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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. Matthew Dewall, MD

West Des Moines, IA 50266

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
87th IA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,875 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Cathryn Vadala, MD

Kennewick, WA 99336

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
86th WA 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 (4,138 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$222 Cash

Dr. Arthur Wardell, MD

Suffolk, VA 23435

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
71st VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,126 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Adam Wilson, MD

Garden City, NY 11530

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
55th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,592 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$232 Cash

Dr. Asa Shnaekel, MD

Little Rock, AR 72205

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
59th AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,766 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sean Wilkinson, DO

Newton, NJ 07860

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
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 (9,235 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Paul Danielsky, MD

Tinley Park, IL 60477

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
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 (9,619 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$218 Cash

Dr. Richard Lee, MD

Newport Beach, CA 92660

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
65th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,656 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Mark Smith, MD

Louisville, KY 40223

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
82nd KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,240 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Meehan, MD

Sacramento, CA 95817

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
12th CA Pct

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

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Claiborne Christian, MD

Southaven, MS 38671

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
42nd MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,174 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kevin Sumida, MD

Arlington, VA 22205

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
79th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,340 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Andrew Lehman, MD

Springfield, MA 01107

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
36th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,585 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$224 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
61st MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,155 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$224 Cash

Dr. Matthew Reish, MD

Lewisburg, PA 17837

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
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 (22,741 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jay Parkin, MD

Fairfield, CA 94534

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
61st CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,186 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Benjamin Guevara, MD

Slidell, LA 70461

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
44th LA 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 (1,423 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Travis Small, DO

Tulsa, OK 74136

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
79th OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,230 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Steven Howell, MD

Wichita, KS 67205

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
49th KS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,572 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Eric Parsons, MD

Mentor, OH 44060

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
96th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (13,434 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Thomas Bendowski, MD

Crystal River, FL 34429

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
95th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (32,439 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$216 Cash

Dr. Daniel Woods, MD

Munster, IN 46321

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
78th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,889 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Brian Badman, MD

Fishers, IN 46037

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
65th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,023 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mark Tantorski, DO

West Chester, PA 19380

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
26th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,503 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Gottschalk, MD

New York, NY 10016

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
66th 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 (2,871 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 Cash

Dr. Paul Gruszka, MD

Chesterton, IN 46304

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
97th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (18,054 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Bradley Butkovich, MD

Norfolk, VA 23502

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
64th 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 (6,745 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Theodore Wolfson, MD

Danbury, CT 06810

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
95th CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (19,445 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Fritch, MD

Edgewood, KY 41017

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
70th KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,673 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
47th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,308 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Thomas Gleason, MD

Morton Grove, IL 60053

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
46th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,669 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$218 Cash

Dr. Alexander Crespo, MD

Chicago, IL 60618

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
11th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (912 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$222 Cash

Dr. Jeffrey Mcintosh, MD

Leawood, KS 66211

★★★★★ 4.8 (17)
73rd KS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,807 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Leonid Selya, MD

Lanham, MD 20706

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
23rd MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,590 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Matthew Cohn, MD

Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
38th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,276 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$209 Cash

Dr. Shahryar Ahmadi, MD

Long Beach, CA 90806

★★★★★ 4.8 (21)
46th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,096 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Kaiser Permanente ~$239 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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