	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
New York	744	$11,852,635	126,216	82	644
California	879	$11,573,147	134,727	65	536
Florida	622	$5,572,711	73,287	56	411
Illinois	387	$4,704,415	57,793	76	486
Texas	565	$4,092,205	53,717	49	316
New Jersey	341	$3,408,625	36,628	66	302
Pennsylvania	312	$2,465,530	31,136	53	337
Arizona	274	$2,386,048	31,434	64	402
Virginia	226	$2,367,575	31,887	63	581
Michigan	312	$2,258,221	31,424	65	283
Ohio	284	$1,925,726	26,714	56	302
Maryland	197	$1,765,643	20,692	53	422
Massachusetts	180	$1,722,332	22,041	49	432
South Carolina	160	$1,623,404	22,405	62	608
Tennessee	207	$1,308,392	19,552	52	333

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 2023.

Top metro areas

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	877	$13,455,887	139,679	82
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	351	$5,667,575	64,042	94
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	324	$4,164,476	50,820	77
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	174	$1,722,987	22,033	59
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	205	$1,529,973	20,634	62
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	152	$1,462,086	17,974	49
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	164	$1,427,343	18,925	73
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	160	$1,333,213	14,621	59
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	144	$1,330,238	15,351	62
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	100	$1,310,800	14,018	52
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	119	$1,153,375	14,598	55
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	69	$1,090,996	14,926	91
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	93	$854,126	10,958	75
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	126	$830,245	10,583	34
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	111	$809,036	10,241	46

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 91 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 20611 nationally

Orthopedic Surgery accounts for 35% of payment for 20611 nationally in 2023, across 19 specialties on claims.

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated
Orthopedic Surgery	1,975	23%	$26,597,412	35%	315,073	160
Sports Medicine	892	11%	$10,169,003	13%	133,959	150
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation	1,215	14%	$9,014,193	12%	110,046	91
Physician Assistant	1,223	14%	$7,392,335	9.7%	107,248	88
Family Practice	730	8.6%	$6,658,556	8.7%	86,236	118
Rheumatology	416	4.9%	$4,508,542	5.9%	53,617	129
Nurse Practitioner	402	4.7%	$2,782,103	3.6%	41,801	104
Pain Management	423	5.0%	$2,041,897	2.7%	25,006	59
Internal Medicine	170	2.0%	$1,888,213	2.5%	21,713	128
Anesthesiology	291	3.4%	$1,268,485	1.7%	15,452	53
Interventional Pain Management	254	3.0%	$1,163,284	1.5%	13,857	55
Emergency Medicine	75	0.89%	$714,263	0.94%	9,538	127
Diagnostic Radiology	212	2.5%	$477,200	0.63%	7,799	37
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine	27	0.32%	$379,882	0.50%	4,657	172
Hand Surgery	50	0.59%	$338,299	0.44%	4,020	80

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 2023.

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