	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	1,028	$16,347,553	126,591	56	482
Florida	1,044	$11,806,787	104,049	49	336
Texas	630	$5,802,692	53,451	44	279
New York	371	$4,610,753	34,080	43	306
Arizona	280	$2,664,192	24,508	49	237
Georgia	283	$2,434,676	23,372	48	277
North Carolina	304	$2,177,424	20,549	41	205
Virginia	220	$2,052,550	17,767	42	302
New Jersey	191	$1,924,155	14,639	40	287
South Carolina	145	$1,921,003	18,092	49	391
Nevada	92	$1,604,801	14,446	66	514
Maryland	149	$1,582,935	12,397	39	275
Illinois	220	$1,578,455	14,484	35	177
Ohio	220	$1,468,363	13,992	38	206
Massachusetts	186	$1,437,698	11,442	34	169

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 2020.

Top metro areas

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	364	$6,226,252	46,723	55
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	392	$5,249,713	37,480	47
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	249	$3,266,342	26,978	48
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	195	$1,908,707	17,377	49
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	180	$1,730,816	15,549	42
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	136	$1,639,337	12,906	54
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	88	$1,421,778	11,803	64
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	153	$1,339,797	10,272	39
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	75	$1,293,177	11,378	69
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	112	$1,242,807	8,872	42
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	151	$1,185,157	9,358	34
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	146	$1,153,008	10,301	35
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	151	$1,078,865	8,581	37
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	163	$1,064,463	9,750	32
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	54	$1,063,545	9,369	53

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 90 areas with the most payment among those with at least 11 billers; non-metro parts of each state are one area. Data year 2020.

Specialties billing 17004 nationally

Dermatology accounts for 80% of payment for 17004 nationally in 2020, across 8 specialties on claims.

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated
Dermatology	5,519	67%	$64,530,281	80%	541,609	98
Physician Assistant	1,755	21%	$9,901,464	12%	103,424	59
Nurse Practitioner	710	8.6%	$3,954,635	4.9%	41,551	59
Family Practice	128	1.5%	$839,204	1.0%	7,390	58
Internal Medicine	68	0.82%	$499,358	0.62%	3,934	58
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery	27	0.33%	$268,546	0.33%	2,241	83
General Practice	14	0.17%	$217,795	0.27%	1,732	124
General Surgery	12	0.15%	$140,967	0.17%	1,284	107

Not listed: 15 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 2020.

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