	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	300	$4,935,278	8,213	21	71
Texas	342	$4,522,979	8,788	20	57
California	321	$4,404,849	7,958	19	57
Ohio	167	$2,253,328	4,195	19	60
New York	160	$2,152,320	3,488	19	44
Washington	131	$2,095,061	3,216	21	50
Illinois	138	$2,019,226	3,334	19	59
North Carolina	153	$2,008,044	3,521	19	50
Pennsylvania	137	$1,961,069	3,906	21	75
Arizona	121	$1,824,989	2,898	21	43
Maryland	106	$1,785,492	2,865	24	53
Oregon	66	$1,576,330	1,903	24	64
Georgia	127	$1,446,517	2,680	18	37
Massachusetts	100	$1,344,595	2,320	19	45
Tennessee	106	$1,340,680	2,756	21	57

Not listed: 7 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 2023.

Top metro areas

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	191	$2,519,602	4,277	20
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	107	$1,653,187	2,686	19
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	134	$1,649,675	3,112	18
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	90	$1,248,133	2,148	21
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	117	$1,215,647	2,527	18
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	70	$1,200,496	2,461	25
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	67	$1,055,694	1,721	22
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	81	$1,051,350	1,861	20
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	64	$1,040,549	1,797	25
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	70	$1,032,012	1,571	20
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	64	$1,010,170	1,687	21
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	45	$729,577	1,122	19
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	41	$688,686	1,084	22
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	24	$667,226	764	26
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	46	$655,370	962	16

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 87 areas with the most payment among those with at least 11 billers; non-metro parts of each state are one area. Data year 2023.

Specialties billing 63047 nationally

Neurosurgery accounts for 40% of payment for 63047 nationally in 2023, across 6 specialties on claims.

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated
Neurosurgery	1,343	32%	$22,449,436	40%	32,257	24
Orthopedic Surgery	1,319	32%	$20,988,690	38%	34,424	26
Ambulatory Surgical Center	156	3.7%	$8,941,539	16%	3,924	25
Physician Assistant	1,055	25%	$2,291,671	4.1%	25,091	24
Nurse Practitioner	258	6.2%	$498,100	0.90%	5,473	21
Neurology	14	0.34%	$180,483	0.32%	265	19

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 2023.

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