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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. Bradley Warlick, MD

Marquette, MI 49855

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
81st MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,051 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Earl Lund, MD

Plano, TX 75093

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
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 (3,672 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Edward Rabbitt, MD

Alexandria, VA 22310

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
50th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,027 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joshua Mcspadden, DO

Waxahachie, TX 75165

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
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 (2,319 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Geoffrey Stoker, MD

Boston, MA 02111

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
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 (621 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$227 Cash

Dr. Jeffrey Obrien, MD

Merritt Island, FL 32952

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
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 (2,541 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$216 Cash

Dr. Evan Larson, MD

Iowa City, IA 52245

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
56th IA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,377 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
72nd NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,712 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$232 Cash

Dr. David Demik, MD

Cedar Rapids, IA 52403

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
47th IA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,801 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Garry Vallier, MD

Coos Bay, OR 97420

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
89th OR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,470 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Patrick Wiater, MD

Beverly Hills, MI 48025

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
84th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,654 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Paul Nitz, MD

Dayton, OH 45420

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
39th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,596 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Scott Rushton, MD

Wynnewood, PA 19096

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
14th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,090 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rayhan Jalal, MD

Lafayette, IN 47904

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
87th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (8,878 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Matthew Harb, MD

Washington, DC 20036

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
88th DC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,641 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Rozell, MD

Tucson, AZ 85712

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
81st AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (6,617 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$207 Cash

Dr. Simon Mears, MD

Little Rock, AR 72205

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
62nd AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,390 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. S. Bederman, MD

Orange, CA 92868

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
78th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,837 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash

Dr. Randolph Sealey, MD

Danbury, CT 06810

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
63rd CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,850 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Cody Covington, MD

San Antonio, TX 78229

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
54th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,711 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Seann Willson, MD

Flint, MI 48507

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
90th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (9,650 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Johnathan Perry, MD

Kennewick, WA 99336

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
81st WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,086 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$222 Cash

Dr. Richard Roberts, MD

Irving, TX 75061

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
85th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (7,789 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jonathan Ludwig, MD

Huntsville, AL 35802

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
37th AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,116 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
52nd NE Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,482 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Daniel Morris, DO

Jasper, AL 35501

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
37th AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,123 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nicholas Bontempo, MD

Hartford, CT 06106

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
38th CT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,600 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Taylor Dunphy, MD

Newport Beach, CA 92660

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
41st CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,826 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$239 Cash

Dr. Larry Stayner, MD

Missoula, MT 59804

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
38th MT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,617 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. James Chambers, MD

Raleigh, NC 27612

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
39th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,649 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. John Pinski, MD

Marietta, GA 30060

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
59th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,774 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ajeya Joshi, MD

San Antonio, TX 78258

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
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 (1,330 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Shaun Steeby, MD

Topeka, KS 66606

★★★★★ 4.8 (15)
23rd KS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,373 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Stephen Compton, MD

Murray, KY 42071

★★★★★ 4.8 (23)
79th KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation [CPT 99213] • Ultrasound-guided major joint aspirations/injections (CPT 20610 / 20611) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,818 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$209 Cash

Dr. Braden Mayer, MD

Greenwood Village, CO 80111

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
31st CO 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 (1,039 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$211 Cash

Dr. Kumar Amin, MD

Steubenville, OH 43952

★★★★★ 4.8 (19)
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 (2,069 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts UnitedHealthcare ~$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.

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