	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	reported
2024	34,654	$41,533,486	+0%	2,588,028	43	231	0.18
2023	34,809	$41,487,435	+3%	2,540,214	43	221	0.18
2022	34,681	$40,375,174	+1%	2,464,612	43	212	0.18
2021	35,006	$40,070,170	+15%	2,433,442	43	204	0.18
2020	34,102	$34,783,018	first year in data	2,227,453	41	188	0.18

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
Florida	2,277	$3,291,205	171,465	43	237
California	2,429	$2,807,277	159,991	39	207
Texas	2,355	$2,361,395	148,246	40	179
New York	1,631	$1,964,371	111,030	38	217
Illinois	1,390	$1,477,654	97,031	46	221
Maryland	765	$1,325,678	79,375	43	179
North Carolina	1,335	$1,268,654	80,797	38	185
Pennsylvania	1,400	$1,259,471	88,960	40	175
Virginia	939	$1,129,413	68,850	45	229
New Jersey	950	$1,095,666	53,390	37	156
Ohio	1,240	$1,041,259	81,597	40	199
Georgia	1,088	$1,004,583	59,307	37	153
Tennessee	1,001	$986,884	61,933	38	161
Massachusetts	854	$884,719	59,327	46	199
Michigan	1,107	$858,080	61,938	38	159

Not listed: 3 billers with an armed-forces or unknown state code (AA, 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 2020.

Top metro areas

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	1,575	$2,126,535	105,912	40
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	1,012	$1,098,784	68,447	44
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	825	$932,643	51,244	33
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	435	$847,599	55,059	39
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	666	$723,190	40,987	37
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	551	$694,343	36,299	36
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	637	$687,164	40,424	39
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	630	$646,123	42,234	44
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	508	$631,609	30,476	37
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	406	$559,088	30,948	43
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	542	$472,177	26,295	35
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	498	$464,627	29,043	37
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	338	$459,005	23,556	44
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	488	$416,891	25,535	35
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	582	$366,513	29,630	34

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 2020.

Specialties billing 73030 nationally

Orthopedic Surgery accounts for 49% of payment for 73030 nationally in 2020, across 23 specialties on claims.

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated
Orthopedic Surgery	8,974	26%	$16,918,610	49%	734,756	82
Diagnostic Radiology	17,393	51%	$10,047,841	29%	1,059,028	61
Physician Assistant	2,378	7.0%	$1,847,007	5.3%	107,320	45
Portable X-Ray Supplier	232	0.68%	$1,525,111	4.4%	103,541	446
Sports Medicine	592	1.7%	$992,095	2.9%	43,461	73
Hand Surgery	397	1.2%	$797,375	2.3%	33,387	84
Family Practice	1,297	3.8%	$658,930	1.9%	33,857	26
Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF)	399	1.2%	$448,074	1.3%	21,956	55
Rheumatology	305	0.89%	$338,762	0.97%	13,743	45
Nurse Practitioner	532	1.6%	$327,008	0.94%	19,156	36
Internal Medicine	486	1.4%	$222,227	0.64%	11,498	24
Interventional Radiology	452	1.3%	$190,553	0.55%	20,719	46
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation	211	0.62%	$139,177	0.40%	5,898	28
Emergency Medicine	171	0.50%	$99,708	0.29%	5,244	31
General Practice	59	0.17%	$40,433	0.12%	1,948	33

Not listed: 23 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 73030 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