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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. Tim Ratliff, DO

Glendale, AZ 85308

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
91st 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 (17,558 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$207 Cash

Dr. Evander Fogle, MD

Atlanta, GA 30342

★★★★★ 4.8 (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 (7,768 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$210 Cash

Dr. Benjamin Rosenstadt, MD

Niskayuna, NY 12309

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
29th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,364 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$232 Cash

Dr. Rebecca Cerrato, MD

Baltimore, MD 21202

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
92nd MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (907 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mark Galland, MD

Raleigh, NC 27614

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
93rd NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,974 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sean Wilson, MD

Columbus, IN 47201

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
99th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,054 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sagi Kuznits, MD

Collegeville, PA 19426

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
11th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (984 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Eric Levicoff, MD

Bryn Mawr, PA 19010

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
97th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (22,152 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Marc Mihalko, MD

Germantown, TN 38138

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
99th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (64,628 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$201 Cash

Dr. Isaac Mitchell, MD

Panama City, FL 32401

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
99th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (59,122 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Gregory Stanley, MD

The Dalles, OR 97058

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
72nd OR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,885 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Matthew Dewolf, MD

Pittsfield, MA 01201

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
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 (4,654 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$224 Cash

Dr. David Rhoads, MD

Louisville, KY 40258

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
98th KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (26,005 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Fitzgerald, MD

Syracuse, NY 13214

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
51st NY 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 (2,074 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$232 Cash

Dr. Mark Sumida, MD

Hixson, TN 37343

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
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 (6,459 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$201 Cash

Dr. Thomas Welle, DO

Santa Cruz, CA 95065

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
88th 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 (11,542 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Richard Ahn, MD

Lakewood, CA 90712

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
50th 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 (2,609 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. William Gallagher, MD

Fair Lawn, NJ 07410

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
14th NJ 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 (1,631 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nicholas Kenney, MD

LA Grange, KY 40031

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
72nd KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,751 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Garland Gudger, MD

Columbus, GA 31909

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
96th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (25,133 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Phillip Jones, MD

Chico, CA 95928

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
99th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (34,963 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Maxwell Thomas, MD

Gilbert, AZ 85234

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
92nd AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (13,114 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$207 Cash

Dr. Hunter Haley, MD

Oxford, MS 38655

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
50th MS 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 (6,276 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Tamara Clancy, MD

Port Orange, FL 32129

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
44th 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 (2,818 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. William Weller, MD

Southaven, MS 38671

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
33rd MS 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 (2,003 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Coats, MD

Decatur, IN 46733

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
22nd IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,240 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Zachary Lyon, DO

Roanoke, VA 24014

★★★★★ 4.8 (22)
82nd VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,903 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Anna Babushkina, MD

Farmington Hills, MI 48334

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
84th MI 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 (4,934 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mark Sherman, MD

Staten Island, NY 10304

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
57th NY 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 (4,404 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$232 Cash

Dr. Jason Ferderber, MD

State College, PA 16803

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
94th 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 (4,539 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. James Gardiner, MD

Bethesda, MD 20817

★★★★★ 4.8 (18)
88th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (8,809 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Cyrus Lashgari, MD

Annapolis, MD 21401

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
73rd MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,443 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Richard Martin, MD

Phoenix, AZ 85054

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
96th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (23,829 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$207 Cash

Dr. Steven Kronlage, MD

Gulf Breeze, FL 32561

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
48th 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 (3,232 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. David Donohue, MD

Temple Terrace, FL 33637

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
81st FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (9,978 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Timothy Hupfer, MD

Indianapolis, IN 46278

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
99th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (22,945 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
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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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