	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	271	$7,441,222	7,145	20	69
California	255	$6,842,600	5,502	18	46
Texas	238	$4,652,951	4,990	17	42
Virginia	109	$3,390,077	3,054	22	80
North Carolina	136	$3,123,604	3,363	17	61
Illinois	122	$2,690,085	2,674	18	53
New York	110	$2,662,741	2,106	15	36
Georgia	114	$2,643,719	2,352	17	43
Tennessee	97	$2,608,942	2,392	16	67
Arizona	97	$2,571,865	2,370	19	54
Pennsylvania	125	$2,417,323	2,395	16	38
Maryland	81	$2,373,466	1,892	18	52
Washington	82	$2,269,436	2,061	19	59
Ohio	106	$2,144,450	2,183	16	42
Colorado	80	$2,038,062	1,789	17	58

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 2021.

Top metro areas

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	102	$2,182,056	1,678	14
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	85	$2,019,531	1,844	18
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	61	$1,658,445	1,371	22
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	57	$1,539,981	1,124	16
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	57	$1,463,650	1,341	16
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	70	$1,395,176	1,499	17
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	53	$1,378,692	1,044	17
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	45	$1,371,034	1,061	17
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	42	$1,357,397	1,104	20
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	54	$1,182,184	1,227	16
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	39	$1,152,212	1,002	20
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	43	$1,125,845	939	15
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	37	$1,022,705	832	16
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	28	$986,630	911	24
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	34	$941,089	739	19

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 2021.

Specialties billing 29827 nationally

Ambulatory Surgical Center accounts for 58% of payment for 29827 nationally in 2021, across 5 specialties on claims.

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated
Ambulatory Surgical Center	690	20%	$45,205,478	58%	22,763	33
Orthopedic Surgery	1,696	49%	$28,610,950	36%	33,858	20
Sports Medicine	128	3.7%	$2,141,111	2.7%	2,482	19
Physician Assistant	782	23%	$1,763,338	2.2%	15,108	19
Nurse Practitioner	93	2.7%	$204,811	0.26%	1,782	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 2021.

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