	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	reported
2024	1,223	$56,616,361	+3%	70,433	35	175	5.30
2023	1,221	$55,061,691	-8%	65,771	33	166	5.30
2022	1,239	$60,047,655	-20%	68,240	33	172	5.30
2021	1,268	$74,638,104	+5%	73,407	33	193	5.30
2020	1,187	$71,375,612	first year in data	66,515	34	177	5.30

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
Texas	144	$9,343,764	11,989	45	288
California	133	$7,563,068	8,233	38	206
Florida	158	$7,387,259	9,205	32	179
Arizona	58	$3,498,847	4,437	41	244
New York	77	$3,187,444	3,536	32	122
New Jersey	57	$2,837,591	3,113	30	153
Maryland	37	$2,231,115	2,614	41	202
Tennessee	39	$1,979,073	2,747	36	167
Georgia	46	$1,666,864	2,111	27	101
Connecticut	34	$1,482,132	1,621	37	116
North Carolina	39	$1,479,003	1,998	32	156
Illinois	35	$1,418,802	1,796	33	139
Virginia	39	$1,289,403	1,686	24	97
Ohio	29	$1,228,743	1,725	43	146
Michigan	32	$1,029,272	1,349	36	80

Not listed: 25 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	107	$4,796,982	5,247	33
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	51	$3,911,427	4,277	51
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	44	$3,589,045	4,663	52
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	45	$3,107,275	3,947	55
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	51	$2,857,121	3,529	46
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	42	$1,957,971	2,284	40
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	34	$1,390,103	1,777	33
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	32	$1,168,739	1,356	31
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	20	$1,158,652	1,456	44
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	30	$1,081,853	1,337	31
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	15	$1,003,631	1,189	36
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	14	$992,614	875	27
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	12	$861,121	1,015	46
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	24	$841,929	1,086	30
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	23	$714,053	839	24

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 21 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 36475 nationally

Vascular Surgery accounts for 31% of payment for 36475 nationally in 2024, across 15 specialties on claims.

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated
Vascular Surgery	425	35%	$17,741,616	31%	22,082	52
General Surgery	164	13%	$9,302,681	16%	11,777	72
Cardiology	188	15%	$6,990,416	12%	8,785	47
Interventional Cardiology	104	8.5%	$3,426,724	6.1%	4,530	44
Interventional Radiology	52	4.3%	$3,097,575	5.5%	4,078	78
Diagnostic Radiology	46	3.8%	$3,008,341	5.3%	3,802	83
Family Practice	43	3.5%	$2,034,477	3.6%	2,650	62
Internal Medicine	30	2.5%	$1,810,379	3.2%	2,035	68
Emergency Medicine	26	2.1%	$1,488,613	2.6%	1,755	68
Ambulatory Surgical Center	21	1.7%	$1,488,505	2.6%	1,200	57
Cardiac Surgery	14	1.1%	$926,599	1.6%	1,130	81
Thoracic Surgery	18	1.5%	$752,282	1.3%	936	52
General Practice	11	0.90%	$746,553	1.3%	906	82
Physician Assistant	16	1.3%	$584,919	1.0%	806	50
Nurse Practitioner	11	0.90%	$256,132	0.45%	376	34

Not listed: 15 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 36475 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