	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	reported
2024	12,590	$48,854,982	+8%	757,050	41	171	1.75
2023	12,155	$45,441,362	+13%	681,715	38	158	1.75
2022	11,646	$40,160,419	+3%	594,906	35	143	1.75
2021	11,423	$39,013,717	+16%	564,771	34	139	1.75
2020	10,696	$33,526,468	first year in data	471,911	30	123	1.75

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	1,102	$4,204,091	59,646	39	141
Texas	782	$3,211,663	47,610	37	203
Florida	770	$2,805,396	39,660	37	137
New York	555	$2,603,900	35,181	43	193
Minnesota	464	$1,988,837	30,331	43	188
Pennsylvania	580	$1,937,601	29,974	38	137
Illinois	563	$1,843,831	27,606	36	129
Massachusetts	389	$1,591,183	23,775	47	154
North Carolina	395	$1,539,356	23,496	37	166
Michigan	353	$1,433,762	22,443	40	188
Ohio	386	$1,347,411	21,313	37	154
Washington	209	$1,315,938	19,857	54	333
Virginia	291	$1,251,454	19,086	42	192
Tennessee	346	$1,201,580	18,450	33	162
Colorado	234	$1,199,872	17,994	46	227

Not listed: 7 billers with an armed-forces or unknown state code (AA, AP, XX, ZZ); they are in the national totals.

Not listed: 2 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	509	$2,441,219	31,936	43
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	334	$1,644,661	25,336	58
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	436	$1,470,144	21,797	37
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	380	$1,399,807	19,761	33
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	315	$1,222,578	18,128	43
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	279	$1,117,206	16,217	46
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	259	$975,490	13,881	32
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	135	$954,387	14,188	59
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	181	$865,739	13,272	44
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	168	$735,002	11,251	53
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	109	$687,283	10,388	61
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	158	$672,656	9,237	38
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	126	$658,154	9,111	54
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	151	$656,934	9,353	42
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	153	$599,136	8,308	43

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 100 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 70496 nationally

Diagnostic Radiology accounts for 95% of payment for 70496 nationally in 2023, across 6 specialties on claims.

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated
Diagnostic Radiology	11,527	95%	$43,148,957	95%	651,660	57
Interventional Radiology	392	3.2%	$1,437,559	3.2%	22,259	57
Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF)	113	0.93%	$444,934	0.98%	2,614	23
Neurology	25	0.21%	$84,160	0.19%	1,039	42
Nuclear Medicine	18	0.15%	$61,733	0.14%	975	54
Radiation Oncology	13	0.11%	$49,324	0.11%	744	57

Not listed: 18 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 70496 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