	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	reported
2024	8,677	$120,811,085	-3%	800,242	71	221	1.53
2023	8,548	$124,210,177	-4%	816,005	74	225	1.53
2022	8,506	$129,943,457	-2%	820,214	76	228	1.53
2021	8,510	$132,915,733	+17%	854,746	80	237	1.53
2020	8,401	$113,856,030	first year in data	807,877	75	230	1.53

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
Florida	682	$11,469,303	70,910	75	289
California	729	$11,288,825	63,770	69	225
New York	625	$8,570,798	50,803	61	199
Texas	604	$6,908,554	44,260	61	175
Pennsylvania	409	$5,542,430	39,414	69	200
Maryland	203	$5,397,207	36,687	117	610
Illinois	316	$4,636,806	29,663	76	223
Arizona	192	$4,302,704	27,397	112	353
New Jersey	298	$4,291,503	22,941	61	194
Massachusetts	241	$4,061,275	24,087	83	231
Georgia	266	$3,954,892	27,814	80	233
Virginia	225	$3,437,772	21,692	87	218
Ohio	335	$3,431,253	29,242	66	196
North Carolina	300	$3,217,427	21,560	62	165
Tennessee	192	$2,858,463	20,009	74	219

Not listed: 1 billers with an armed-forces or unknown state code (ZZ); they are in the national totals.

Not listed: 3 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	617	$8,955,133	47,893	57
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	274	$3,780,507	21,223	59
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	255	$3,762,503	23,418	75
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	129	$3,535,684	24,542	114
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	219	$3,488,764	23,596	74
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	142	$3,391,158	21,114	121
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	174	$2,716,722	15,930	71
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	139	$2,621,803	15,096	87
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	163	$2,395,578	16,595	76
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	162	$1,999,990	11,561	44
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	160	$1,944,308	11,089	63
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	129	$1,650,262	10,422	68
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	165	$1,622,664	10,823	48
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	105	$1,510,112	9,763	75
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	82	$1,352,267	6,944	65

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 97 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 52000 nationally

Urology accounts for 81% of payment for 52000 nationally in 2024, across 7 specialties on claims.

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated
Urology	7,679	88%	$98,446,149	81%	688,095	90
Ambulatory Surgical Center	205	2.4%	$17,896,630	15%	79,155	386
Obstetrics & Gynecology	476	5.5%	$2,744,760	2.3%	17,978	38
Physician Assistant	147	1.7%	$747,072	0.62%	6,784	46
Nurse Practitioner	120	1.4%	$637,940	0.53%	5,168	43
General Surgery	13	0.15%	$142,262	0.12%	1,310	101
Gynecological Oncology	13	0.15%	$21,751	0.02%	299	23

Not listed: 10 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 52000 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