	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	reported
2024	10,014	$93,928,956	-2%	807,938	40	268	1.37
2023	9,638	$96,330,309	+1%	802,133	41	272	1.37
2022	9,276	$95,338,088	+0%	790,025	42	289	1.37
2021	8,905	$95,207,432	+18%	781,157	42	300	1.37
2020	8,270	$80,747,114	first year in data	706,473	42	293	1.37

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
California	1,277	$20,388,688	153,216	54	411
Florida	1,236	$12,980,834	113,504	47	319
Texas	729	$6,441,531	57,447	42	250
New York	463	$5,706,905	42,336	39	276
Arizona	331	$2,988,709	27,197	52	213
New Jersey	242	$2,637,589	20,000	41	281
Georgia	325	$2,483,834	23,510	41	220
Virginia	272	$2,245,999	19,302	34	271
South Carolina	187	$2,205,431	21,001	48	320
North Carolina	339	$2,156,959	20,440	34	212
Illinois	290	$1,951,736	17,613	35	164
Maryland	184	$1,919,811	15,111	40	266
Pennsylvania	268	$1,887,660	15,993	34	163
Massachusetts	249	$1,861,557	14,861	32	180
Nevada	112	$1,821,055	16,323	53	292

Not listed: 4 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 2024.

Top metro areas

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	440	$7,719,204	56,698	54
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	487	$6,804,339	48,844	44
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	284	$3,470,714	28,150	47
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	168	$2,151,144	15,994	56
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	200	$2,109,286	18,297	41
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	225	$2,108,297	18,927	48
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	107	$1,739,671	14,269	49
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	215	$1,659,935	13,139	32
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	193	$1,562,427	12,349	34
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	184	$1,515,666	11,823	34
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	140	$1,509,570	10,094	44
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	211	$1,305,021	11,071	30
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	103	$1,280,585	11,152	51
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	170	$1,253,972	10,954	41
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	64	$1,242,178	10,892	44

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 92 areas with the most payment among those with at least 11 billers; non-metro parts of each state are one area. Data year 2024.

Specialties billing 17004 nationally

Dermatology accounts for 72% of payment for 17004 nationally in 2024, across 9 specialties on claims.

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated
Dermatology	5,711	57%	$67,928,401	72%	550,426	96
Physician Assistant	2,793	28%	$16,172,513	17%	163,025	58
Nurse Practitioner	1,165	12%	$6,432,027	6.8%	66,458	57
Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery	93	0.93%	$1,083,673	1.2%	8,912	96
Family Practice	112	1.1%	$919,329	0.98%	7,943	71
Internal Medicine	59	0.59%	$553,184	0.59%	4,412	75
General Practice	13	0.13%	$200,380	0.21%	1,521	117
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery	23	0.23%	$174,366	0.19%	1,440	63
Pathology	11	0.11%	$130,324	0.14%	1,044	95

Not listed: 13 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 2024.

Top billers of 17004 nationally

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