	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	reported
2024	8,193	$333,464,072	+12%	286,125	26	87	19.60
2023	8,062	$298,569,576	+16%	274,801	26	84	19.60
2022	7,781	$257,888,980	+20%	261,929	25	83	19.60
2021	7,343	$214,494,828	+40%	239,294	24	82	19.60
2020	6,616	$152,710,063	first year in data	205,552	24	75	20.72

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	601	$28,492,591	23,526	28	112
California	582	$26,440,169	22,560	28	109
New York	356	$14,772,119	13,114	26	100
Illinois	354	$14,472,407	12,525	27	88
Texas	463	$13,885,894	14,083	22	73
Ohio	353	$13,881,429	11,108	25	73
Pennsylvania	335	$12,182,956	12,175	27	88
Virginia	227	$11,762,145	9,923	35	100
North Carolina	312	$11,470,759	10,009	24	81
Georgia	207	$11,447,052	7,358	26	83
Tennessee	193	$10,760,812	6,976	28	90
Arizona	213	$10,487,128	8,080	31	87
Maryland	174	$10,341,715	7,043	30	115
Indiana	239	$10,251,206	7,631	25	78
Michigan	234	$9,684,432	6,796	22	67

Not listed: 2 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 2024.

Top metro areas

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	327	$13,084,693	12,688	26
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	264	$12,568,834	9,824	27
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	122	$8,829,999	5,462	32
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	140	$8,712,032	6,654	40
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	95	$8,061,088	3,732	26
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	159	$8,021,972	6,551	33
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	72	$6,613,077	3,826	39
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	151	$6,608,769	5,703	30
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	147	$6,395,754	6,082	30
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	103	$5,315,853	4,482	27
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	86	$5,151,535	3,045	25
Columbus, OH	70	$5,054,212	2,948	33
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	122	$4,583,280	3,777	23
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	158	$4,527,205	4,794	23
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	114	$3,851,389	2,688	19

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 95 areas with the most payment among those with at least 11 billers; non-metro parts of each state are one area. Data year 2024.

Specialties billing 27130 nationally

Orthopedic Surgery accounts for 48% of payment for 27130 nationally in 2024, across 5 specialties on claims.

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated
Orthopedic Surgery	4,513	55%	$160,372,935	48%	164,713	36
Ambulatory Surgical Center	494	6.0%	$158,598,488	48%	22,491	46
Physician Assistant	2,742	33%	$11,587,658	3.5%	85,529	31
Nurse Practitioner	386	4.7%	$1,493,150	0.45%	11,437	30
Sports Medicine	30	0.37%	$861,442	0.26%	846	28

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 2024.

Top billers of 27130 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