	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	reported
2024	2,845	$159,864,358	+1%	502,318	130	502	3.30
2023	2,770	$158,359,728	+1%	494,852	127	513	3.30
2022	2,676	$156,410,522	-0%	485,870	130	511	3.30
2021	2,616	$156,625,452	+9%	480,984	129	516	3.30
2020	2,538	$143,553,015	first year in data	454,893	126	510	3.30

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	388	$23,314,282	64,998	99	548
Florida	317	$20,209,273	61,657	133	570
Texas	166	$9,435,984	30,025	141	462
New York	136	$8,936,559	24,151	126	480
North Carolina	78	$6,172,056	19,771	163	997
Pennsylvania	106	$6,147,153	20,293	126	525
Arizona	93	$5,787,281	18,216	125	559
Georgia	75	$5,088,794	16,168	147	622
New Jersey	62	$4,795,858	13,103	159	671
Ohio	79	$4,547,364	15,292	133	535
Massachusetts	59	$4,285,123	13,231	192	580
Illinois	72	$4,132,975	12,912	123	501
Virginia	48	$3,856,791	11,988	205	532
Tennessee	61	$3,053,984	10,672	164	375
Colorado	64	$2,976,583	8,790	104	315

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	150	$10,535,264	27,579	133
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	168	$8,987,624	24,889	85
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	61	$4,952,966	14,572	180
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	63	$4,323,979	13,561	149
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	82	$4,273,974	12,650	73
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	63	$3,706,696	11,288	121
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	50	$3,546,323	10,738	191
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	47	$3,178,958	9,753	138
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	38	$2,761,083	8,472	203
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	46	$2,622,336	7,261	97
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	36	$2,489,710	6,859	172
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	44	$2,453,151	7,566	145
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	44	$2,363,313	7,670	130
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	40	$2,037,234	5,684	95
Jacksonville, FL	18	$1,909,735	6,050	267

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 55 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 17312 nationally

Dermatology accounts for 80% of payment for 17312 nationally in 2022, across 2 specialties on claims.

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated
Dermatology	2,286	85%	$125,755,497	80%	389,136	170
Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery	350	13%	$28,270,217	18%	89,445	256

Not listed: 9 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 17312 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