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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. Ralph Zade, MD

Catonsville, MD 21228

★★★★★ 5.0 (22)
90th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (9,368 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Thomas Ring, MD

Baltimore, MD 21218

★★★★★ 5.0 (22)
45th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,723 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mathew Most, MD

Worcester, MA 01605

★★★★★ 5.0 (18)
17th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (967 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$224 Cash

Dr. Joseph Chalal, MD

Boynton Beach, FL 33437

★★★★★ 5.0 (22)
62nd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,730 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$216 Cash

Dr. Domingo Delgado-Garcia, MD

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301

★★★★★ 5.0 (22)
31st FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,808 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$216 Cash
★★★★★ 5.0 (22)
27th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,177 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Christopher Meyer, MD

Waconia, MN 55387

★★★★★ 5.0 (18)
91st MN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,285 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Thomas Rivers, MD

Sugar Land, TX 77479

★★★★★ 5.0 (22)
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 (2,283 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Shivam Desai, MD

Newnan, GA 30265

★★★★★ 5.0 (22)
58th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,680 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Creed Paris, MD

Amarillo, TX 79106

★★★★★ 5.0 (22)
65th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,671 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Evan Bash, MD

Upland, PA 19013

★★★★★ 5.0 (22)
22nd PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,318 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. James Anderson, MD

Cleveland, OH 44106

★★★★★ 5.0 (22)
11th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (825 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jason Phillips, MD

Pottsville, PA 17901

★★★★★ 5.0 (18)
43rd PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,471 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joseph Gentile, MD

Huntersville, NC 28078

★★★★★ 5.0 (22)
68th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,212 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Forest Heis, MD

Highland Heights, KY 41076

★★★★★ 5.0 (18)
88th KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (8,173 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Carl Freeman, MD

Jacksonville, FL 32207

★★★★★ 5.0 (18)
33rd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,914 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$216 Cash

Dr. Patrick Buckley, MD

Wall Township, NJ 07753

★★★★★ 5.0 (22)
77th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,983 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kirk Haidet, MD

Lorain, OH 44053

★★★★★ 5.0 (18)
24th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,086 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Martin, MD

Anderson, IN 46013

★★★★★ 5.0 (22)
98th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,202 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nitin Goyal, MD

Joliet, IL 60435

★★★★★ 5.0 (22)
32nd IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,919 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$218 Cash

Dr. Scott Mcmullen, MD

Elkhorn, NE 68022

★★★★★ 5.0 (22)
55th NE Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,610 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Albi Qeli, MD

Travis Afb, CA 94535

★★★★★ 5.0 (22)
36th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,654 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash
★★★★★ 5.0 (22)
20th NV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,031 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Marc Milia, MD

Dearborn, MI 48124

★★★★★ 5.0 (18)
47th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,966 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 5.0 (18)
92nd MA Pct

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

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$227 Cash

Dr. Robert Kramer, MD

Beaumont, TX 77706

★★★★★ 5.0 (22)
26th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,324 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Alfred Ricci, DO

Montgomery, AL 36117

★★★★★ 5.0 (18)
45th AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,429 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joshua Lamb, MD

Charleston, SC 29414

★★★★★ 5.0 (18)
65th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,120 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. James Eberhardt, DO

Brownstown, MI 48134

★★★★★ 5.0 (22)
41st MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,673 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. James Doran, MD

Somers Point, NJ 08244

★★★★★ 5.0 (18)
78th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (8,428 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Daniel Gehling, MD

Toledo, OH 43614

★★★★★ 5.0 (22)
31st OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,326 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Andrew Parkinson, MD

Oklahoma City, OK 73134

★★★★★ 5.0 (18)
18th OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,048 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jeffrey Sawyer, MD

Germantown, TN 38138

★★★★★ 5.0 (22)
16th TN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,473 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$201 Cash

Dr. Richard Linn, MD

Plantation, FL 33324

★★★★★ 5.0 (18)
76th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,953 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$216 Cash

Dr. Timothy Van De Leur, MD

Summerfield, FL 34491

★★★★★ 4.9 (17)
92nd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (24,396 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$216 Cash

Dr. Mitesh Patel, MD

Marlton, NJ 08053

★★★★★ 4.9 (21)
98th 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 (64,258 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 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.

Patient Triage & Insurance Verification Guide

Frequently Asked Questions: Choosing a Specialist by CPT Volume & Insurance Network

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General directory listings show what a doctor claims to treat, whereas federal CMS Medicare Part B claims reveal what they actually perform every week. For example, seeing an endocrinologist who performs 400+ in-office thyroid neck ultrasounds (CPT 76536) per year or a gastroenterologist in the top decile for adenoma detection colonoscopy (CPT 45385) prevents unnecessary outside imaging referrals and repeat appointments.

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