	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	414	$11,210,971	14,962	23	105
Florida	293	$8,140,519	12,521	28	123
New York	221	$7,084,536	9,800	24	150
Texas	296	$6,550,023	10,185	23	102
New Jersey	153	$4,733,796	6,663	25	164
Pennsylvania	195	$4,279,625	6,833	25	91
Massachusetts	128	$3,843,371	5,742	27	139
Illinois	155	$3,825,758	8,659	27	129
Ohio	157	$3,587,636	9,394	28	204
Indiana	117	$3,494,567	5,839	36	143
Virginia	118	$3,264,586	5,737	29	148
Maryland	108	$3,223,773	4,673	29	107
Georgia	137	$2,890,870	6,159	22	121
North Carolina	135	$2,886,160	19,073	26	691
Michigan	120	$2,586,136	4,253	24	85

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 2020.

Top metro areas

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	250	$8,675,231	11,722	24
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	136	$3,406,799	4,639	22
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	116	$3,098,485	5,059	27
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	100	$2,306,497	3,428	26
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	81	$2,114,222	3,349	24
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	60	$1,796,320	2,623	28
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	73	$1,707,807	2,606	24
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	65	$1,689,496	2,470	25
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	58	$1,447,455	1,778	22
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	39	$1,366,351	2,123	39
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	69	$1,313,000	1,987	20
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	54	$1,261,287	1,905	21
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	44	$1,209,787	1,660	23
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	44	$1,206,779	1,690	25
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	54	$1,191,891	1,761	23

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 71 areas with the most payment among those with at least 11 billers; non-metro parts of each state are one area. Data year 2020.

Specialties billing 66982 nationally

Ambulatory Surgical Center accounts for 51% of payment for 66982 nationally in 2020, across 3 specialties on claims.

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated
Ambulatory Surgical Center	1,214	28%	$55,256,910	51%	71,737	59
Ophthalmology	3,045	71%	$52,472,903	49%	105,438	35
Optometry	38	0.88%	$64,584	0.06%	19,931	525

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 2020.

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