	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	228	$5,620,000	5,674	20	58
Texas	194	$4,739,101	5,038	21	53
California	209	$4,714,753	5,292	21	54
Illinois	108	$2,723,326	2,702	22	47
New York	104	$2,642,622	2,254	18	47
Pennsylvania	126	$2,621,148	2,620	18	39
Ohio	94	$2,137,580	2,075	19	44
North Carolina	90	$2,030,886	2,202	20	50
Tennessee	68	$1,776,205	1,771	21	65
New Jersey	59	$1,738,327	1,628	26	53
Virginia	76	$1,679,760	1,752	22	43
Georgia	67	$1,674,200	1,638	22	49
South Carolina	64	$1,530,085	1,700	24	48
Massachusetts	62	$1,518,160	1,524	20	48
Indiana	77	$1,438,580	1,683	20	38

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 2022.

Top metro areas

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	99	$3,088,955	2,636	24
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	87	$2,230,893	2,176	22
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	58	$1,647,975	1,485	23
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	68	$1,335,618	1,444	21
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	47	$1,058,338	1,278	21
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	40	$1,019,421	943	19
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	44	$1,007,633	941	19
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	42	$970,948	818	18
Jacksonville, FL	28	$889,148	994	29
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	35	$820,136	996	27
Oklahoma City, OK	19	$780,331	701	31
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	22	$763,590	551	22
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	18	$738,350	641	25
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	20	$710,814	642	29
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	28	$707,291	800	21

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 2022.

Specialties billing 33533 nationally

Thoracic Surgery accounts for 50% of payment for 33533 nationally in 2022, across 7 specialties on claims.

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated
Thoracic Surgery	950	37%	$29,807,978	50%	23,403	25
Cardiac Surgery	655	25%	$22,552,100	38%	17,907	27
Physician Assistant	770	30%	$2,945,208	5.0%	15,736	20
General Surgery	62	2.4%	$1,755,811	3.0%	1,622	26
Cardiology	30	1.2%	$964,063	1.6%	735	25
Vascular Surgery	18	0.70%	$497,773	0.84%	437	24
Nurse Practitioner	81	3.1%	$316,597	0.54%	1,718	21

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 2022.

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