	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	351	$53,473,719	113,582	240	875
California	436	$44,309,152	89,631	128	668
Texas	194	$25,796,746	58,474	262	691
New York	148	$20,151,302	39,078	195	695
North Carolina	84	$15,144,574	35,148	337	1,031
Arizona	100	$14,827,434	32,663	243	839
Pennsylvania	109	$14,611,638	35,457	247	830
Georgia	81	$13,444,069	30,471	285	979
Virginia	57	$12,882,610	27,487	453	1,028
Illinois	83	$11,949,954	26,569	230	839
Ohio	86	$11,239,208	26,480	264	803
Massachusetts	64	$10,870,525	24,329	361	916
Tennessee	67	$9,744,296	23,708	349	821
New Jersey	71	$9,692,612	20,355	219	802
Washington	65	$8,561,737	19,278	236	671

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 2023.

Top metro areas

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	165	$22,983,963	43,732	197
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	189	$14,644,212	28,633	87
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	63	$10,721,925	23,295	286
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	101	$10,504,296	21,675	130
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	69	$10,358,777	22,852	280
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	68	$9,640,305	20,872	201
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	57	$9,609,236	21,367	363
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	49	$9,238,518	17,567	312
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	44	$7,493,507	15,713	386
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	50	$7,357,732	15,852	242
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	50	$5,929,276	13,059	218
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	52	$5,532,135	13,763	202
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	53	$5,159,410	10,825	141
Jacksonville, FL	20	$5,061,946	10,810	453
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	32	$5,053,891	10,586	248

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 60 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 17311 nationally

Dermatology accounts for 81% of payment for 17311 nationally in 2023, across 2 specialties on claims.

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated
Dermatology	2,566	86%	$324,443,895	81%	721,247	281
Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery	353	12%	$69,324,017	17%	157,812	447

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 2023.

Top billers of 17311 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