	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	85	$47,603,002	6,528	44	296
Florida	72	$21,519,640	3,297	23	100
Texas	78	$19,981,688	3,057	27	104
New York	47	$16,447,122	2,177	25	152
Maryland	35	$14,458,128	1,842	28	157
Arizona	24	$11,495,117	1,628	37	213
New Jersey	26	$10,252,497	1,406	29	171
Michigan	22	$6,683,621	1,045	42	124
Tennessee	16	$4,184,817	768	31	134
North Carolina	13	$3,178,521	521	27	114
Arkansas	11	$2,496,649	464	32	109
Illinois	11	$2,174,691	439	18	120
Georgia	14	$1,816,040	356	20	50
Louisiana	12	$1,361,004	287	16	42
Alabama	13	$1,204,638	250	17	33

Not listed: 30 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 2022.

Top metro areas

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	38	$27,256,393	3,672	53
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	63	$24,810,877	3,285	28
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	25	$12,678,552	1,563	33
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	19	$8,210,671	1,188	34
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	16	$7,552,004	1,157	44
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	21	$4,513,932	677	25
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	17	$4,413,154	714	37
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	15	$3,619,878	518	26
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	13	$3,513,322	524	32
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	13	$3,494,562	495	42
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	12	$2,029,731	322	24

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 2022.

Specialties billing 37229 nationally

Vascular Surgery accounts for 27% of payment for 37229 nationally in 2022, across 7 specialties on claims.

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated
Vascular Surgery	216	36%	$51,881,116	27%	8,431	39
Interventional Radiology	80	13%	$46,868,709	24%	6,239	78
Cardiology	113	19%	$29,211,998	15%	4,549	40
Diagnostic Radiology	49	8.1%	$26,750,342	14%	3,592	73
Interventional Cardiology	68	11%	$16,623,067	8.5%	2,671	39
Thoracic Surgery	14	2.3%	$6,116,080	3.1%	784	56
General Surgery	26	4.3%	$4,872,534	2.5%	859	33

Not listed: 13 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 2022.

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