	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	313	$5,218,234	8,946	21	64
Texas	360	$4,753,307	9,979	23	60
California	341	$4,593,252	8,560	19	54
North Carolina	166	$2,244,645	3,982	19	48
Ohio	164	$2,170,124	4,049	19	56
Washington	142	$2,109,564	3,438	22	45
Illinois	135	$2,064,221	3,356	20	61
Pennsylvania	142	$2,044,598	3,984	22	72
New York	156	$2,006,256	3,219	18	40
Maryland	115	$1,992,244	3,240	24	59
Arizona	129	$1,883,276	3,055	21	49
Oregon	74	$1,847,761	2,142	21	71
Georgia	132	$1,507,792	2,773	17	48
Massachusetts	102	$1,488,253	2,472	22	46
Tennessee	108	$1,404,767	2,792	22	54

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 2022.

Top metro areas

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	202	$2,624,285	4,222	18
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	146	$1,897,224	3,478	19
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	107	$1,711,336	2,748	20
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	98	$1,276,168	2,255	20
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	124	$1,250,847	2,845	21
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	80	$1,147,512	1,992	24
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	68	$1,141,512	2,164	22
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	75	$1,129,983	1,848	21
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	75	$1,116,632	1,846	19
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	66	$1,094,552	1,948	25
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	52	$1,024,920	1,760	20
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	71	$1,012,987	1,627	22
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	52	$881,031	1,367	20
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	46	$826,108	1,051	19
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	43	$770,662	1,248	22

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 90 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 63047 nationally

Neurosurgery accounts for 42% of payment for 63047 nationally in 2022, across 6 specialties on claims.

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated
Neurosurgery	1,399	32%	$24,262,163	42%	34,641	25
Orthopedic Surgery	1,381	32%	$22,356,223	38%	36,331	26
Ambulatory Surgical Center	144	3.3%	$8,332,163	14%	3,724	26
Physician Assistant	1,091	25%	$2,487,300	4.3%	26,914	25
Nurse Practitioner	277	6.4%	$556,023	0.95%	6,015	22
Neurology	13	0.30%	$162,582	0.28%	238	18

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 2022.

Top billers of 63047 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