	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	514	$16,440,590	20,664	27	108
New York	276	$9,826,565	13,107	25	137
Florida	293	$8,108,363	12,201	30	117
New Jersey	160	$6,513,869	8,803	27	156
Texas	274	$6,418,722	9,856	23	101
Massachusetts	142	$5,239,582	7,702	28	165
Illinois	185	$5,016,341	8,499	30	124
Pennsylvania	202	$4,684,801	7,269	26	99
Maryland	130	$4,461,376	6,238	28	169
Ohio	154	$3,838,325	8,227	31	149
Indiana	121	$3,562,090	5,916	33	146
Virginia	119	$3,421,174	5,553	27	141
Washington	121	$3,298,600	4,555	27	92
Arizona	103	$2,830,641	4,081	30	103
Tennessee	112	$2,787,846	4,486	28	108

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 2023.

Top metro areas

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	296	$12,207,351	15,993	26
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	154	$4,393,592	7,317	30
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	165	$4,339,740	5,663	22
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	126	$3,400,789	4,919	25
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	98	$3,100,552	4,854	26
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	75	$2,592,585	2,984	30
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	70	$2,484,689	3,513	30
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	80	$2,093,012	2,891	23
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	61	$1,983,836	2,598	26
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	76	$1,940,688	2,882	25
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	64	$1,801,464	2,619	30
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	48	$1,756,979	2,416	33
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	58	$1,559,038	2,340	25
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	58	$1,454,582	2,132	25
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	27	$1,342,175	1,480	29

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 72 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 66982 nationally

Ambulatory Surgical Center accounts for 55% of payment for 66982 nationally in 2023, across 2 specialties on claims.

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated
Ambulatory Surgical Center	1,284	28%	$69,730,143	55%	82,728	64
Ophthalmology	3,250	71%	$57,311,302	45%	114,653	35

Not listed: 3 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 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