	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	286	$8,665,001	6,585	18	53
Florida	258	$6,748,605	6,412	19	64
Texas	240	$4,560,735	5,211	17	49
Virginia	118	$3,446,700	3,397	20	79
North Carolina	121	$3,027,514	3,042	18	69
New York	106	$2,931,735	2,341	17	48
Arizona	99	$2,517,348	2,454	19	55
Georgia	114	$2,513,776	2,259	15	45
Tennessee	94	$2,505,743	2,268	17	66
Illinois	106	$2,399,859	2,345	18	53
Washington	91	$2,374,673	2,103	15	58
Maryland	78	$2,361,287	1,964	19	56
Colorado	91	$2,271,288	2,045	18	60
Pennsylvania	117	$2,266,324	2,370	17	38
Ohio	117	$2,224,245	2,335	16	40

Not listed: 8 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
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	96	$2,174,832	1,790	15
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	71	$1,943,549	1,418	16
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	70	$1,754,168	1,614	18
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	45	$1,684,846	1,120	17
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	69	$1,647,732	1,621	17
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	61	$1,497,088	1,510	18
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	43	$1,476,854	1,206	22
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	57	$1,475,273	1,235	19
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	56	$1,410,744	1,237	19
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	49	$1,376,157	1,078	16
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	74	$1,319,539	1,582	15
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	43	$1,253,527	1,110	19
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	25	$1,127,290	1,084	28
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	37	$957,261	788	15
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	37	$948,370	763	16

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 73 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 29827 nationally

Ambulatory Surgical Center accounts for 59% of payment for 29827 nationally in 2023, across 5 specialties on claims.

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated
Ambulatory Surgical Center	729	21%	$46,860,760	59%	24,207	33
Orthopedic Surgery	1,652	48%	$27,541,911	35%	33,457	20
Sports Medicine	137	4.0%	$2,298,887	2.9%	2,773	20
Physician Assistant	772	22%	$1,679,759	2.1%	14,851	19
Nurse Practitioner	107	3.1%	$221,629	0.28%	2,014	19

Not listed: 4 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 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