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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. Nicole Schroeder, MD

San Francisco, CA 94158

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
16th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,010 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$250 Cash

Dr. Arthur Osterman, MD

King of Prussia, PA 19406

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
36th 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 (2,416 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Scott Marwin, MD

Great Neck, NY 11021

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
2nd NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (687 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$232 Cash

Dr. Scott Stanislaw, MD

Kingwood, TX 77339

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
96th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (16,550 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Daryle Ruark, MD

Hartford, CT 06105

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
18th CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,082 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jonathan Gordon, MD

New York, NY 10016

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
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 (1,064 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Irvin Martin, MD

Meridian, MS 39301

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
15th MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,233 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Brett Keller, DO

Bloomington, IL 61701

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
16th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,136 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$218 Cash

Dr. Lynn Voss, MD

Boulder, CO 80301

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
92nd CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,018 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$211 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
40th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,368 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$210 Cash

Dr. Kathryn Peck, MD

Indianapolis, IN 46260

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
36th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,742 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Susan Williams, MD

Roseburg, OR 97471

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
35th OR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,424 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Steven Baker, MD

Alexander City, AL 35010

★★★★★ 4.7 (16)
96th AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (24,202 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Shea Taylor, MD

Lebanon, NH 03756

★★★★★ 4.7 (24)
94th NH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,955 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jacob Lantry, MD

Newport News, VA 23601

★★★★★ 4.7 (20)
6th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (803 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Pasquale Petrera, MD

Salisbury, MD 21804

★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
87th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (8,637 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Morawski, MD

Geneva, IL 60134

★★★★★ 4.6 (19)
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 Kaiser Permanente ~$218 Cash
★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
74th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,278 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash
★★★★★ 4.6 (19)
56th MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,710 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Cheston Simmons, MD

West Chester, PA 19380

★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
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 (13,210 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jon Banwart, MD

Bentonville, AR 72712

★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
58th AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,560 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Christopher Matthews, MD

Daytona Beach, FL 32117

★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
62nd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,745 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Michael Montague, MD

Gilbert, AZ 85234

★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
42nd AZ 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 (3,380 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$207 Cash

Dr. Stephen Tocci, MD

Mission Viejo, CA 92691

★★★★★ 4.6 (19)
81st CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,015 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Craig Mahoney, MD

Des Moines, IA 50314

★★★★★ 4.6 (19)
92nd IA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (11,954 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Carl Dilella, DO

Vero Beach, FL 32960

★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
89th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (18,158 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Richard Weinstein, MD

White Plains, NY 10604

★★★★★ 4.6 (19)
95th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (18,471 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$232 Cash

Dr. John Mcelroy, MD

Flower Mound, TX 75028

★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
55th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,752 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. William Shirley, MD

Columbia, TN 38401

★★★★★ 4.6 (19)
96th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (29,129 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$201 Cash

Dr. Christopher Graves, MD

Springfield, IL 62711

★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
60th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,747 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$218 Cash

Dr. John Camp, MD

Tyler, TX 75701

★★★★★ 4.6 (19)
75th 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 (3,604 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robert Mckinstry, MD

Baltimore, MD 21218

★★★★★ 4.6 (19)
45th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,711 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Walter Stanwood, MD

Plymouth, MA 02360

★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
74th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,293 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$224 Cash

Dr. Alan Hilibrand, MD

Bensalem, PA 19020

★★★★★ 4.6 (23)
36th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,021 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Christopher Henley, MD

Fayetteville, AR 72703

★★★★★ 4.6 (15)
86th 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 (5,462 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Alexander Shushan, MD

Annapolis, MD 21401

★★★★★ 4.6 (19)
38th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,353 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$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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