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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. Daniel Zanotti, MD

Sheffield Village, OH 44054

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
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 (1,907 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Richard Graves, MD

Sulphur Springs, TX 75482

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
51st TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,534 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Allison Fillar, MD

Baltimore, MD 21218

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
72nd MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,306 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Thomas Chi, MD

Bellevue, WA 98004

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
74th WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,642 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$222 Cash

Dr. Paul Tavakolian, MD

Bedford, TX 76021

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
61st TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,269 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Patricia Turner, MD

Leonardtown, MD 20650

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
48th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,904 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ryan Krupp, MD

Louisville, KY 40241

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
40th KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,990 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Christopher Tipton, MD

Vicksburg, MS 39183

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
39th MS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,019 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joseph Gower, MD

Ocean, NJ 07712

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
30th 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 (2,383 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Raymond Klug, MD

Los Alamitos, CA 90720

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
91st CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (11,695 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash

Dr. Jeffrey Stone, MD

Temple Terrace, FL 33617

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
57th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,923 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$216 Cash

Dr. John Nelligan, MD

Sonora, CA 95370

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
27th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,291 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash

Dr. Gerard Cush, MD

Lewisburg, PA 17837

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
66th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,408 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jason Stanford, DO

Cedar Falls, IA 50613

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
13th IA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,192 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Maury Harwood, MD

Morgan Hill, CA 95037

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
89th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (10,063 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash

Dr. Ryan Perry, DO

Fort Myers, FL 33919

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
44th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,577 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$216 Cash

Dr. Mark Winston, MD

Leawood, KS 66211

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
58th KS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,108 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jamil Jacobs-El, MD

Aurora, IL 60506

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
40th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,256 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$218 Cash

Dr. James Lyions, MD

Maumee, OH 43537

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
93rd OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (10,114 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Andrew Thomson, MD

Nashville, TN 37203

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
28th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,987 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$202 Cash

Dr. Nathaniel Stewart, MD

Altoona, WI 54720

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
61st WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,267 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Lawrence Bircoll, MD

Decatur, GA 30030

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
73rd GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,477 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Edward Chung, MD

Delray Beach, FL 33484

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
9th FL Pct

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

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$216 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
20th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,359 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Vamsi Kancherla, MD

Gainesville, GA 30501

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
60th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,905 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Travis Hendry, MD

Bountiful, UT 84010

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
56th UT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,657 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Travis Liddell, MD

Sioux Falls, SD 57103

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
5th SD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (661 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ethan Healy, MD

Natick, MA 01760

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
85th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (9,490 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$224 Cash

Dr. Robert Viere, MD

Addison, TX 75001

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
38th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,820 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Chad Corrigan, MD

Wichita, KS 67226

★★★★★ 4.7 (17)
25th KS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,397 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Burge, DO

Ventura, CA 93003

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
34th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,563 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash

Dr. Robert Lucas, MD

Folsom, CA 95630

★★★★★ 4.7 (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 (2,069 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash

Dr. William Thompson, MD

Poughkeepsie, NY 12603

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
19th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,078 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$232 Cash

Dr. Robert Snyder, MD

Newport News, VA 23606

★★★★★ 4.7 (25)
73rd VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,383 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Amorn Salyapongse, MD

Madison, WI 53715

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
52nd WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,815 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Paul Melaragno, MD

Upper Arlington, OH 43220

★★★★★ 4.7 (21)
49th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,070 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$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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