	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	142	$10,324,272	9,477	40	214
Florida	144	$9,526,191	8,785	36	188
California	105	$6,488,484	5,229	34	156
Arizona	55	$5,039,927	4,793	46	337
Georgia	59	$3,529,216	3,315	38	173
Maryland	36	$3,475,518	2,855	50	206
New York	60	$2,669,298	2,102	27	77
New Jersey	40	$2,538,510	2,083	33	167
Illinois	41	$2,325,504	2,111	31	133
Tennessee	34	$2,303,135	2,359	31	234
Virginia	33	$2,070,826	1,948	36	168
North Carolina	38	$2,001,376	1,987	37	119
Connecticut	33	$1,892,906	1,558	42	96
Michigan	45	$1,873,681	1,786	28	93
Nevada	14	$1,867,409	1,664	38	555

Not listed: 23 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
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	34	$4,199,651	3,989	63
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	73	$4,044,815	3,154	31
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	42	$3,322,418	2,976	45
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	35	$2,784,885	2,253	46
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	36	$2,453,106	2,294	37
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	36	$2,430,127	1,953	36
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	41	$2,243,892	2,043	30
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	35	$2,034,802	1,837	36
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	22	$1,680,489	1,554	45
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	32	$1,644,143	1,415	32
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	13	$1,554,114	1,284	68
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	13	$1,392,743	1,253	36
Jacksonville, FL	19	$1,286,331	1,310	38
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	28	$1,259,011	1,162	27
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	19	$1,037,808	895	32

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 20 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 36475 nationally

Vascular Surgery accounts for 26% of payment for 36475 nationally in 2020, across 13 specialties on claims.

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated
Vascular Surgery	351	30%	$18,815,494	26%	17,339	49
General Surgery	170	14%	$12,479,222	17%	11,667	69
Cardiology	257	22%	$12,316,124	17%	11,620	45
Interventional Cardiology	98	8.3%	$5,568,338	7.8%	5,278	54
Interventional Radiology	42	3.5%	$3,632,671	5.1%	3,269	78
Diagnostic Radiology	46	3.9%	$3,306,551	4.6%	3,105	68
Family Practice	44	3.7%	$3,115,118	4.4%	2,888	66
Internal Medicine	44	3.7%	$2,176,384	3.0%	2,069	47
Emergency Medicine	23	1.9%	$1,912,976	2.7%	1,699	74
General Practice	13	1.1%	$1,729,154	2.4%	1,457	112
Thoracic Surgery	20	1.7%	$1,617,620	2.3%	1,546	77
Cardiac Surgery	14	1.2%	$1,008,356	1.4%	936	67
Ambulatory Surgical Center	11	0.93%	$332,984	0.47%	301	27

Not listed: 18 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 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