	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	reported
2024	15,527	$1,607,135,368	+2%	6,680,450	101	2,250	7.35
2023	15,965	$1,574,488,007	+2%	7,103,624	101	2,297	7.35
2022	16,070	$1,549,042,104	-2%	7,285,377	102	2,384	7.35
2021	16,131	$1,573,931,045	+20%	7,363,296	104	2,388	7.35
2020	15,059	$1,307,633,532	first year in data	5,896,885	92	2,072	7.35

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	1,188	$116,789,009	180,495	79	523
Florida	915	$102,743,616	185,899	91	813
Texas	906	$94,212,753	174,147	93	713
Pennsylvania	618	$51,667,453	104,050	88	539
New York	638	$50,798,892	120,982	65	739
Illinois	538	$45,763,779	582,617	257	4,446
Ohio	526	$44,697,182	392,013	189	2,916
Virginia	357	$41,666,881	341,117	213	4,028
Georgia	400	$37,978,565	259,380	181	2,941
North Carolina	572	$37,455,470	536,484	200	3,997
New Jersey	351	$37,071,756	57,632	80	552
Tennessee	416	$36,549,789	274,742	138	2,978
Washington	434	$36,227,133	67,442	49	646
Arizona	249	$34,559,425	60,261	133	868
Indiana	393	$34,446,956	75,510	51	843

Not listed: 1 billers with an armed-forces or unknown state code (AP); they are in the national totals.

Not listed: 3 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	683	$58,930,125	103,962	62
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	411	$34,239,581	53,521	70
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	343	$31,619,091	159,215	113
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	225	$26,964,795	47,593	112
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	259	$26,503,144	45,112	88
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	206	$23,259,292	53,128	86
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	146	$22,218,635	38,353	137
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	200	$20,040,574	66,355	94
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	196	$17,360,015	86,961	147
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	178	$17,107,221	29,863	89
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	222	$16,666,580	30,297	59
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	158	$15,431,502	25,933	63
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	120	$14,852,893	24,647	92
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	110	$13,217,353	23,513	129
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	174	$13,177,126	23,841	72

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 98 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 66984 nationally

Ophthalmology accounts for 41% of payment for 66984 nationally in 2020, across 2 specialties on claims.

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated
Ophthalmology	8,657	57%	$530,562,217	41%	1,625,075	188
Optometry	4,567	30%	$12,712,216	0.97%	3,269,440	716

Not listed: 8 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 2020.

Top billers of 66984 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