	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	reported
2024	567	$165,437,123	-11%	28,601	28	157	13.80
2023	603	$185,906,802	-4%	29,304	28	142	13.80
2022	605	$194,543,578	-9%	29,196	27	139	13.80
2021	596	$213,646,255	-3%	28,778	27	163	13.80
2020	625	$219,318,246	first year in data	29,281	27	169	13.80

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	$48,218,839	7,758	50	213
New York	49	$16,885,741	2,669	27	170
Florida	66	$16,667,951	3,168	21	150
Texas	70	$14,547,950	2,647	28	98
New Jersey	30	$12,964,173	1,974	39	234
Maryland	29	$11,017,128	1,612	27	245
Arizona	25	$5,054,813	987	30	102
Michigan	14	$3,906,939	677	45	105
Tennessee	17	$3,491,719	699	27	97
North Carolina	12	$2,186,273	426	18	95

Not listed: 34 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	66	$26,703,262	4,093	30
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	47	$26,698,070	4,189	61
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	26	$12,027,082	1,661	34
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	17	$5,929,431	1,036	32
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	23	$4,771,446	827	24
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	22	$4,161,954	856	26
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	12	$3,700,929	594	27
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	17	$3,430,597	716	33

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 8 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 37229 nationally

Vascular Surgery accounts for 28% of payment for 37229 nationally in 2024, across 7 specialties on claims.

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated
Vascular Surgery	208	37%	$45,945,233	28%	8,652	42
Interventional Radiology	69	12%	$33,088,668	20%	5,181	75
Cardiology	96	17%	$27,352,404	17%	4,396	46
Diagnostic Radiology	40	7.1%	$18,029,733	11%	3,109	78
Ambulatory Surgical Center	38	6.7%	$12,246,587	7.4%	2,025	53
Interventional Cardiology	56	9.9%	$12,167,873	7.4%	2,173	39
General Surgery	23	4.1%	$4,200,097	2.5%	814	35

Not listed: 8 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 37229 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