	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	reported
2024	1,861	$74,740,078	+9%	48,743	18	66	1.53
2023	1,716	$68,770,790	+14%	44,033	18	65	1.53
2022	1,632	$60,170,333	+2%	39,081	17	58	1.53
2021	1,566	$59,067,328	+29%	37,240	17	54	1.53
2020	1,376	$45,903,535	first year in data	31,857	17	53	1.53

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	214	$13,451,635	5,664	18	68
California	137	$10,309,102	3,329	18	49
New York	153	$6,604,819	5,235	25	87
New Jersey	65	$4,862,978	2,185	25	69
Texas	123	$4,581,151	2,432	17	40
Arizona	58	$4,480,048	1,719	19	84
Pennsylvania	91	$2,055,695	2,061	17	47
Illinois	60	$1,636,989	1,217	16	43
Maryland	35	$1,311,981	835	21	48
Virginia	30	$1,164,334	774	18	59
Michigan	46	$1,159,961	890	17	37
Mississippi	18	$1,033,393	527	21	74
South Carolina	46	$981,927	1,083	20	48
Oklahoma	28	$812,041	780	21	56
Missouri	36	$672,493	614	15	29

Not listed: 21 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
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	153	$8,387,134	5,599	26
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	63	$5,494,829	1,874	25
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	44	$3,677,389	1,306	18
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	62	$3,593,377	1,823	20
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	45	$3,023,055	1,046	17
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	25	$2,233,750	644	20
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	23	$1,926,562	854	26
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	26	$1,512,977	704	23
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	42	$1,450,991	851	16
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	21	$1,421,644	535	17
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	21	$1,088,528	456	17
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	14	$907,238	288	19
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	27	$869,876	480	14
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	20	$775,367	399	18
Oklahoma City, OK	13	$705,178	470	28

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 25 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 33285 nationally

Cardiology accounts for 37% of payment for 33285 nationally in 2022, across 7 specialties on claims.

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated
Cardiology	565	35%	$22,192,847	37%	12,479	22
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology	809	50%	$20,897,958	35%	20,373	25
Ambulatory Surgical Center	63	3.9%	$11,998,086	20%	2,103	33
Interventional Cardiology	101	6.2%	$4,124,000	6.9%	2,093	21
Internal Medicine	25	1.5%	$441,949	0.73%	488	20
Nurse Practitioner	36	2.2%	$44,101	0.07%	771	21
Physician Assistant	20	1.2%	$29,503	0.05%	513	26

Not listed: 9 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 33285 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