	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	226	$5,906,440	6,029	22	58
Texas	200	$5,034,348	5,491	24	59
California	202	$4,440,241	4,925	20	49
Illinois	109	$3,157,744	3,049	26	56
Pennsylvania	134	$3,003,545	2,879	19	41
New York	104	$2,746,394	2,299	19	44
Ohio	109	$2,508,592	2,397	20	42
North Carolina	96	$2,265,996	2,392	20	51
New Jersey	65	$2,072,463	1,935	27	57
Tennessee	70	$1,987,447	1,969	23	57
Virginia	68	$1,830,389	1,832	26	44
South Carolina	65	$1,756,257	1,856	26	51
Massachusetts	67	$1,744,045	1,662	22	47
Georgia	65	$1,725,404	1,670	24	47
Missouri	69	$1,592,463	1,537	18	42

Not listed: 7 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 2021.

Top metro areas

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	107	$3,506,513	2,916	23
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	87	$2,518,916	2,396	22
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	58	$1,808,473	1,652	27
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	68	$1,298,186	1,399	19
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	52	$1,253,218	1,548	28
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	40	$1,020,134	938	22
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	44	$974,833	945	18
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	37	$934,016	863	18
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	20	$848,817	741	30
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	30	$804,552	997	26
Oklahoma City, OK	20	$799,440	727	28
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	29	$780,913	913	28
Jacksonville, FL	29	$763,804	895	26
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	23	$744,733	621	23
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	20	$692,207	695	30

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 64 areas with the most payment among those with at least 11 billers; non-metro parts of each state are one area. Data year 2021.

Specialties billing 33533 nationally

Thoracic Surgery accounts for 50% of payment for 33533 nationally in 2021, across 7 specialties on claims.

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated
Thoracic Surgery	951	36%	$31,889,677	50%	24,696	26
Cardiac Surgery	700	26%	$25,081,924	39%	19,643	28
Physician Assistant	806	30%	$3,265,900	5.1%	17,141	21
General Surgery	52	2.0%	$1,627,021	2.5%	1,416	27
Cardiology	31	1.2%	$1,133,805	1.8%	838	27
Vascular Surgery	20	0.75%	$578,556	0.90%	493	25
Nurse Practitioner	76	2.9%	$324,907	0.51%	1,699	22

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 2021.

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