	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	785	$46,218,681	37,921	33	134
California	824	$40,267,469	36,080	30	126
Texas	764	$28,996,234	31,870	30	113
Ohio	537	$28,116,438	22,064	29	106
Illinois	481	$22,513,170	22,886	35	118
Georgia	360	$22,131,325	14,791	26	97
Pennsylvania	538	$22,069,652	23,423	31	125
New York	484	$21,134,366	19,027	26	121
Virginia	311	$20,023,786	17,510	41	151
Maryland	266	$19,164,533	12,783	33	131
North Carolina	455	$19,031,229	19,023	31	107
Tennessee	280	$18,970,552	13,086	31	126
Michigan	363	$18,174,769	12,192	25	89
Indiana	338	$17,256,811	15,247	36	109
Arizona	285	$16,892,457	13,206	35	120

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 2023.

Top metro areas

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	354	$18,134,331	16,717	34
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	435	$17,633,773	18,459	27
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	149	$13,864,617	6,384	24
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	188	$13,831,909	10,869	41
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	179	$12,035,360	8,481	32
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	241	$10,397,310	10,020	28
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	197	$10,163,277	8,732	35
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	145	$9,589,655	5,521	26
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	218	$9,345,581	9,568	31
Columbus, OH	91	$7,996,911	4,999	38
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	146	$7,749,757	7,208	37
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	156	$7,601,075	4,823	23
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	94	$7,584,045	4,787	34
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	232	$7,384,696	8,971	26
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	164	$7,023,974	5,822	27

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 96 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 27447 nationally

Orthopedic Surgery accounts for 50% of payment for 27447 nationally in 2023, across 7 specialties on claims.

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated
Orthopedic Surgery	6,618	55%	$293,796,599	50%	297,919	45
Ambulatory Surgical Center	618	5.1%	$260,408,965	45%	36,975	60
Physician Assistant	4,114	34%	$22,287,179	3.8%	163,132	40
Sports Medicine	122	1.0%	$4,295,902	0.73%	4,337	36
Nurse Practitioner	557	4.6%	$2,973,652	0.51%	22,365	40
General Surgery	12	0.10%	$136,335	0.02%	549	46
Family Practice	15	0.12%	$101,918	0.02%	456	30

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 2023.

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