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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. Sean Devine, MD

San Luis Obispo, CA 93405

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
45th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,044 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash

Dr. Creighton Tubb, MD

New Braunfels, TX 78130

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
89th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (10,194 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Steven Beldner, MD

New York, NY 10016

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
75th 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 (3,811 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash

Dr. Andrew Jawa, MD

Waltham, MA 02451

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
56th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,674 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$224 Cash

Dr. Dylan Watson, MD

Greenville, SC 29615

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
81st SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (11,614 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. William Lighthart, MD

Jackson, WY 83001

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
94th WY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (11,940 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robert Pivec, MD

Phoenix, AZ 85054

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
76th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,195 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$207 Cash

Dr. Michael Nicoson, MD

Louisville, KY 40223

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
86th KY 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 (3,765 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Alpesh Shah, MD

Rockville Centre, NY 11570

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
76th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,406 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$232 Cash

Dr. James Nelson, MD

Rocky Mount, NC 27804

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
93rd NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,853 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joseph O'brien, MD

Bethesda, MD 20817

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
55th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,304 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Andrea Bowers, MD

Mount Laurel, NJ 08054

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
86th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (12,724 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. James Hughey, DO

Huntsville, AL 35801

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
84th AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,909 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Feder, MD

Rockville Centre, NY 11570

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
54th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,518 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$232 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
69th OR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,784 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Brian Freeto, MD

Napa, CA 94558

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
73rd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,757 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
53rd NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,441 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kevin Park, MD

Washington, DC 20007

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
53rd DC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,177 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ian Lin, MD

Des Moines, IA 50316

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
52nd IA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,124 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sheryl Smith, MD

Oklahoma City, OK 73114

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
87th OK Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,170 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Robert Baird, MD

Mobile, AL 36608

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
57th AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,113 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Bradley King, MD

Cincinnati, OH 45211

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
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 (3,871 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mark Mellinger, MD

Flagstaff, AZ 86001

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
53rd AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,458 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$207 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
91st NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,535 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Matthew Swick, MD

St. Petersburg, FL 33703

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
43rd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,523 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$216 Cash

Dr. Douglas Pahl, MD

Columbus, GA 31909

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
33rd GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,893 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
46th MA 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 (1,640 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$227 Cash

Dr. Randle Ramsey, DO

Jacksonville, NC 28546

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
74th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,844 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash

Dr. Benjamin Kester, MD

Lombard, IL 60148

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
64th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,176 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$218 Cash

Dr. David Gibbons, MD

Richland, WA 99352

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
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 (2,678 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$222 Cash

Dr. Mark Leber, MD

Phoenix, AZ 85018

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
33rd 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 (2,256 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$207 Cash

Dr. Mario Taylor, MD

Gilbert, AZ 85297

★★★★★ 4.8 (16)
27th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,365 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$207 Cash

Dr. Carmen Petraglia, MD

Bethel Park, PA 15102

★★★★★ 4.8 (20)
41st PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,279 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
79th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,319 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 Cash

Dr. Stuart Elkowitz, MD

New York, NY 10016

★★★★★ 4.8 (24)
75th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,264 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Medicare Part B ~$239 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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