	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
Florida	312	$4,565,674	8,316	21	63
California	324	$4,177,259	8,251	20	54
Texas	331	$4,148,607	8,757	21	60
Ohio	174	$2,236,129	4,357	20	57
Pennsylvania	168	$2,209,843	4,321	20	66
Illinois	145	$2,109,304	3,470	20	46
North Carolina	174	$2,053,701	4,229	20	48
Washington	140	$2,027,158	3,664	22	58
Arizona	132	$1,804,746	3,334	22	50
Maryland	107	$1,792,902	3,072	20	64
Georgia	146	$1,704,143	3,094	18	43
Virginia	136	$1,665,532	3,413	21	56
New York	145	$1,602,555	2,852	17	38
Massachusetts	104	$1,540,854	2,738	24	45
Oregon	81	$1,480,246	2,271	21	69

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 2020.

Top metro areas

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	166	$1,945,335	3,325	16
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	113	$1,593,642	2,663	19
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	111	$1,332,350	2,645	21
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	95	$1,238,261	2,401	21
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	87	$1,187,163	2,123	21
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	76	$1,132,019	2,155	21
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	74	$1,099,638	1,866	21
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	105	$1,073,930	2,470	23
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	69	$1,049,860	1,898	20
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	71	$1,006,449	1,728	19
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	55	$791,447	1,348	19
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	62	$779,696	1,354	16
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	46	$729,178	1,094	20
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	48	$724,555	1,149	18
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	54	$713,926	1,283	20

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 91 areas with the most payment among those with at least 11 billers; non-metro parts of each state are one area. Data year 2020.

Specialties billing 63047 nationally

Neurosurgery accounts for 45% of payment for 63047 nationally in 2020, across 6 specialties on claims.

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated
Neurosurgery	1,501	34%	$25,804,655	45%	37,233	25
Orthopedic Surgery	1,388	31%	$22,023,310	38%	36,629	26
Ambulatory Surgical Center	117	2.6%	$5,981,244	10%	2,842	24
Physician Assistant	1,138	25%	$2,566,859	4.5%	28,077	25
Nurse Practitioner	284	6.3%	$583,420	1.0%	6,508	23
Neurology	14	0.31%	$204,332	0.36%	301	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 2020.

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