	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	reported
2024	12,574	$166,198,891	-3%	5,331,089	254	1,375	0.54
2023	12,535	$171,518,217	-2%	5,393,179	257	1,400	0.54
2022	12,565	$174,502,062	-7%	5,457,256	260	1,407	0.54
2021	12,572	$186,740,642	+8%	5,675,593	275	1,472	0.54
2020	12,531	$173,498,217	first year in data	5,289,097	260	1,367	0.54

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). Data years 2020–2024.

By state

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated
New York	1,265	$20,415,640	562,843	257	1,517
California	1,169	$18,587,442	524,835	242	1,585
Pennsylvania	857	$14,902,895	481,138	436	1,506
Florida	959	$14,306,877	446,425	252	1,612
New Jersey	747	$11,912,621	338,253	309	1,322
Illinois	638	$9,638,614	304,637	290	1,527
Ohio	663	$8,533,380	296,437	331	1,292
Michigan	548	$6,971,939	228,519	267	1,294
Texas	626	$5,635,003	181,242	140	1,038
Massachusetts	285	$5,287,112	158,927	273	1,903
Maryland	263	$3,821,372	111,870	303	1,276
Georgia	310	$3,285,658	111,233	235	1,025
Arizona	298	$3,226,721	102,767	227	1,030
Missouri	212	$3,136,248	115,513	361	1,506
Virginia	253	$2,886,683	91,749	193	1,183

Not listed: 1 billers with an armed-forces or unknown state code (XX); they are in the national totals.

Not listed: 3 states with fewer than 11 billers (small cells).

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). Providers placed by practice address. Data year 2023.

Top metro areas

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	1,511	$25,705,820	693,494	273
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	478	$8,378,878	248,621	341
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	516	$7,830,517	241,472	282
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	465	$7,689,718	215,695	248
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	331	$4,534,946	144,816	267
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	340	$4,320,824	129,494	184
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	199	$3,663,703	108,359	246
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	219	$2,680,418	76,734	184
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	155	$2,499,328	81,627	260
Cleveland, OH	182	$2,381,998	82,574	301
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	227	$2,338,140	73,551	211
St. Louis, MO-IL	134	$1,998,328	70,092	330
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	137	$1,919,412	48,484	238
Pittsburgh, PA	124	$1,766,295	60,499	425
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	118	$1,754,811	51,734	362

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 98 areas with the most payment among those with at least 11 billers; non-metro parts of each state are one area. Data year 2023.

Specialties billing 11721 nationally

Podiatry accounts for 98% of payment for 11721 nationally in 2023, across 6 specialties on claims.

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated
Podiatry	11,987	96%	$168,522,522	98%	5,275,115	440
Nurse Practitioner	351	2.8%	$2,220,683	1.3%	89,704	256
Physician Assistant	80	0.64%	$404,387	0.24%	16,597	207
Internal Medicine	25	0.20%	$80,602	0.05%	2,674	107
Family Practice	38	0.30%	$40,327	0.02%	1,482	39
Orthopedic Surgery	12	0.10%	$29,376	0.02%	1,036	86

Not listed: 19 specialties with fewer than 11 billers (small cells).

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). Provider-level lines (fewer than 11 beneficiaries suppressed by CMS); specialty is the provider type on claims. Data year 2023.

Top billers of 11721 nationally

Named top billers are a Pro figure, and Pro is not available to buy, so this list is not shown to any account. The counts and totals by state, metro area and specialty on this page are free.

Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service only; CMS suppresses provider lines with fewer than 11 beneficiaries. How these figures are computed · Limitations