,146 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ron Rosenberg, MD

Port Orange, FL 32128

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
90th 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 (11,022 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$216 Cash

Dr. Scott Pregont, MD

Hudson, NY 12534

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
30th 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 (1,530 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$232 Cash

Dr. Craig Mcmanaman, DO

Bad Axe, MI 48413

★★★★★ 4.6 (25)
66th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,251 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Phillip Lucas, MD

Providence, RI 02905

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
93rd RI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (9,375 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ajit Deshmukh, MD

Laurelton, NY 11413

★★★★★ 4.6 (25)
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 (12,713 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$232 Cash

Dr. Jeffrey Evans, MD

Wagoner, OK 74467

★★★★★ 4.6 (25)
60th OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,646 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Richard Vinglas, MD

Bozeman, MT 59715

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
80th MT 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 (4,359 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Mccollum, MD

Knoxville, TN 37920

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
75th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,828 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$201 Cash

Dr. Jay Croley, MD

Houston, TX 77058

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
93rd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (13,206 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$212 Cash

Dr. Michael Hay, MD

Harriman, TN 37748

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
73rd TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,935 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$201 Cash

Dr. Julio Gonzalez, MD

Glen Ellyn, IL 60137

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
94th 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 (23,951 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$218 Cash

Dr. James Goss, MD

Johnson City, TN 37604

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
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 (39,276 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$201 Cash

Dr. Jaret Butler, MD

San Carlos, CA 94070

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
75th CA 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 (4,434 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$239 Cash

Dr. Nathaniel Jones, MD

Maywood, IL 60153

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
13th 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 (1,072 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$218 Cash

Dr. Douglas Moran, MD

Concord, NH 03301

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
97th NH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (16,640 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Murphy, DO

Annville, PA 17003

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
72nd 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 (7,168 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Craig Rubenstein, MD

Bensalem, PA 19020

★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
99th 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 (47,794 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. James Purtill, MD

Philadelphia, PA 19107

★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
92nd PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (12,854 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Grafe, MD

Santa Rosa, CA 95403

★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
96th CA 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 (14,202 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$239 Cash

Dr. Trevor Schott, MD

Algonquin, IL 60102

★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
97th 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 (15,846 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$218 Cash

Dr. Marc Breslow, MD

Morton Grove, IL 60053

★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
83rd 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 (8,719 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$218 Cash

Dr. Matthew Voltz, DO

Wilmington, DE 19808

★★★★★ 4.6 (19)
67th DE 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 (7,994 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Stephen Hamilton, MD

Erlanger, KY 41018

★★★★★ 4.6 (19)
98th KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (26,693 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jeremy Mccallum, MD

Little River, SC 29566

★★★★★ 4.6 (19)
30th 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 (3,686 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Berry, MD

Milton, MA 02186

★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
58th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,811 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$224 Cash

Dr. Timothy Dixon, MD

Tucson, AZ 85710

★★★★★ 4.6 (19)
89th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (10,683 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$207 Cash

Dr. Alan Posta, MD

Greenville, SC 29605

★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
91st SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (19,381 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$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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