	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	reported
2024	2,459	$52,442,016	-5%	56,313	19	48	33.75
2023	2,459	$55,263,464	-7%	58,871	20	49	33.75
2022	2,579	$59,157,274	-8%	61,906	20	51	33.75
2021	2,651	$64,276,688	-0%	66,309	21	52	33.75
2020	2,556	$64,542,190	first year in data	65,049	21	53	33.75

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	231	$5,352,721	5,574	19	55
Texas	192	$4,368,668	4,678	21	48
California	204	$4,096,022	4,682	19	49
Illinois	104	$2,524,249	2,524	20	53
Pennsylvania	108	$2,344,956	2,230	18	43
New York	104	$2,332,649	2,189	17	44
Ohio	96	$2,033,897	2,054	18	44
Tennessee	71	$1,666,738	1,791	19	65
North Carolina	94	$1,665,741	1,947	17	39
South Carolina	59	$1,467,636	1,526	20	49
Virginia	62	$1,440,919	1,614	24	53
Massachusetts	60	$1,399,513	1,394	18	48
New Jersey	53	$1,392,035	1,419	24	61
Georgia	61	$1,351,946	1,332	18	42
Indiana	73	$1,208,665	1,506	17	43

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 2024.

Top metro areas

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	99	$2,655,383	2,494	20
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	89	$2,044,718	2,100	20
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	54	$1,471,134	1,304	22
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	72	$1,222,354	1,387	17
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	46	$1,068,726	1,292	24
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	42	$1,006,642	904	20
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	42	$958,268	920	19
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	39	$925,852	869	18
Jacksonville, FL	35	$888,928	1,032	25
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	39	$844,605	1,077	23
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	21	$725,678	664	20
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	19	$671,163	540	22
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	31	$658,291	719	20
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	21	$642,660	550	20
Oklahoma City, OK	18	$635,299	589	23

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 63 areas with the most payment among those with at least 11 billers; non-metro parts of each state are one area. Data year 2024.

Specialties billing 33533 nationally

Thoracic Surgery accounts for 54% of payment for 33533 nationally in 2024, across 7 specialties on claims.

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated
Thoracic Surgery	954	39%	$28,425,756	54%	22,947	24
Cardiac Surgery	588	24%	$18,138,004	35%	14,926	25
Physician Assistant	710	29%	$2,499,912	4.8%	13,973	20
General Surgery	56	2.3%	$1,419,466	2.7%	1,313	23
Cardiology	29	1.2%	$869,683	1.7%	727	25
Vascular Surgery	21	0.85%	$552,508	1.1%	461	22
Nurse Practitioner	89	3.6%	$295,351	0.56%	1,698	19

Not listed: 8 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 2024.

Top billers of 33533 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