	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
Florida	268	$7,407,851	7,196	19	72
California	253	$7,406,765	5,654	17	48
Texas	210	$4,254,345	4,669	18	45
North Carolina	134	$3,157,026	3,555	19	63
Virginia	103	$3,043,003	2,944	20	68
Illinois	114	$2,500,038	2,593	19	50
New York	106	$2,479,201	2,096	17	37
Georgia	118	$2,478,269	2,371	15	38
Arizona	98	$2,342,032	2,337	18	59
Washington	81	$2,284,313	2,158	22	67
Tennessee	85	$2,260,843	2,093	17	59
Pennsylvania	122	$2,225,513	2,281	16	34
Colorado	89	$2,210,607	2,006	17	53
Ohio	107	$2,102,770	2,213	17	45
South Carolina	89	$1,974,609	2,117	20	52

Not listed: 6 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 2020.

Top metro areas

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	86	$1,994,166	1,572	16
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	82	$1,812,341	1,771	19
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	53	$1,553,415	1,091	16
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	36	$1,441,621	908	20
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	55	$1,310,736	1,293	17
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	53	$1,206,264	1,071	19
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	46	$1,193,770	982	15
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	41	$1,161,551	870	16
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	43	$1,158,388	962	18
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	37	$1,083,560	920	22
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	58	$1,068,480	1,286	19
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	27	$979,703	898	20
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	46	$930,974	1,029	17
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	33	$917,933	735	16
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	36	$881,723	804	18

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 72 areas with the most payment among those with at least 11 billers; non-metro parts of each state are one area. Data year 2020.

Specialties billing 29827 nationally

Ambulatory Surgical Center accounts for 56% of payment for 29827 nationally in 2020, across 5 specialties on claims.

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated
Ambulatory Surgical Center	679	20%	$42,443,205	56%	22,159	33
Orthopedic Surgery	1,654	50%	$28,645,811	38%	33,694	20
Physician Assistant	743	22%	$1,745,795	2.3%	14,878	20
Sports Medicine	98	3.0%	$1,712,606	2.3%	2,005	20
Nurse Practitioner	98	3.0%	$228,306	0.30%	1,985	20

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 2020.

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