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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. Matthew Wolfson, MD

Boynton Beach, FL 33437

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
94th 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 (19,481 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Patrick Toy, MD

Collierville, TN 38017

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
91st TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (16,716 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$201 Cash

Dr. Harry Durgin, MD

Meridian, MS 39301

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
35th MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,633 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Tyler Goldberg, MD

Austin, TX 78759

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
67th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,854 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$211 Cash

Dr. Matthew Sarb, DO

Dickson, TN 37055

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
74th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,762 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$201 Cash

Dr. Fook Wong, MD

San Jose, CA 95116

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
94th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (15,474 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Richard Thomas, MD

Macon, GA 31210

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
97th GA 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 (38,619 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Daniel Thompson, MD

Alexandria, VA 22310

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
65th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,362 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jesse West, MD

Asheville, NC 28803

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
87th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,765 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ryan Miyamoto, MD

Fairfax, VA 22033

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
80th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,443 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ian Thompson, MD

Springfield, OH 45502

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
79th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,526 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
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 (2,793 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robert Shelley, MD

Savannah, GA 31405

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
51st GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,161 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jonathon Salava, MD

Topeka, KS 66606

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
35th KS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,846 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Steven Goldfarb, MD

Cincinnati, OH 45236

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
37th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,543 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Blankstein, MD

South Burlington, VT 05403

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
6th VT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (671 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
55th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,302 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Kavanagh, MD

Leesburg, VA 20176

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
75th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,780 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robert Williams, MD

Chelsea, MI 48118

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
22nd MI 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 Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Catherine Shin, MD

Lihue, HI 96766

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
35th HI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,151 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
30th KS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,642 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Duncan, MD

Philadelphia, PA 19107

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
73rd 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 (7,201 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Erwin Bennett, MD

Milton, FL 32570

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
32nd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,892 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
18th 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 (1,137 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Brian Klika, MD

Green Bay, WI 54311

★★★★★ 4.8 (25)
85th WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,304 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Bohan, MD

Murrells Inlet, SC 29576

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
90th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (17,360 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Armand Abulencia, MD

Huntington, NY 11743

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
80th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,504 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$232 Cash

Dr. Steven Wardell, MD

Palos Heights, IL 60463

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
94th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (17,652 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$218 Cash

Dr. Christopher Jones, MD

Annapolis, MD 21401

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
47th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,818 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Brunelli, MD

Framingham, MA 01701

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
76th 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 (5,443 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$224 Cash

Dr. Alexander Pappas, MD

Myrtle Beach, SC 29579

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
67th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,989 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Geoffrey Landis, DO

Tucson, AZ 85741

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
81st AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,556 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$207 Cash

Dr. Thomas Bates, MD

Morehead City, NC 28557

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
78th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,300 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Frank Dimaio, MD

Garden City, NY 11530

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
85th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,695 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$232 Cash

Dr. Michael Thompson, MD

LA Jolla, CA 92037

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
99th 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 (18,602 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Joel Tucker, MD

Biloxi, MS 39532

★★★★★ 4.8 (26)
57th MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,886 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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