	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	238	$6,132,666	7,855	21	94
California	190	$4,947,880	5,638	21	76
Texas	195	$3,918,380	5,208	19	60
Pennsylvania	135	$3,148,128	3,553	21	56
Ohio	145	$3,022,618	3,862	18	66
New York	105	$2,869,877	2,825	20	66
Illinois	125	$2,676,348	3,172	20	66
Virginia	100	$2,654,792	3,382	26	83
North Carolina	132	$2,360,266	3,180	18	53
Arizona	109	$2,285,520	3,148	22	63
Colorado	101	$2,179,889	2,960	20	94
Washington	99	$2,055,006	2,644	22	71
Massachusetts	80	$2,043,333	2,359	23	67
Tennessee	84	$1,950,655	2,447	21	63
Missouri	80	$1,946,780	2,349	22	73

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 2023.

Top metro areas

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	92	$2,620,750	2,448	20
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	85	$1,851,606	2,192	20
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	50	$1,733,444	1,809	26
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	62	$1,650,845	1,848	23
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	71	$1,540,966	2,184	22
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	52	$1,297,206	1,388	21
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	53	$1,206,468	1,720	24
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	50	$1,168,115	1,365	23
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	33	$1,119,351	1,184	24
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	41	$1,039,564	1,292	27
St. Louis, MO-IL	39	$973,921	1,030	22
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	23	$922,127	1,129	28
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	37	$902,875	1,155	23
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	27	$894,109	977	20
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	23	$875,450	1,286	41

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 73 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 23472 nationally

Orthopedic Surgery accounts for 83% of payment for 23472 nationally in 2023, across 5 specialties on claims.

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated
Orthopedic Surgery	1,967	57%	$60,811,216	83%	55,009	28
Sports Medicine	131	3.8%	$4,581,930	6.3%	4,069	31
Physician Assistant	1,097	32%	$4,150,528	5.7%	27,187	25
Hand Surgery	90	2.6%	$2,800,533	3.8%	2,483	28
Nurse Practitioner	142	4.1%	$585,427	0.80%	3,872	27

Not listed: 7 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 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