	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	reported
2024	380	$27,768,179	+0%	12,153	23	82	9.00
2023	396	$27,749,120	-6%	12,696	23	80	9.00
2022	443	$29,372,409	-14%	14,531	22	87	9.00
2021	585	$34,001,784	-32%	19,907	22	92	9.00
2020	788	$49,807,411	first year in data	31,002	24	118	9.00

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	59	$5,116,321	2,135	24	99
Texas	49	$3,711,979	1,658	24	82
New York	21	$1,720,036	778	26	91
Maryland	15	$1,658,478	698	26	112
Florida	21	$1,439,989	651	28	54
New Jersey	14	$1,386,809	554	22	104
Pennsylvania	14	$1,339,486	493	29	74
Virginia	11	$1,334,892	522	33	129
Illinois	20	$1,083,793	469	20	40
Georgia	14	$1,055,139	425	23	54
North Carolina	12	$741,259	330	20	65
Ohio	11	$717,055	228	17	36
Alabama	11	$492,715	256	21	42
South Carolina	12	$468,837	350	23	60

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 2024.

Top metro areas

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	29	$2,775,521	1,178	26
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	23	$2,672,620	1,118	39
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	13	$1,948,837	796	44
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	18	$1,577,908	611	28
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	11	$1,359,675	588	37
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	16	$842,146	362	20

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 6 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 36905 nationally

Ambulatory Surgical Center accounts for 72% of payment for 36905 nationally in 2024, across 6 specialties on claims.

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated
Ambulatory Surgical Center	92	24%	$19,870,779	72%	4,143	45
Nephrology	134	35%	$3,620,578	13%	3,653	27
Vascular Surgery	44	12%	$1,761,384	6.3%	1,268	29
Interventional Radiology	47	12%	$1,297,699	4.7%	1,498	32
Diagnostic Radiology	35	9.2%	$770,391	2.8%	938	27
General Surgery	13	3.4%	$105,397	0.38%	244	19

Not listed: 3 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 36905 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