	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	reported
2024	3,217	$53,038,970	+3%	121,795	28	97	4.97
2023	3,206	$51,580,831	+6%	120,999	27	97	4.97
2022	3,170	$48,457,819	+2%	115,457	27	91	4.97
2021	3,173	$47,474,379	+9%	113,090	26	88	4.97
2020	3,048	$43,425,115	first year in data	104,542	25	86	4.97

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	206	$3,387,672	7,934	27	97
California	209	$3,114,069	6,598	23	78
Illinois	153	$2,812,724	6,328	30	105
Pennsylvania	153	$2,530,969	6,021	27	101
Texas	139	$1,755,625	4,541	23	90
New York	116	$1,679,908	3,668	25	81
North Carolina	112	$1,622,311	4,038	24	98
Ohio	136	$1,611,465	4,191	23	76
Indiana	98	$1,527,534	3,637	27	81
Tennessee	89	$1,490,576	3,648	31	103
Michigan	114	$1,428,009	3,426	21	68
Washington	72	$1,420,018	3,108	30	101
New Jersey	84	$1,335,242	2,675	29	65
Arizona	70	$1,302,386	3,008	28	126
Virginia	77	$1,263,116	3,010	31	88

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 2021.

Top metro areas

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	128	$2,020,158	4,074	29
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	94	$1,658,857	3,545	29
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	57	$1,370,957	2,961	39
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	40	$831,407	1,946	30
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	52	$790,063	2,048	34
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	47	$707,625	1,492	22
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	54	$690,374	1,481	23
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	42	$672,022	1,544	26
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	42	$638,984	1,496	26
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	48	$623,977	1,363	20
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	37	$565,114	1,374	26
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	31	$486,898	1,028	26
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	31	$460,102	1,114	31
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	37	$457,662	996	19
Pittsburgh, PA	32	$446,637	1,167	28

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 60 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 64721 nationally

Ambulatory Surgical Center accounts for 54% of payment for 64721 nationally in 2021, across 6 specialties on claims.

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated
Ambulatory Surgical Center	900	28%	$25,428,167	54%	42,680	47
Orthopedic Surgery	1,227	39%	$10,574,265	22%	33,851	28
Hand Surgery	859	27%	$9,980,210	21%	31,707	37
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery	128	4.0%	$1,033,066	2.2%	3,369	26
General Surgery	18	0.57%	$205,368	0.43%	683	38
Neurosurgery	27	0.85%	$132,232	0.28%	446	17

Not listed: 6 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 64721 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