	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	reported
2024	3,051	$417,113,225	+4%	933,225	237	819	6.20
2023	2,969	$400,042,751	+5%	895,545	234	799	6.20
2022	2,866	$379,461,576	+2%	853,158	229	796	6.20
2021	2,822	$372,098,193	+11%	823,401	221	802	6.20
2020	2,713	$333,735,814	first year in data	758,162	203	760	6.20

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
Florida	316	$47,914,874	103,002	235	935
California	417	$36,118,471	74,689	105	545
Texas	182	$20,557,429	48,164	222	656
New York	133	$14,989,822	29,281	167	561
North Carolina	70	$13,111,447	30,851	394	1,179
Arizona	88	$12,913,068	28,852	239	927
Pennsylvania	105	$12,372,201	31,216	223	673
Georgia	75	$12,047,720	27,851	286	947
Virginia	46	$9,976,068	22,180	418	1,118
Ohio	71	$9,612,069	22,556	300	843
Illinois	73	$9,302,807	21,118	205	734
Massachusetts	57	$8,443,165	18,944	341	712
Tennessee	64	$7,898,805	18,976	302	667
New Jersey	66	$7,842,887	16,443	210	702
South Carolina	36	$7,140,896	16,961	389	1,293

Not listed: 12 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
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	155	$17,945,490	34,467	177
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	190	$12,269,484	24,591	75
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	90	$9,488,120	19,527	136
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	62	$9,112,548	20,713	273
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	64	$8,880,057	19,288	234
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	61	$7,343,297	16,185	191
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	46	$7,205,245	15,969	354
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	39	$6,722,413	13,187	262
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	46	$6,379,137	14,029	249
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	41	$6,217,890	13,053	286
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	45	$4,997,492	11,012	223
Jacksonville, FL	16	$4,375,852	9,593	438
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	51	$4,298,808	9,370	139
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	44	$4,217,930	10,617	168
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	24	$4,091,438	8,376	240

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 52 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 17311 nationally

Dermatology accounts for 98% of payment for 17311 nationally in 2020, across 4 specialties on claims.

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated
Dermatology	2,640	97%	$327,482,735	98%	739,636	280
Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery	19	0.70%	$1,988,761	0.60%	5,043	265
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery	13	0.48%	$1,335,925	0.40%	3,104	239
Ambulatory Surgical Center	13	0.48%	$674,931	0.20%	4,673	359

Not listed: 10 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 17311 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