	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	337	$51,099,688	108,725	241	854
California	437	$42,746,762	87,499	126	642
Texas	187	$24,534,891	55,769	257	699
New York	142	$19,376,953	37,187	189	686
Pennsylvania	111	$14,526,824	36,257	268	746
Arizona	97	$14,431,180	32,623	241	892
North Carolina	79	$14,187,671	33,007	354	1,055
Georgia	79	$13,374,866	30,310	297	1,045
Ohio	81	$10,929,965	25,754	279	823
Virginia	49	$10,866,805	23,490	370	1,051
Illinois	79	$10,344,583	23,672	218	754
Massachusetts	60	$9,998,621	22,342	368	869
New Jersey	67	$9,228,015	19,085	232	901
Tennessee	64	$8,993,485	21,833	313	765
Washington	63	$8,105,692	18,459	267	596

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 2022.

Top metro areas

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	155	$21,918,547	40,835	197
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	185	$14,929,207	29,656	84
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	65	$10,834,770	23,498	312
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	67	$10,324,179	23,409	269
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	91	$9,700,277	19,800	127
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	67	$9,091,436	19,843	187
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	50	$8,659,883	19,147	391
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	39	$7,433,500	14,219	283
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	45	$7,399,591	15,456	335
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	49	$7,387,963	15,904	264
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	49	$5,421,899	11,838	202
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	56	$5,085,655	10,715	138
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	47	$5,045,298	12,549	224
Jacksonville, FL	19	$4,725,055	10,100	452
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	30	$4,655,036	9,792	277

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 58 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 17311 nationally

Dermatology accounts for 81% of payment for 17311 nationally in 2022, across 2 specialties on claims.

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated
Dermatology	2,461	86%	$305,887,919	81%	682,406	277
Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery	353	12%	$67,752,010	18%	154,754	438

Not listed: 11 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 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