	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	219	$5,551,829	5,617	22	54
California	202	$4,286,637	4,864	20	50
Texas	175	$4,156,546	4,455	23	53
Illinois	103	$2,578,625	2,589	21	50
Pennsylvania	113	$2,431,688	2,366	17	40
New York	104	$2,351,129	2,231	20	39
Ohio	97	$2,136,641	2,200	20	44
North Carolina	90	$1,851,756	2,059	20	48
Virginia	80	$1,815,717	1,930	22	44
Tennessee	63	$1,712,780	1,766	24	76
Georgia	66	$1,561,397	1,542	21	41
South Carolina	65	$1,559,155	1,720	24	47
New Jersey	52	$1,542,194	1,501	26	60
Massachusetts	61	$1,539,270	1,513	22	47
Indiana	72	$1,222,786	1,463	17	37

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 2023.

Top metro areas

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	91	$2,685,373	2,466	24
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	85	$2,129,926	2,107	21
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	58	$1,573,655	1,461	22
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	73	$1,285,503	1,425	18
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	44	$1,002,846	1,194	27
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	38	$992,121	904	22
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	38	$896,786	843	17
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	41	$895,901	848	19
Jacksonville, FL	27	$867,165	963	29
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	36	$821,452	1,053	27
Oklahoma City, OK	20	$761,297	728	27
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	23	$732,020	605	22
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	16	$684,624	597	26
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	17	$646,902	472	28
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	18	$645,871	566	28

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 2023.

Specialties billing 33533 nationally

Thoracic Surgery accounts for 52% of payment for 33533 nationally in 2023, across 6 specialties on claims.

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated
Thoracic Surgery	910	37%	$28,470,600	52%	22,846	25
Cardiac Surgery	619	25%	$20,409,765	37%	16,588	27
Physician Assistant	730	30%	$2,679,078	4.8%	14,729	20
General Surgery	63	2.6%	$1,694,598	3.1%	1,576	25
Cardiology	28	1.1%	$975,089	1.8%	743	27
Nurse Practitioner	79	3.2%	$296,159	0.54%	1,663	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 2023.

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