	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	265	$6,956,638	6,686	19	65
California	259	$6,866,221	5,624	18	49
Texas	226	$4,482,081	5,042	17	47
Virginia	110	$3,457,267	3,201	23	73
North Carolina	130	$3,129,731	3,195	18	70
Illinois	120	$2,858,786	2,677	18	53
Arizona	98	$2,737,487	2,622	21	59
New York	103	$2,621,034	2,083	16	42
Georgia	112	$2,609,805	2,314	17	43
Tennessee	93	$2,591,906	2,258	17	64
Washington	87	$2,436,124	2,119	18	60
Maryland	82	$2,408,568	1,950	18	52
Pennsylvania	118	$2,330,189	2,434	18	38
Colorado	89	$2,280,886	1,982	16	51
Ohio	102	$2,173,059	2,244	18	44

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	86	$2,227,564	1,943	18
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	91	$1,971,771	1,557	14
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	66	$1,814,487	1,316	17
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	61	$1,807,557	1,740	21
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	61	$1,556,339	1,396	21
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	47	$1,543,855	1,213	19
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	48	$1,370,307	1,088	17
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	68	$1,367,045	1,625	16
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	50	$1,318,180	1,053	18
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	61	$1,287,772	1,366	16
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	44	$1,273,446	1,145	21
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	41	$1,196,853	918	17
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	41	$1,060,413	886	16
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	25	$1,026,160	947	24
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	32	$963,956	789	20

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 2022.

Specialties billing 29827 nationally

Ambulatory Surgical Center accounts for 58% of payment for 29827 nationally in 2022, across 5 specialties on claims.

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated
Ambulatory Surgical Center	699	21%	$45,435,111	58%	22,919	33
Orthopedic Surgery	1,660	49%	$28,146,379	36%	33,735	20
Sports Medicine	139	4.1%	$2,312,398	2.9%	2,736	20
Physician Assistant	745	22%	$1,692,518	2.2%	14,739	20
Nurse Practitioner	90	2.7%	$201,047	0.26%	1,800	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 2022.

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