	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	reported
2024	666	$57,136,862	-5%	44,884	39	225	3.50
2023	710	$60,325,271	+0%	45,183	38	222	3.50
2022	701	$60,267,022	-0%	42,794	38	199	3.50
2021	640	$60,522,550	+14%	39,043	36	189	3.50
2020	541	$53,018,913	first year in data	34,176	36	183	3.50

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
California	93	$13,558,531	7,891	44	291
Florida	74	$7,905,353	5,259	49	175
Texas	71	$6,477,524	4,222	40	113
New York	24	$4,373,893	2,392	34	422
Arizona	34	$3,256,503	2,245	38	259
Nevada	11	$1,570,665	1,010	96	169
Illinois	21	$1,552,563	1,014	25	141
Pennsylvania	13	$1,425,888	981	31	251
Utah	11	$1,215,525	850	32	261
Maryland	15	$1,155,022	685	31	125
Colorado	11	$1,140,341	714	40	162
Indiana	19	$774,286	783	33	89

Not listed: 31 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
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	31	$5,503,535	3,099	36
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	24	$4,368,630	2,357	30
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	36	$2,901,468	1,834	47
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	24	$2,399,259	1,647	38
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	24	$1,771,968	1,319	37
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	16	$1,516,795	947	49
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	11	$802,380	542	49

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 7 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 36482 nationally

Cardiology accounts for 26% of payment for 36482 nationally in 2020, across 8 specialties on claims.

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated
Cardiology	148	27%	$13,684,618	26%	8,806	60
Vascular Surgery	122	23%	$10,553,668	20%	6,605	54
General Surgery	75	14%	$9,001,208	17%	5,960	79
Diagnostic Radiology	36	6.7%	$4,227,787	8.0%	2,760	77
Interventional Radiology	24	4.4%	$3,955,141	7.5%	2,347	98
Interventional Cardiology	59	11%	$3,581,181	6.8%	2,456	42
Internal Medicine	13	2.4%	$1,952,741	3.7%	1,205	93
Family Practice	11	2.0%	$1,284,047	2.4%	819	74

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 36482 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