	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	reported
2024	4,044	$172,363,206	+136%	111,038	21	67	22.13
2023	3,439	$73,165,842	+13%	93,167	20	66	22.13
2022	3,089	$64,769,598	+11%	81,056	19	64	22.13
2021	2,783	$58,303,195	+12%	71,794	19	63	22.13
2020	2,489	$51,925,903	first year in data	62,480	19	57	22.13

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	174	$4,488,071	5,406	22	82
California	143	$3,195,818	3,570	18	57
Ohio	120	$2,621,548	3,170	19	58
Texas	129	$2,505,398	3,182	19	62
Pennsylvania	99	$2,058,387	2,243	18	45
North Carolina	114	$2,044,346	2,599	19	52
Illinois	90	$1,995,755	2,249	20	54
New York	65	$1,856,972	1,766	21	62
Virginia	71	$1,802,631	2,113	26	60
Arizona	81	$1,603,825	2,124	23	55
Missouri	68	$1,569,521	1,839	18	74
Michigan	75	$1,550,297	1,617	18	38
Washington	78	$1,466,453	1,850	19	49
Colorado	60	$1,424,083	1,810	23	80
Tennessee	63	$1,362,145	1,681	24	54

Not listed: 8 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 2020.

Top metro areas

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	54	$1,529,915	1,350	20
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	57	$1,296,438	1,421	21
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	39	$1,118,293	1,111	22
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	54	$1,076,979	1,465	21
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	42	$1,057,511	1,039	17
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	44	$942,516	1,288	21
St. Louis, MO-IL	30	$800,024	786	18
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	30	$790,317	864	21
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	40	$784,080	953	21
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	31	$717,378	857	22
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	33	$708,620	747	18
Cleveland, OH	27	$703,349	891	20
Columbus, OH	29	$644,912	736	20
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	33	$628,321	619	17
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	18	$622,862	683	21

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 59 areas with the most payment among those with at least 11 billers; non-metro parts of each state are one area. Data year 2020.

Specialties billing 23472 nationally

Orthopedic Surgery accounts for 86% of payment for 23472 nationally in 2020, across 5 specialties on claims.

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated
Orthopedic Surgery	1,498	60%	$44,516,566	86%	38,745	26
Physician Assistant	752	30%	$2,815,334	5.4%	17,536	23
Sports Medicine	70	2.8%	$2,237,387	4.3%	1,873	27
Hand Surgery	63	2.5%	$1,813,532	3.5%	1,535	24
Nurse Practitioner	93	3.7%	$381,972	0.74%	2,425	26

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 2020.

Top billers of 23472 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