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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. Eric Harris, MD

Laramie, WY 82070

★★★★★ 4.5 (23)
22nd WY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,232 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Martin Skie, MD

Toledo, OH 43614

★★★★★ 4.5 (23)
22nd OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,013 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Zachary Child, MD

South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150

★★★★★ 4.5 (19)
21st CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,164 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Jonathan Wang, MD

St Charles, IL 60174

★★★★★ 4.5 (23)
38th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,182 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$218 Cash

Dr. Luke Hosack, MD

Klamath Falls, OR 97601

★★★★★ 4.5 (23)
47th OR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,817 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kevin Quigley, MD

O Fallon, MO 63368

★★★★★ 4.5 (23)
53rd MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,449 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mark Jo, MD

Pasadena, CA 91105

★★★★★ 4.5 (15)
78th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,001 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Michael Brand, MD

Danbury, CT 06810

★★★★★ 4.5 (23)
93rd CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (13,318 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Curtis Campbell, MD

Trumbull, CT 06611

★★★★★ 4.5 (19)
43rd CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,762 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Samuel Dubrow, MD

Omaha, NE 68122

★★★★★ 4.5 (19)
69th NE Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,199 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nolan Maher, MD

New York, NY 10019

★★★★★ 4.5 (15)
71st NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,544 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Michael Taunton, MD

Rochester, MN 55905

★★★★★ 4.5 (19)
60th MN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,993 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Paul Morton, MD

Honolulu, HI 96814

★★★★★ 4.5 (19)
74th HI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,954 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jonathan Lynch, MD

Fort Wayne, IN 46825

★★★★★ 4.5 (19)
96th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,423 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jason Andersen, MD

Hiram, GA 30141

★★★★★ 4.5 (23)
37th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,083 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Hassan Azimi, MD

San Diego, CA 92123

★★★★★ 4.5 (23)
32nd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,491 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Jeremy Jacobs, MD

Augusta, GA 30909

★★★★★ 4.5 (19)
66th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,683 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mark Dolan, MD

Salem, OR 97301

★★★★★ 4.5 (23)
37th OR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,472 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.5 (23)
78th AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,606 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. James Sanfilippo, MD

Moorestown, NJ 08057

★★★★★ 4.5 (19)
9th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (932 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sharrona Williams, MD

Wilmington, NC 28401

★★★★★ 4.5 (15)
83rd NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,948 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Christopher Robertson, MD

North Dartmouth, MA 02747

★★★★★ 4.5 (23)
12th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (862 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$224 Cash

Dr. Gary Simpson, DO

Colorado Springs, CO 80920

★★★★★ 4.5 (23)
52nd CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,094 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$211 Cash

Dr. David Beck, MD

Conway, SC 29526

★★★★★ 4.5 (15)
11th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,104 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Frank Wydra, MD

Aurora, CO 80045

★★★★★ 4.5 (23)
59th CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,404 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$211 Cash
★★★★★ 4.5 (15)
21st IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,311 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$222 Cash

Dr. Jonathan Watling, MD

South Portland, ME 04106

★★★★★ 4.5 (23)
75th ME 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 (709 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.5 (19)
5th OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (766 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Christopher Meltsakos, MD

Sulphur Springs, TX 75482

★★★★★ 4.5 (15)
13th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (937 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Zahab Ahsan, MD

Naperville, IL 60540

★★★★★ 4.5 (23)
35th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,032 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$218 Cash

Dr. Stacie Grossfeld, MD

Louisville, KY 40207

★★★★★ 4.5 (15)
64th KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,328 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Samuel Bugbee, MD

Bloomington, MN 55431

★★★★★ 4.5 (23)
4th MN 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 (695 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.

Patient Triage & Insurance Verification Guide

Frequently Asked Questions: Choosing a Specialist by CPT Volume & Insurance Network

Why does CMS Medicare Part B procedure volume matter when choosing a specialist?

General directory listings show what a doctor claims to treat, whereas federal CMS Medicare Part B claims reveal what they actually perform every week. For example, seeing an endocrinologist who performs 400+ in-office thyroid neck ultrasounds (CPT 76536) per year or a gastroenterologist in the top decile for adenoma detection colonoscopy (CPT 45385) prevents unnecessary outside imaging referrals and repeat appointments.

How does dotMD prevent health-system lab rollups and low-rated clinics from skewing Page 1?

Large hospital networks often bill tens of thousands of automated lab draws or vaccination claims under a single department chair NPI. Our directory triage engine isolates individual practicing clinicians (300 to 4,500 Medicare beneficiaries/year) and requires a minimum 4.2-star verified Google patient consensus with at least 15 reviews for default showcase rankings.

How does the GreatDoc™ Star Rating separate bedside manner from front-desk billing complaints?

The GreatDoc™ rating—calculated by the Proprietary DotMD™ J3 Model—audits patient reviews across clinical diagnostic accuracy, unhurried listening, and procedure skill while flagging administrative friction points (such as $250 annual clinic fees, parking validation costs, or phone hold times) so you know exactly what to expect before walking into the waiting room.

How do I verify if a doctor takes my specific PPO, HMO, or Medicare plan?

Every flagship physician profile on dotMD includes an interactive Insurance Network & Cash-Rate Checker covering Original Medicare Part B, Medicare Advantage, BlueCross BlueShield, Aetna, Cigna, UnitedHealthcare, and regional PPO/HMO plans—plus the exact CMS geo-adjusted CPT 99204 self-pay cash rate ($195–$260) and 3-question script to verify network participation with the billing desk.