	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	reported
2024	8,706	$30,775,969	+7%	422,719	30	139	1.08
2023	8,424	$28,735,688	+15%	384,227	29	130	1.08
2022	7,731	$25,013,383	+26%	331,492	29	122	1.08
2021	7,316	$19,882,890	not in the 2020 file	299,291	27	114	1.08

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). Data years 2021–2024.

By state

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated
New York	414	$1,850,024	18,839	33	130
Florida	385	$1,700,334	16,619	27	122
California	362	$1,518,247	14,722	24	115
North Carolina	396	$1,448,854	20,842	35	170
Maryland	152	$1,208,597	9,752	38	225
Massachusetts	293	$1,190,416	16,631	37	166
Texas	403	$1,077,325	13,617	26	83
Illinois	353	$978,478	14,458	28	106
Virginia	237	$951,280	13,177	37	152
Pennsylvania	400	$936,921	15,633	27	107
Michigan	326	$839,382	14,588	32	111
Ohio	272	$773,758	13,801	33	169
New Jersey	173	$706,888	6,091	23	94
Tennessee	222	$635,753	8,778	28	95
Missouri	215	$606,805	10,376	31	150

Not listed: 1 billers with an armed-forces or unknown state code (AP); 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 2022.

Top metro areas

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	280	$1,418,121	11,893	27
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	230	$916,697	12,080	36
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	99	$802,917	6,360	32
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	178	$583,215	6,825	23
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	240	$556,488	8,314	26
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	76	$465,181	3,604	27
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	89	$415,670	3,685	20
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	134	$370,068	5,163	30
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	146	$363,103	6,049	32
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	78	$314,113	2,908	21
St. Louis, MO-IL	101	$300,538	5,462	32
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	64	$289,866	2,754	27
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	115	$260,754	4,546	29
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	102	$255,540	2,731	21
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	82	$253,644	3,634	33

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 96 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 71271 nationally

Diagnostic Radiology accounts for 91% of payment for 71271 nationally in 2022, across 9 specialties on claims.

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated
Diagnostic Radiology	7,034	91%	$22,678,627	91%	306,713	44
Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF)	165	2.1%	$945,399	3.8%	7,786	47
Interventional Radiology	192	2.5%	$430,080	1.7%	6,673	35
Family Practice	101	1.3%	$238,362	0.95%	2,467	24
Internal Medicine	83	1.1%	$188,492	0.75%	2,002	24
Pulmonary Disease	52	0.67%	$147,981	0.59%	1,547	30
Nuclear Medicine	13	0.17%	$104,474	0.42%	1,362	105
Cardiology	26	0.34%	$87,133	0.35%	746	29
Radiation Oncology	12	0.16%	$39,272	0.16%	446	37

Not listed: 17 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 71271 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