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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. Andrew Old, MD

West Chester, PA 19380

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
90th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (11,306 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joseph Mendelis, MD

Westlake Village, CA 91362

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
47th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,175 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Reuben Gobezie, MD

Cleveland, OH 44124

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
85th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,483 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Henry, MD

Marietta, OH 45750

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
69th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,256 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mark Mikles, MD

Raleigh, NC 27612

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
52nd NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,136 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Keith Connolly, MD

Marquette, MI 49855

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
91st MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (11,061 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Maximillian Soong, MD

Burlington, MA 01805

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
26th 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 (1,092 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$224 Cash

Dr. Mark Zunkiewicz, MD

Daytona Beach, FL 32117

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
50th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,066 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Steven Meyers, MD

Fort Worth, TX 76104

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
72nd 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 (6,262 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Daniel Dunaway, MD

Kettering, OH 45429

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
92nd OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (8,966 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Anthony Timms, MD

Greenwood, SC 29646

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
57th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,610 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mark Williams, DO

Rockingham, VA 22801

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
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 (1,121 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Daniel Sun, MD

Boston, MA 02111

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
55th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,592 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$227 Cash

Dr. Erika Gantt, MD

Charlotte, NC 28207

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
50th NC 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 (1,537 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Arjun Sebastian, MD

Rochester, MN 55905

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
48th MN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,488 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Daniel Kelley, MD

Chicago, IL 60611

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
6th 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 (885 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$222 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
20th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,288 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Roderick Claybrooks, MD

Southfield, MI 48075

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
49th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,033 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Howlett, MD

Renton, WA 98055

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
67th WA 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 (2,091 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$222 Cash

Dr. Robert Rochman, MD

Wellington, FL 33414

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
54th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,478 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Brett Hayden, MD

Boston, MA 02115

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
47th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,174 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$227 Cash

Dr. Dennis Weigel, MD

Alexandria, MN 56308

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
25th MN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (978 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
13th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,023 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$227 Cash

Dr. Jason Heisler, DO

Fort Wayne, IN 46825

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
12th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (993 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Tony Quach, MD

Flushing, NY 11355

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
50th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,311 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$232 Cash

Dr. Francis Doyle, MD

Springfield, MA 01107

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
18th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (986 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$224 Cash

Dr. William Stanton, MD

Fort Pierce, FL 34950

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
58th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,095 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Brian Dickson, MD

Jonesboro, AR 72401

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
93rd AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (18,234 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Dale Landry, MD

Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
84th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (11,302 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Denis Nam, MD

Chicago, IL 60612

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
85th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (9,534 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$222 Cash

Dr. Christian Petrulio, MD

North Dartmouth, MA 02747

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
83rd 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 (6,418 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$224 Cash

Dr. Gautam Siram, MD

Chevy Chase, MD 20815

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
70th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,205 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Oscar Vazquez, MD

Hackensack, NJ 07601

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
79th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (8,605 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. George Yeh, MD

Olney, MD 20832

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
61st MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,051 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Gregory Mccomis, MD

Munster, IN 46321

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
93rd IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (13,229 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Leonard Brazil, MD

Chico, CA 95928

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
71st CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,359 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash
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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)?"

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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.

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  • ✓ 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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