	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	1,179	$19,796,876	143,787	57	463
Florida	1,140	$13,005,349	109,528	50	334
Texas	683	$6,617,289	57,643	44	281
New York	438	$6,566,406	45,214	37	340
Arizona	317	$2,852,714	25,499	47	240
North Carolina	336	$2,548,181	23,029	39	239
Georgia	306	$2,536,865	23,382	44	254
New Jersey	214	$2,526,046	18,013	47	256
Virginia	241	$2,435,233	19,872	43	286
South Carolina	170	$2,165,264	19,759	47	344
Illinois	265	$1,947,888	17,143	33	188
Massachusetts	237	$1,880,686	14,386	33	192
Maryland	168	$1,865,950	13,893	41	260
Nevada	101	$1,846,453	15,696	56	332
Pennsylvania	245	$1,833,964	14,849	36	166

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 2022.

Top metro areas

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	415	$7,665,093	53,768	56
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	449	$7,465,439	49,776	45
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	259	$3,553,166	27,870	50
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	224	$2,068,254	18,197	45
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	195	$2,061,952	17,707	43
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	150	$2,011,600	14,563	61
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	204	$1,695,145	12,909	34
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	94	$1,671,158	13,194	71
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	174	$1,532,864	11,659	39
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	174	$1,526,876	11,041	36
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	126	$1,481,533	9,894	50
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	91	$1,352,154	11,469	46
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	166	$1,307,070	10,983	35
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	188	$1,272,590	10,358	31
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	59	$1,216,806	10,184	52

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 89 areas with the most payment among those with at least 11 billers; non-metro parts of each state are one area. Data year 2022.

Specialties billing 17004 nationally

Dermatology accounts for 75% of payment for 17004 nationally in 2022, across 9 specialties on claims.

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated
Dermatology	5,714	62%	$71,834,802	75%	564,999	99
Physician Assistant	2,259	24%	$14,118,743	15%	139,511	62
Nurse Practitioner	934	10%	$5,947,809	6.2%	58,240	62
Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery	95	1.0%	$1,018,271	1.1%	8,176	86
Family Practice	114	1.2%	$919,309	0.96%	7,538	66
Internal Medicine	65	0.70%	$517,782	0.54%	3,828	59
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery	24	0.26%	$258,988	0.27%	2,048	85
General Practice	17	0.18%	$221,584	0.23%	1,667	98
Pathology	11	0.12%	$96,214	0.10%	745	68

Not listed: 14 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 2022.

Top billers of 17004 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