	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	reported
2024	8,929	$78,037,375	+2%	1,011,305	56	399	1.10
2023	8,465	$76,334,200	+5%	961,359	56	395	1.10
2022	8,228	$72,935,887	+2%	915,425	54	388	1.10
2021	7,844	$71,843,251	+22%	892,949	56	406	1.10
2020	7,177	$59,041,921	first year in data	782,196	54	378	1.10

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	862	$11,298,041	131,982	70	572
New York	720	$11,281,235	118,718	77	658
Florida	597	$4,732,733	62,574	47	375
Illinois	384	$4,542,317	55,182	66	470
Texas	583	$4,219,589	55,219	51	301
New Jersey	308	$3,344,368	35,644	71	359
Arizona	276	$2,289,257	30,438	58	373
Pennsylvania	301	$2,280,069	29,043	51	320
Michigan	308	$2,249,619	31,195	59	300
Virginia	217	$2,176,215	29,024	61	577
Ohio	274	$1,874,673	25,838	52	302
Maryland	184	$1,667,559	19,633	50	384
Massachusetts	171	$1,544,324	19,447	48	391
South Carolina	148	$1,347,294	18,861	65	539
North Carolina	189	$1,295,136	17,251	57	287

Not listed: 1 billers with an armed-forces or unknown state code (AE); they are in the national totals.

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 2022.

Top metro areas

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	827	$12,771,760	130,976	79
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	345	$5,721,352	65,538	94
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	320	$4,045,105	48,726	68
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	210	$1,498,282	20,201	58
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	160	$1,494,392	19,048	48
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	165	$1,412,623	18,589	66
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	143	$1,325,011	16,042	48
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	93	$1,287,167	14,011	58
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	156	$1,271,415	14,091	55
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	147	$1,263,259	14,620	61
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	123	$1,168,343	14,608	66
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	106	$1,009,419	12,956	75
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	64	$900,250	12,345	100
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	117	$808,469	10,258	41
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	124	$786,673	10,105	34

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 87 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 20611 nationally

Orthopedic Surgery accounts for 36% of payment for 20611 nationally in 2022, across 19 specialties on claims.

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated
Orthopedic Surgery	2,013	24%	$26,029,858	36%	307,950	153
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation	1,161	14%	$8,842,324	12%	107,493	93
Sports Medicine	810	9.8%	$8,759,415	12%	115,057	142
Physician Assistant	1,100	13%	$6,365,484	8.7%	92,794	84
Family Practice	674	8.2%	$5,830,158	8.0%	75,628	112
Rheumatology	439	5.3%	$4,769,209	6.5%	57,151	130
Nurse Practitioner	411	5.0%	$3,108,939	4.3%	46,129	112
Pain Management	415	5.0%	$2,081,267	2.9%	25,603	62
Internal Medicine	163	2.0%	$1,987,735	2.7%	22,416	138
Interventional Pain Management	273	3.3%	$1,279,561	1.8%	15,233	56
Anesthesiology	286	3.5%	$1,267,280	1.7%	15,692	55
Emergency Medicine	63	0.77%	$661,742	0.91%	8,578	136
Diagnostic Radiology	225	2.7%	$508,586	0.70%	8,252	37
Hand Surgery	53	0.64%	$357,569	0.49%	4,143	78
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine	29	0.35%	$342,021	0.47%	4,125	142

Not listed: 14 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 20611 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