	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	reported
2024	4,458	$129,001,156	+1%	223,921	27	126	10.25
2023	4,580	$127,145,567	-2%	221,454	27	127	10.25
2022	4,740	$130,038,685	-5%	243,674	27	131	10.25
2021	4,938	$136,344,182	+26%	248,411	27	140	10.25
2020	4,297	$107,794,397	first year in data	197,106	25	125	10.25

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
California	507	$17,816,562	21,336	29	106
New York	264	$9,858,187	14,997	25	165
Florida	294	$8,429,760	12,076	28	105
Texas	278	$7,034,676	10,198	23	96
New Jersey	166	$6,492,559	8,258	27	135
Massachusetts	143	$5,334,224	7,455	30	173
Illinois	175	$4,678,857	8,867	29	117
Maryland	118	$4,350,205	5,872	31	183
Pennsylvania	174	$4,100,906	6,145	27	80
Ohio	164	$4,082,550	7,751	29	125
Indiana	111	$3,554,469	5,527	32	132
Virginia	119	$3,249,484	4,987	26	109
Washington	117	$3,128,033	4,144	26	80
Arizona	105	$3,065,004	4,195	25	110
Tennessee	107	$2,828,367	4,331	28	109

Not listed: 5 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 2024.

Top metro areas

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	304	$12,663,085	18,193	26
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	149	$4,487,744	5,629	27
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	140	$3,836,432	6,021	30
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	109	$3,147,206	4,362	27
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	91	$3,089,934	4,576	26
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	66	$2,609,914	2,802	34
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	68	$2,506,328	3,436	32
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	80	$2,173,340	3,022	24
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	58	$2,018,579	2,661	26
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	70	$1,991,801	2,653	24
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	62	$1,871,573	2,589	25
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	54	$1,617,549	2,004	27
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	56	$1,548,118	2,211	23
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	29	$1,535,682	1,645	29
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	54	$1,417,841	2,026	24

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 74 areas with the most payment among those with at least 11 billers; non-metro parts of each state are one area. Data year 2024.

Specialties billing 66982 nationally

Ambulatory Surgical Center accounts for 58% of payment for 66982 nationally in 2024, across 3 specialties on claims.

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated
Ambulatory Surgical Center	1,297	29%	$74,845,548	58%	82,373	64
Ophthalmology	3,129	70%	$54,045,640	42%	109,927	35
Optometry	32	0.72%	$109,968	0.09%	31,621	988

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 2024.

Top billers of 66982 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