	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	reported
2024	3,438	$82,740,414	+4%	79,137	18	53	15.59
2023	3,445	$79,315,335	+1%	78,241	17	53	15.59
2022	3,375	$78,428,094	-0%	76,778	17	54	15.59
2021	3,428	$78,537,959	+4%	76,784	17	49	15.59
2020	3,316	$75,463,947	first year in data	75,580	18	52	15.59

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
California	292	$9,952,996	7,142	19	62
Florida	244	$7,173,924	6,687	21	66
Texas	254	$4,982,781	5,610	17	45
Virginia	126	$3,690,494	3,463	20	64
North Carolina	125	$3,088,421	3,103	18	69
Illinois	120	$2,866,304	2,661	16	52
New York	112	$2,768,554	2,195	15	44
Georgia	106	$2,593,452	2,213	17	43
Tennessee	84	$2,554,497	2,206	19	64
Arizona	101	$2,527,346	2,306	17	52
Maryland	78	$2,426,086	1,998	20	52
Pennsylvania	122	$2,308,376	2,463	17	39
Washington	90	$2,293,238	2,008	16	54
Colorado	88	$2,245,290	2,090	19	58
Ohio	111	$2,214,655	2,279	16	36

Not listed: 9 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	117	$2,511,286	2,090	14
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	93	$2,211,690	2,013	16
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	68	$2,101,917	1,456	16
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	38	$2,026,525	1,133	22
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	83	$1,726,685	1,939	17
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	67	$1,667,170	1,526	16
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	57	$1,643,257	1,292	19
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	60	$1,607,909	1,589	19
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	54	$1,595,509	1,227	17
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	63	$1,509,726	1,358	18
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	43	$1,460,401	1,214	20
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	39	$1,132,818	1,070	19
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	32	$1,096,631	1,019	20
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	29	$991,756	801	19
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	25	$929,999	640	20

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 70 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 29827 nationally

Ambulatory Surgical Center accounts for 62% of payment for 29827 nationally in 2024, across 5 specialties on claims.

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated
Ambulatory Surgical Center	755	22%	$51,299,972	62%	25,032	33
Orthopedic Surgery	1,595	46%	$26,451,636	32%	32,681	20
Sports Medicine	148	4.3%	$2,427,840	2.9%	2,951	20
Physician Assistant	800	23%	$1,751,242	2.1%	15,681	20
Nurse Practitioner	100	2.9%	$210,668	0.25%	1,946	19

Not listed: 5 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 29827 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