	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	1,232	$20,247,263	147,664	57	425
Florida	1,206	$13,468,591	113,775	49	325
Texas	715	$6,480,722	56,543	40	241
New York	450	$6,170,632	43,109	38	342
Arizona	317	$2,943,577	26,306	48	221
New Jersey	240	$2,670,137	19,397	37	242
Georgia	307	$2,568,401	23,543	43	231
North Carolina	343	$2,406,215	22,071	38	200
Virginia	249	$2,366,230	19,543	40	283
South Carolina	171	$2,171,782	20,364	46	378
Illinois	276	$2,028,652	17,779	35	202
Maryland	182	$2,008,181	15,168	44	254
Massachusetts	246	$1,942,613	14,842	33	190
Pennsylvania	254	$1,927,927	15,996	36	164
Nevada	110	$1,901,414	16,418	61	300

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 2023.

Top metro areas

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	430	$7,913,948	55,759	57
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	476	$7,294,978	49,500	43
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	266	$3,616,875	28,327	50
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	153	$2,079,774	15,095	58
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	217	$2,055,253	18,100	47
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	201	$2,054,250	17,658	37
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	101	$1,755,017	14,030	60
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	207	$1,693,868	12,835	33
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	176	$1,605,696	11,912	36
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	139	$1,588,843	10,543	42
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	181	$1,560,388	12,097	37
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	98	$1,351,320	11,450	51
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	182	$1,330,520	11,552	39
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	208	$1,319,113	10,804	28
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	65	$1,290,569	10,922	53

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 94 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 17004 nationally

Dermatology accounts for 74% of payment for 17004 nationally in 2023, across 10 specialties on claims.

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated
Dermatology	5,696	59%	$71,097,849	74%	559,441	98
Physician Assistant	2,548	26%	$15,504,655	16%	152,955	60
Nurse Practitioner	1,025	11%	$6,257,781	6.5%	62,192	61
Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery	94	0.98%	$1,046,714	1.1%	8,334	89
Family Practice	113	1.2%	$919,191	0.95%	7,462	66
Internal Medicine	64	0.66%	$541,891	0.56%	4,147	65
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery	32	0.33%	$279,293	0.29%	2,196	69
General Practice	14	0.15%	$212,402	0.22%	1,597	114
Pathology	11	0.11%	$118,832	0.12%	937	85
Otolaryngology	11	0.11%	$93,382	0.10%	775	70

Not listed: 16 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 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