	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	220	$5,963,548	6,090	23	63
Texas	193	$5,000,910	5,192	23	52
California	181	$4,260,721	4,618	21	47
Pennsylvania	139	$3,074,065	2,892	18	38
Illinois	109	$2,970,351	2,868	23	50
North Carolina	98	$2,409,756	2,578	23	57
New York	93	$2,391,471	2,066	20	46
Ohio	104	$2,365,219	2,217	18	40
Tennessee	68	$2,019,028	1,964	25	60
Georgia	70	$1,893,261	1,810	23	51
New Jersey	54	$1,883,755	1,645	27	54
Virginia	68	$1,817,372	1,776	25	46
Missouri	69	$1,638,640	1,554	18	46
Michigan	82	$1,528,306	1,600	17	33
South Carolina	62	$1,499,330	1,600	21	49

Not listed: 10 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 2020.

Top metro areas

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	87	$2,925,882	2,385	24
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	82	$2,299,955	2,205	23
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	58	$1,673,293	1,485	22
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	52	$1,288,733	1,538	28
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	54	$1,123,609	1,144	20
Oklahoma City, OK	23	$976,599	866	26
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	36	$965,907	890	19
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	30	$933,491	1,051	31
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	32	$913,240	1,090	32
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	36	$884,694	789	19
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	29	$853,948	722	18
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	20	$826,994	702	38
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	20	$791,001	692	24
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	36	$781,288	657	16
Jacksonville, FL	25	$750,714	872	30

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 65 areas with the most payment among those with at least 11 billers; non-metro parts of each state are one area. Data year 2020.

Specialties billing 33533 nationally

Thoracic Surgery accounts for 48% of payment for 33533 nationally in 2020, across 7 specialties on claims.

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated
Thoracic Surgery	911	36%	$30,921,300	48%	23,888	26
Cardiac Surgery	713	28%	$26,270,141	41%	20,331	29
Physician Assistant	736	29%	$3,108,540	4.8%	16,011	22
General Surgery	53	2.1%	$1,682,360	2.6%	1,502	28
Cardiology	38	1.5%	$1,284,094	2.0%	924	24
Vascular Surgery	25	0.98%	$653,943	1.0%	555	22
Nurse Practitioner	65	2.5%	$284,003	0.44%	1,460	22

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 2020.

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