	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	103	$13,924,245	9,165	43	264
Florida	77	$7,453,175	5,740	46	252
Texas	86	$6,183,138	4,680	40	114
Arizona	36	$4,486,002	3,489	59	320
New York	45	$3,464,362	2,198	37	144
Illinois	33	$3,005,267	2,218	46	205
Tennessee	20	$1,840,038	1,547	39	325
Virginia	19	$1,776,394	1,317	49	223
Colorado	14	$1,665,550	1,236	62	226
Pennsylvania	19	$1,462,777	1,202	29	172
Georgia	25	$1,318,087	1,039	32	108
Nevada	12	$1,095,857	829	45	152
Maryland	15	$992,607	707	45	115
Michigan	15	$983,460	732	37	121
Indiana	17	$954,458	890	35	137

Not listed: 32 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
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	38	$6,558,670	4,242	29
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	45	$4,070,365	2,574	40
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	24	$3,381,147	2,620	56
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	39	$3,325,227	2,535	41
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	39	$2,252,312	1,686	40
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	20	$1,988,110	1,461	46
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	18	$1,470,438	1,011	50
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	13	$1,430,329	1,118	38
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	19	$1,382,047	1,062	49
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	11	$716,780	517	48
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	11	$522,539	397	30

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 11 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 36482 nationally

Cardiology accounts for 22% of payment for 36482 nationally in 2023, across 12 specialties on claims.

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated
Cardiology	154	22%	$13,166,662	22%	9,821	64
Vascular Surgery	175	25%	$12,727,306	21%	9,081	52
General Surgery	94	13%	$11,262,590	19%	8,543	91
Diagnostic Radiology	32	4.5%	$4,124,884	6.8%	2,964	93
Interventional Cardiology	79	11%	$3,883,632	6.4%	3,205	41
Internal Medicine	18	2.5%	$3,671,601	6.1%	2,584	144
Interventional Radiology	47	6.6%	$3,275,043	5.4%	2,463	52
Family Practice	21	3.0%	$1,931,911	3.2%	1,398	67
Physician Assistant	12	1.7%	$1,086,045	1.8%	898	75
Emergency Medicine	11	1.5%	$987,215	1.6%	758	69
Thoracic Surgery	12	1.7%	$831,838	1.4%	646	54
Nurse Practitioner	15	2.1%	$655,667	1.1%	642	43

Not listed: 16 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 36482 nationally

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Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service only; CMS suppresses provider lines with fewer than 11 beneficiaries. How these figures are computed · Limitations