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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. William Ballard, MD

Chattanooga, TN 37404

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
93rd TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (18,412 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$201 Cash
★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
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 (6,478 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. David Lukowski, MD

Little River, SC 29566

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
89th SC 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 (8,594 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Edward Hobgood, MD

Jackson, MS 39202

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
93rd MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (24,082 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Stuart Kuschner, MD

Beverly Hills, CA 90211

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
72nd 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 (4,003 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Bradley Broussard, MD

Fayetteville, NC 28314

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
97th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (12,491 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. James Price, MD

Mt Pleasant, SC 29464

★★★★★ 4.6 (25)
95th SC 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 ~$209 Cash

Dr. Russell Tigges, MD

Poughkeepsie, NY 12601

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
97th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (24,941 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$232 Cash

Dr. Andrew Trueblood, MD

Cape Girardeau, MO 63703

★★★★★ 4.6 (25)
54th MO 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 (3,120 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Megan Friend, MD

Manassas, VA 20110

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
75th VA 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 (2,072 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mark Ciaglia, DO

Shenandoah, TX 77384

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
94th 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 (8,101 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joshua Johnson, MD

Sioux Falls, SD 57104

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
90th SD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (650 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Christopher Fox, MD

Blue Springs, MO 64014

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
82nd MO 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 (5,421 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Navid Mahooti, MD

Danvers, MA 01923

★★★★★ 4.6 (25)
62nd 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 (3,320 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$224 Cash

Dr. Michael Alapatt, MD

Chatham, NJ 07928

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
6th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (828 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Roger Wiltfong, MD

Chillicothe, OH 45601

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
10th OH 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 (913 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Daniel Schmitt, MD

Maywood, IL 60153

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
93rd IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,247 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$218 Cash

Dr. Kirk Johnson, MD

Hilton Head Island, SC 29926

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
50th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,859 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Juliano, MD

Warwick, NY 10990

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
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 (6,656 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$232 Cash

Dr. Adam Smith, MD

Little Rock, AR 72204

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
97th AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (40,909 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kevin Mikaelian, MD

Stockton, CA 95209

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
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 (15,608 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. David Clare, MD

Lincoln, NE 68510

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
97th NE Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (26,510 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Brodie Mckoy, MD

Mt Pleasant, SC 29464

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
95th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (30,789 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Douglas Henshaw, MD

Danbury, CT 06810

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
97th CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (32,425 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Eric Jepson, DO

Colorado Springs, CO 80920

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
93rd CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (8,485 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$211 Cash

Dr. Scott Schoifet, MD

Voorhees, NJ 08043

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
80th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (9,225 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kevin Cleveland, MD

Memphis, TN 38104

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
94th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (21,619 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$201 Cash

Dr. Michael Moore, MD

Waldwick, NJ 07463

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
98th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (38,023 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Palmer, MD

Liberty Township, OH 45069

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
86th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,514 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
57th OR 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 (2,210 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Louis Bivona, MD

Aberdeen, MD 21001

★★★★★ 4.6 (20)
93rd MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,119 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Frank Goudreau, DO

Sanford, ME 04073

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
34th ME 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. Philip Smith, MD

Little Rock, AR 72204

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
96th AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (24,673 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. William Mahoney, MD

Lakewood Ranch, FL 34211

★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
42nd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,515 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Craig Moores, MD

Fall River, MA 02720

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
13th 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 (929 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$224 Cash

Dr. Curtis Hartman, MD

Omaha, NE 68198

★★★★★ 4.6 (16)
96th NE Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (609 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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