	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	reported
2024	12,116	$642,183,012	+10%	533,707	31	119	19.60
2023	12,089	$584,819,736	+18%	526,893	31	118	19.60
2022	11,815	$497,565,444	+21%	489,314	29	112	19.60
2021	11,135	$410,771,990	+24%	429,083	27	104	19.60
2020	10,465	$332,059,865	first year in data	378,316	26	94	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	776	$40,045,146	36,401	33	131
California	784	$31,005,337	32,336	27	114
Texas	755	$24,513,353	29,763	29	109
Ohio	497	$22,716,949	19,383	28	108
Illinois	472	$20,300,219	20,838	31	111
Georgia	361	$19,081,515	13,964	26	97
New York	475	$18,625,837	17,602	24	108
Pennsylvania	536	$18,475,963	21,570	28	112
Michigan	367	$17,165,343	12,014	26	76
North Carolina	446	$15,644,748	17,945	29	105
Maryland	244	$15,614,249	10,771	32	107
Indiana	326	$14,563,917	13,760	35	101
Arizona	265	$13,995,288	12,175	34	122
Virginia	297	$13,904,420	14,966	37	138
Tennessee	271	$13,535,090	11,504	31	116

Not listed: 4 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
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	336	$16,009,689	14,981	31
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	417	$15,525,818	16,760	26
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	151	$11,544,668	6,059	25
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	183	$11,203,779	10,243	41
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	144	$8,985,502	5,247	30
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	163	$8,948,549	7,158	32
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	224	$8,878,204	9,113	26
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	200	$8,152,624	8,701	29
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	182	$7,149,685	7,785	32
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	157	$6,662,599	4,490	22
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	81	$6,572,996	4,144	28
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	226	$6,470,983	8,194	26
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	141	$6,449,463	6,124	33
Columbus, OH	90	$6,108,324	4,762	40
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	150	$5,886,345	5,338	27

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 98 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 27447 nationally

Orthopedic Surgery accounts for 56% of payment for 27447 nationally in 2022, across 7 specialties on claims.

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated
Orthopedic Surgery	6,570	56%	$280,830,783	56%	281,338	43
Ambulatory Surgical Center	522	4.4%	$187,632,880	38%	27,603	53
Physician Assistant	4,023	34%	$21,417,348	4.3%	154,355	38
Sports Medicine	118	1.00%	$4,030,015	0.81%	4,015	34
Nurse Practitioner	518	4.4%	$2,663,882	0.54%	19,730	38
General Surgery	16	0.14%	$131,533	0.03%	596	37
Family Practice	16	0.14%	$98,504	0.02%	454	28

Not listed: 13 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 27447 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