	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	reported
2024	4,147	$55,730,583	+0%	99,967	19	56	15.37
2023	4,170	$55,576,815	-5%	102,006	19	56	15.37
2022	4,338	$58,458,195	-3%	108,622	20	57	15.37
2021	4,568	$60,227,652	+5%	115,915	20	58	15.37
2020	4,474	$57,385,661	first year in data	112,253	20	56	15.37

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	323	$4,963,407	8,043	20	56
Florida	288	$4,895,536	8,056	21	68
Texas	323	$4,287,442	8,222	19	59
Washington	130	$2,204,888	3,120	21	45
Ohio	171	$2,167,993	4,040	19	49
New York	177	$2,160,503	3,632	16	42
North Carolina	145	$2,148,754	3,340	17	57
Illinois	126	$1,945,909	3,198	18	70
Oregon	74	$1,931,741	2,190	22	70
Pennsylvania	137	$1,914,974	3,682	20	62
Maryland	112	$1,835,633	2,853	21	60
Arizona	114	$1,784,374	2,775	20	45
Tennessee	111	$1,384,304	2,805	19	56
Massachusetts	99	$1,368,272	2,367	20	47
Georgia	122	$1,339,835	2,584	18	44

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

Not listed: 6 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	222	$2,624,334	4,701	17
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	103	$1,748,309	2,729	19
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	124	$1,725,795	2,991	19
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	72	$1,312,709	2,471	28
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	116	$1,250,424	2,628	19
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	83	$1,186,312	1,958	19
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	70	$1,156,293	1,568	19
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	69	$1,096,830	1,779	19
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	62	$1,061,237	1,634	22
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	78	$1,011,887	1,839	20
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	64	$935,856	1,687	22
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	52	$837,167	1,228	20
Bend, OR	17	$819,365	803	50
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	42	$731,554	962	17
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	43	$714,186	950	19

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 83 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 63047 nationally

Neurosurgery accounts for 39% of payment for 63047 nationally in 2024, across 5 specialties on claims.

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated
Neurosurgery	1,340	32%	$21,986,945	39%	31,746	24
Orthopedic Surgery	1,310	32%	$20,127,159	36%	33,278	25
Ambulatory Surgical Center	160	3.9%	$10,563,313	19%	4,331	27
Physician Assistant	1,065	26%	$2,253,921	4.0%	24,689	23
Nurse Practitioner	240	5.8%	$463,852	0.83%	5,209	22

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 2024.

Top billers of 63047 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