	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	589	$25,685,383	22,481	26	108
California	543	$22,173,706	20,863	27	104
New York	353	$14,231,458	12,778	26	92
Ohio	344	$13,352,267	10,753	24	75
Illinois	344	$11,584,114	12,127	29	88
Texas	431	$11,503,467	13,000	23	67
Pennsylvania	357	$11,164,911	11,849	25	82
Georgia	211	$10,423,621	7,216	25	68
Maryland	179	$10,016,530	6,943	30	94
North Carolina	318	$9,791,465	9,984	25	74
Michigan	239	$9,761,205	6,963	23	69
Virginia	210	$9,641,655	9,152	36	104
Arizona	207	$9,466,911	7,502	26	90
Tennessee	173	$9,192,814	6,297	28	94
Indiana	224	$9,158,158	7,158	25	72

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 2023.

Top metro areas

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	304	$11,348,975	11,770	28
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	247	$9,582,517	9,352	30
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	126	$7,761,097	5,333	32
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	94	$7,154,573	3,379	25
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	131	$7,014,888	5,626	35
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	146	$6,327,873	5,852	31
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	150	$5,775,771	6,069	29
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	147	$5,754,518	5,148	26
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	97	$5,142,808	3,168	26
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	108	$5,086,554	4,431	28
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	59	$4,433,318	2,916	31
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	121	$4,299,661	3,840	26
Columbus, OH	62	$4,164,601	2,556	32
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	97	$3,567,669	3,848	33
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	113	$3,495,387	2,645	18

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 94 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 27130 nationally

Orthopedic Surgery accounts for 53% of payment for 27130 nationally in 2023, across 5 specialties on claims.

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated
Orthopedic Surgery	4,506	56%	$159,229,076	53%	161,221	36
Ambulatory Surgical Center	418	5.2%	$124,923,411	42%	17,250	41
Physician Assistant	2,712	34%	$11,474,984	3.8%	83,470	31
Nurse Practitioner	359	4.5%	$1,437,550	0.48%	10,844	30
Sports Medicine	33	0.41%	$907,028	0.30%	871	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 2023.

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