	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	234	$5,616,131	7,097	19	79
California	164	$4,103,035	4,764	20	70
Texas	165	$3,178,993	4,159	19	53
Ohio	126	$2,911,757	3,534	19	63
Pennsylvania	117	$2,519,832	2,857	19	52
New York	87	$2,444,970	2,430	21	72
Illinois	103	$2,407,561	2,687	19	68
North Carolina	130	$2,310,500	2,973	18	49
Virginia	90	$2,280,904	2,775	23	82
Arizona	101	$2,066,756	2,908	21	68
Colorado	89	$2,018,653	2,584	22	78
Michigan	96	$1,931,627	2,236	18	45
Missouri	76	$1,836,276	2,172	19	70
Washington	88	$1,775,288	2,268	21	60
Tennessee	77	$1,760,914	2,162	20	67

Not listed: 5 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	71	$2,083,139	1,974	21
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	68	$1,634,376	1,846	21
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	67	$1,427,727	2,080	22
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	44	$1,380,835	1,422	24
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	53	$1,275,811	1,479	21
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	43	$1,061,579	1,117	21
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	50	$1,033,405	1,418	22
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	31	$1,025,395	1,137	27
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	42	$983,513	1,223	22
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	43	$964,485	1,140	18
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	37	$887,375	1,120	26
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	41	$882,222	985	18
St. Louis, MO-IL	32	$854,661	887	24
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	25	$834,182	907	25
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	24	$823,038	1,175	30

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 74 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 23472 nationally

Orthopedic Surgery accounts for 84% of payment for 23472 nationally in 2022, across 5 specialties on claims.

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated
Orthopedic Surgery	1,774	57%	$54,113,230	84%	48,132	27
Sports Medicine	116	3.8%	$3,934,640	6.1%	3,406	29
Physician Assistant	980	32%	$3,663,561	5.7%	23,540	24
Hand Surgery	80	2.6%	$2,350,430	3.6%	2,050	26
Nurse Practitioner	124	4.0%	$521,194	0.80%	3,385	27

Not listed: 8 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 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