	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	reported
2024	33,149	$46,696,753	-0%	2,430,495	43	223	0.22
2023	33,225	$46,760,599	+1%	2,415,267	43	218	0.22
2022	33,171	$46,312,796	+0%	2,393,259	43	213	0.22
2021	33,338	$46,098,725	+14%	2,378,528	43	209	0.22
2020	32,219	$40,268,016	first year in data	2,213,195	42	196	0.22

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	2,499	$4,249,840	194,994	46	248
Florida	2,241	$4,204,964	178,858	44	254
Texas	2,282	$3,052,809	152,076	42	201
New York	1,520	$2,825,649	139,035	44	311
Illinois	1,407	$2,100,459	115,984	48	279
Maryland	710	$1,931,231	92,129	45	295
Pennsylvania	1,344	$1,615,597	93,416	41	222
New Jersey	1,008	$1,592,926	63,609	39	188
North Carolina	1,364	$1,561,816	80,944	34	190
Virginia	936	$1,467,353	73,761	43	262
Tennessee	1,027	$1,346,397	67,744	37	192
Ohio	1,180	$1,341,549	88,875	41	213
Georgia	1,045	$1,316,788	61,161	37	170
Massachusetts	799	$1,294,555	77,395	58	314
Arizona	609	$1,241,978	51,752	49	260

Not listed: 9 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 2024.

Top metro areas

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	1,539	$3,119,604	138,557	41
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	1,037	$1,663,937	86,127	48
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	849	$1,470,210	65,902	42
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	412	$1,268,156	65,841	45
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	600	$1,002,208	58,517	56
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	700	$979,070	45,711	43
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	521	$951,607	42,418	40
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	464	$915,430	34,757	38
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	412	$855,591	34,795	44
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	642	$843,295	42,701	45
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	528	$648,234	28,255	33
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	502	$593,921	28,723	35
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	403	$584,192	33,529	42
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	694	$573,274	38,919	35
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	289	$491,304	23,641	53

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 2024.

Specialties billing 73502 nationally

Orthopedic Surgery accounts for 46% of payment for 73502 nationally in 2024, across 22 specialties on claims.

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated
Orthopedic Surgery	7,671	23%	$21,484,798	46%	685,504	89
Diagnostic Radiology	17,312	52%	$14,283,427	31%	1,265,526	73
Physician Assistant	3,368	10%	$3,965,298	8.5%	160,940	48
Portable X-Ray Supplier	246	0.74%	$2,723,384	5.8%	140,193	570
Nurse Practitioner	820	2.5%	$874,632	1.9%	35,700	44
Family Practice	933	2.8%	$666,895	1.4%	24,258	26
Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF)	387	1.2%	$651,988	1.4%	21,965	57
Sports Medicine	530	1.6%	$649,509	1.4%	20,474	39
Interventional Radiology	684	2.1%	$420,005	0.90%	38,193	56
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation	267	0.81%	$233,392	0.50%	6,935	26
Internal Medicine	333	1.0%	$208,898	0.45%	8,596	26
Rheumatology	86	0.26%	$111,422	0.24%	3,182	37
Emergency Medicine	176	0.53%	$103,790	0.22%	4,737	27
Hand Surgery	67	0.20%	$61,875	0.13%	2,086	31
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine	15	0.05%	$35,551	0.08%	1,109	74

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 2024.

Top billers of 73502 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