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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. Scott Sporer, MD

Winfield, IL 60190

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
86th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (9,687 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$218 Cash

Dr. Alex Shin, DO

Harrisburg, PA 17109

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
85th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (9,119 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Stephen Reed, MD

Lake Mary, FL 32746

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
79th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (8,950 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. David Fehnel, MD

Peabody, MA 01960

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
84th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (9,035 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$224 Cash

Dr. James Dietz, MD

Saint Clair Shores, MI 48080

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
79th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,503 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Chad Krueger, MD

Willow Grove, PA 19090

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
83rd PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (8,064 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Paul Tortolani, MD

Towson, MD 21204

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
36th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,220 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Matthew Lavelle, MD

Boynton Beach, FL 33435

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
59th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,179 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Nathan Tiedeken, MD

West Reading, PA 19611

★★★★★ 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 (21,130 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Harrer, MD

Marlton, NJ 08053

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
72nd NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,507 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Thomas Dulaney, MD

West Des Moines, IA 50266

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
81st IA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,956 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Anthony Skalak, MD

Greenville, NC 27834

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
98th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (16,442 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. James Head, MD

Conway, AR 72034

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
65th AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,649 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Daniel Terpstra, DO

Bethlehem, PA 18017

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
71st PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,310 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Kleimeyer, MD

Stanford, CA 94305

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
59th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,008 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Jordan Schaeffer, MD

Colorado Springs, CO 80918

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
81st CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,536 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$211 Cash

Dr. Steven Widmer, MD

Wooster, OH 44691

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
74th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,946 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rabah Qadir, MD

The Woodlands, TX 77380

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
97th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (22,909 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jason Stewart, MD

North Little Rock, AR 72117

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
83rd AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (10,006 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
37th WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,375 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$222 Cash

Dr. Samuel Baxter, MD

Little Rock, AR 72205

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
53rd AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,287 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kraig Pepper, DO

Fort Worth, TX 76132

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
79th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,659 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Sefter, DO

Gettysburg, PA 17325

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
46th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,630 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Scott Haig, MD

Scarsdale, NY 10583

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
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 (7,499 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$232 Cash

Dr. Eric Marsh, MD

Rutland, VT 05701

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
83rd VT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,440 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
83rd GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (9,771 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nicholas Dirig, DO

Carson City, NV 89705

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
79th NV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,410 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Garrett Davis, MD

Lebanon, NH 03756

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
50th NH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,762 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Menar Wahood, DO

Joliet, IL 60435

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
50th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,938 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$218 Cash

Dr. Russell Jackson, DO

San Antonio, TX 78258

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
62nd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,331 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Katherine Xie, MD

Sun City West, AZ 85375

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
41st AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,890 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$207 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
31st MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,260 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Colin Booth, MD

Knoxville, TN 37923

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
48th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,072 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$201 Cash

Dr. Barnaby Dedmond, MD

West Columbia, SC 29169

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
22nd SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,848 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nicholas Ting, MD

Leawood, KS 66211

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
91st KS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (13,368 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Brandon Valentine, MD

Charlotte, NC 28211

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
33rd NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,433 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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