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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. Richard Smith, MD

Fall River, MA 02721

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
90th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (11,439 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$224 Cash

Dr. Kevin Heaton, DO

Klamath Falls, OR 97601

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
45th OR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,726 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Lucas Romine, MD

Smithfield, NC 27577

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
57th NC 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
★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
11th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (893 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Kirsten Sumner, MD

Gilbert, AZ 85297

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
36th 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 (2,494 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$207 Cash

Dr. Duane Tippets, MD

Anniston, AL 36207

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
86th AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,191 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Dale Funk, MD

Abilene, TX 79606

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
94th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (13,527 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mae Young, MD

Middletown, NY 10941

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
18th 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 (1,387 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$232 Cash

Dr. Terry Fowler, MD

Grove City, OH 43123

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
46th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,924 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Chad Smith, MD

Louisville, KY 40217

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
86th KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,105 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Stephen Roberts, MD

Brownwood, TX 76801

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
30th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,479 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kevin Tomany, MD

N Chelmsford, MA 01863

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
87th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (9,884 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$224 Cash

Dr. Michael Potter, MD

Medford, OR 97501

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
86th 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 (6,666 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Brian Butzen, MD

Durango, CO 81301

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
96th CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (12,195 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$211 Cash

Dr. Michael Bronson, MD

New York, NY 10029

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
56th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,626 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. William Frames, MD

Mentor, OH 44060

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
50th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,138 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Daniel Galat, MD

Scottsdale, AZ 85258

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
46th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,120 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$210 Cash

Dr. Mark Lorenze, MD

Essex, CT 06426

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
48th CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,953 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nathaniel Odor, MD

Oklahoma City, OK 73159

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
48th OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,944 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Bradford Knight, MD

Manassas, VA 20110

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
49th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,970 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Nelson, MD

Raleigh, NC 27609

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
61st NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,570 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
77th AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,245 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Andrew Smith, DO

Tucson, AZ 85704

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
77th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,401 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$207 Cash

Dr. John Douglas, DO

Tooele, UT 84074

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
76th UT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,830 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joshua Maxwell, DO

Duluth, MN 55805

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
72nd 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 (577 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Fu, MD

New York, NY 10021

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
4th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (756 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash
★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
51st MN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,554 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. James Johnson, MD

Golden, CO 80401

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
34th CO 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 (1,186 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$211 Cash

Dr. Abhinav Chhabra, MD

Charlottesville, VA 22908

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
3rd VA Pct

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

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Raymond Hsu, MD

East Greenwich, RI 02818

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
13th RI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,059 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Tefteller, DO

Gilbert, AZ 85297

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
87th 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 (10,843 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$207 Cash

Dr. Shivajee Nallamothu, DO

Clarkston, MI 48346

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
68th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,469 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Aric Gardner, MD

Manassas, VA 20110

★★★★★ 4.9 (16)
63rd VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,181 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Stephen Flores, MD

Lubbock, TX 79410

★★★★★ 4.9 (20)
63rd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,463 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Laszlo Harmat, DO

Vero Beach, FL 32960

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
68th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,543 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Robert Moriarty, MD

Huntington, NY 11743

★★★★★ 4.9 (24)
84th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,299 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$232 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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