	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	1,115	$19,567,103	141,872	59	484
Florida	1,114	$13,624,649	113,349	48	345
Texas	653	$6,466,589	55,688	44	276
New York	419	$6,238,016	42,699	37	359
Arizona	301	$3,031,294	26,552	46	256
Georgia	299	$2,607,877	23,626	43	314
North Carolina	329	$2,578,685	23,105	40	208
Virginia	234	$2,449,490	19,821	41	272
New Jersey	219	$2,385,489	16,938	39	264
South Carolina	155	$2,122,298	19,007	51	370
Illinois	260	$1,945,148	16,942	34	182
Massachusetts	214	$1,929,320	14,625	36	176
Maryland	161	$1,892,685	13,929	42	253
Nevada	96	$1,867,490	15,618	60	457
Pennsylvania	250	$1,731,132	13,945	35	153

Not listed: 5 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 2021.

Top metro areas

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	396	$7,673,042	54,051	61
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	451	$7,108,379	47,318	42
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	259	$3,739,840	29,244	48
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	209	$2,174,455	18,803	46
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	183	$2,035,236	17,211	43
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	140	$1,918,258	13,988	56
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	184	$1,676,486	12,654	35
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	95	$1,652,479	12,910	68
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	172	$1,601,075	11,603	41
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	87	$1,542,951	12,903	61
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	122	$1,481,823	9,906	47
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	173	$1,434,360	10,785	38
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	56	$1,263,733	10,393	54
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	152	$1,257,662	10,433	34
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	169	$1,239,053	10,669	35

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 91 areas with the most payment among those with at least 11 billers; non-metro parts of each state are one area. Data year 2021.

Specialties billing 17004 nationally

Dermatology accounts for 77% of payment for 17004 nationally in 2021, across 8 specialties on claims.

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated
Dermatology	5,652	63%	$73,545,820	77%	576,497	102
Physician Assistant	2,046	23%	$12,678,996	13%	123,944	61
Nurse Practitioner	828	9.3%	$5,371,333	5.6%	52,195	63
Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery	102	1.1%	$1,096,775	1.2%	8,716	85
Family Practice	118	1.3%	$899,522	0.94%	7,346	62
Internal Medicine	65	0.73%	$529,846	0.56%	3,932	60
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery	28	0.31%	$297,079	0.31%	2,330	83
General Practice	15	0.17%	$257,768	0.27%	1,927	128

Not listed: 17 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 2021.

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