	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	497	$15,102,960	19,746	27	113
New York	281	$10,399,009	15,273	25	171
Florida	313	$8,483,586	13,027	28	117
Texas	274	$6,613,704	10,175	23	107
New Jersey	170	$6,383,502	8,910	26	167
Massachusetts	151	$5,105,127	8,112	26	182
Illinois	195	$5,021,039	8,937	26	127
Pennsylvania	206	$4,896,717	7,724	27	98
Maryland	133	$4,864,977	6,927	31	170
Ohio	174	$4,048,417	9,122	28	135
Indiana	122	$3,853,233	6,433	36	152
Virginia	127	$3,527,655	7,477	29	168
Arizona	110	$3,184,654	4,711	31	117
Georgia	128	$3,126,641	6,807	27	121
Washington	117	$2,978,286	4,183	26	86

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	307	$12,672,948	18,263	25
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	157	$4,425,086	7,576	28
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	159	$4,358,267	5,957	25
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	117	$3,498,947	5,121	32
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	102	$2,936,961	4,449	23
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	76	$2,866,190	4,112	33
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	69	$2,198,285	2,616	29
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	81	$2,165,469	3,242	22
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	77	$2,074,074	2,916	23
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	67	$2,067,632	3,063	27
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	69	$1,681,592	2,497	27
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	57	$1,675,764	2,237	26
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	60	$1,596,972	2,413	25
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	49	$1,578,756	2,160	27
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	42	$1,519,987	2,343	46

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 80 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 66982 nationally

Ambulatory Surgical Center accounts for 53% of payment for 66982 nationally in 2022, across 2 specialties on claims.

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated
Ambulatory Surgical Center	1,276	27%	$68,961,720	53%	84,519	66
Ophthalmology	3,404	72%	$60,927,751	47%	122,201	36

Not listed: 4 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 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