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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. Mustafa Haque, MD

Bethesda, MD 20814

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
65th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,556 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Gary Wertman, DO

Jacksonville, NC 28546

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
65th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,832 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Helmuth Jones, MD

Chico, CA 95928

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
95th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (18,529 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$239 Cash

Dr. Douglas Schultz, MD

Columbia, SC 29201

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
63rd SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,667 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Corey Burak, MD

Hawthorne, NY 10532

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
76th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,387 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$232 Cash

Dr. Thomas Day, MD

Searcy, AR 72143

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
34th AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,942 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Thomas Parent, MD

Greensboro, GA 30642

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
62nd GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,179 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Davis, MD

Albany, GA 31707

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
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 (7,721 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Lance Klingler, MD

Concord, NH 03301

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
50th NH 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 (2,577 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Larry Bloomstein, MD

East Brunswick, NJ 08816

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
97th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,482 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Christopher Cook, MD

Lebanon, TN 37090

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
80th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (8,783 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$201 Cash

Dr. Graham Pallante, MD

Westerville, OH 43082

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
76th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,230 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Anthony Mollano, MD

Concord, NH 03301

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
83rd NH 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 (4,757 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Levin, MD

Rockville, MD 20850

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
32nd MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,975 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Roger Ostrander, MD

Gulf Breeze, FL 32561

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
68th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,467 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$216 Cash

Dr. Michael Groover, DO

Billings, MT 59101

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
46th MT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,832 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Daniel Eby, DO

Jasper, IN 47546

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
91st IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (12,704 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Ribeiro, MD

Decatur, TX 76234

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
98th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (26,378 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Devon Ryan, MD

Syracuse, NY 13214

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
51st NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,343 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$232 Cash

Dr. Dustin Briggs, MD

Palm Springs, CA 92262

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
33rd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,526 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$239 Cash

Dr. Laddie Agtarap, MD

Olympia, WA 98506

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
98th WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (15,420 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$222 Cash

Dr. Kenneth Hawthorne, MD

Ormond Beach, FL 32174

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
64th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,970 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$216 Cash

Dr. Martin Griffis, MD

Princeton, NJ 08540

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
57th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,658 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Adam Dooley, MD

Opelika, AL 36801

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
92nd AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (14,885 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ashvin Dewan, MD

Sugar Land, TX 77479

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
78th TX 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 (9,718 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Matthew Griffith, MD

Sterling, VA 20166

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
76th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,881 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Timothy Dumontier, MD

Olympia, WA 98502

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
68th WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,329 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$222 Cash

Dr. Anthony Helwig, DO

Lebanon, PA 17042

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
40th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,196 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
69th 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 (4,861 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$216 Cash

Dr. Daniel Buss, MD

Edina, MN 55439

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
39th MN 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 Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sevag Bastian, MD

Glendale, CA 91206

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
67th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,814 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$239 Cash

Dr. Michael Neel, MD

Memphis, TN 38120

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
32nd TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,199 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$201 Cash

Dr. Laurence Frederick, MD

Goldsboro, NC 27534

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
71st NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,420 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robert Greenberg, MD

Murfreesboro, TN 37129

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
87th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (12,276 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$201 Cash

Dr. Keith Hall, MD

Pikeville, KY 41501

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
28th KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,379 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$209 Cash

Dr. Delbert Maddox, DO

Glendale, AZ 85308

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
91st AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (11,676 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Humana ~$207 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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