	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	2,300	$3,705,775	186,008	47	266
California	2,628	$3,590,822	196,190	45	238
Texas	2,420	$2,651,236	159,863	42	196
New York	1,681	$2,444,622	133,708	40	267
Illinois	1,433	$1,677,926	108,463	49	232
Maryland	753	$1,534,653	84,344	47	231
Pennsylvania	1,428	$1,515,774	100,422	43	205
New Jersey	999	$1,393,501	63,455	42	190
North Carolina	1,400	$1,356,666	82,516	36	188
Virginia	983	$1,308,272	76,010	44	253
Ohio	1,231	$1,154,651	86,651	41	210
Georgia	1,117	$1,126,438	64,817	39	168
Massachusetts	836	$1,125,585	71,651	51	267
Tennessee	999	$1,097,308	64,468	39	175
Michigan	1,097	$986,850	68,214	41	192

Not listed: 5 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 2022.

Top metro areas

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	1,647	$2,704,146	129,846	43
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	1,077	$1,318,045	81,069	48
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	933	$1,279,199	65,825	40
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	437	$956,549	57,331	45
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	667	$911,585	50,385	46
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	703	$850,347	47,241	40
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	620	$842,482	52,040	49
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	517	$798,216	35,587	40
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	565	$788,484	39,727	41
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	402	$674,736	35,386	52
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	559	$559,662	30,645	36
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	497	$541,282	32,458	43
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	341	$509,478	25,379	42
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	523	$496,011	29,171	36
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	675	$455,781	37,843	35

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 2022.

Specialties billing 73030 nationally

Orthopedic Surgery accounts for 47% of payment for 73030 nationally in 2022, across 22 specialties on claims.

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated
Orthopedic Surgery	8,560	25%	$18,859,232	47%	766,602	90
Diagnostic Radiology	17,392	50%	$11,558,558	29%	1,183,838	68
Physician Assistant	3,055	8.8%	$2,792,116	6.9%	149,855	49
Portable X-Ray Supplier	246	0.71%	$1,528,798	3.8%	96,999	394
Sports Medicine	746	2.2%	$1,473,059	3.6%	60,445	81
Hand Surgery	410	1.2%	$1,003,691	2.5%	39,700	97
Family Practice	1,221	3.5%	$729,791	1.8%	34,599	28
Nurse Practitioner	693	2.0%	$542,890	1.3%	28,968	42
Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF)	406	1.2%	$532,328	1.3%	24,328	60
Rheumatology	301	0.87%	$345,961	0.86%	13,458	45
Interventional Radiology	550	1.6%	$289,112	0.72%	29,841	54
Internal Medicine	423	1.2%	$216,854	0.54%	10,705	25
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation	228	0.66%	$167,030	0.41%	6,489	28
Emergency Medicine	167	0.48%	$109,386	0.27%	5,398	32
General Practice	45	0.13%	$32,281	0.08%	1,461	32

Not listed: 21 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 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