	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	322	$4,961,784	8,859	21	66
Texas	361	$4,819,362	9,825	21	61
California	352	$4,508,986	8,868	19	53
Illinois	147	$2,244,445	3,707	20	57
Ohio	176	$2,240,985	4,413	21	61
Washington	140	$2,216,635	3,750	23	55
Pennsylvania	154	$2,133,170	4,263	21	72
North Carolina	176	$2,070,439	4,130	19	48
New York	164	$2,025,306	3,477	18	42
Maryland	114	$1,980,457	3,363	22	66
Oregon	76	$1,768,999	2,306	22	72
Arizona	132	$1,714,257	3,095	20	46
Massachusetts	116	$1,694,339	3,032	23	52
Georgia	150	$1,684,154	3,236	19	47
Virginia	126	$1,628,091	3,258	21	57

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 2021.

Top metro areas

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	212	$2,614,239	4,498	17
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	117	$1,833,887	3,021	21
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	143	$1,616,041	3,334	19
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	124	$1,386,561	3,029	20
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	94	$1,333,462	2,379	23
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	78	$1,215,082	2,073	24
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	63	$1,145,674	2,252	29
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	65	$1,114,347	1,846	26
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	90	$1,107,486	2,177	20
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	68	$1,081,710	1,927	22
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	63	$917,938	1,465	20
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	56	$870,773	1,702	18
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	46	$737,254	1,298	21
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	56	$702,638	1,319	20
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	47	$692,320	1,217	21

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 88 areas with the most payment among those with at least 11 billers; non-metro parts of each state are one area. Data year 2021.

Specialties billing 63047 nationally

Neurosurgery accounts for 44% of payment for 63047 nationally in 2021, across 6 specialties on claims.

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated
Neurosurgery	1,524	33%	$26,331,610	44%	38,225	25
Orthopedic Surgery	1,416	31%	$22,976,822	38%	38,027	27
Ambulatory Surgical Center	130	2.8%	$7,248,316	12%	3,260	25
Physician Assistant	1,186	26%	$2,676,432	4.4%	29,269	25
Nurse Practitioner	268	5.9%	$563,736	0.94%	6,196	23
Neurology	13	0.28%	$169,209	0.28%	268	21

Not listed: 15 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 2021.

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