	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	reported
2024	26,591	$42,250,673	-3%	2,129,460	43	263	0.18
2023	26,819	$43,620,018	+1%	2,140,677	43	268	0.18
2022	26,356	$43,133,137	+1%	2,078,402	43	258	0.18
2021	26,202	$42,522,867	+20%	2,041,253	42	254	0.18
2020	24,800	$35,572,787	first year in data	1,802,760	40	238	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
California	2,241	$4,125,638	188,747	47	290
Florida	1,721	$3,461,595	144,254	43	281
New York	1,373	$3,199,251	142,662	45	339
Texas	1,927	$2,741,612	140,266	42	233
Pennsylvania	919	$1,870,141	91,359	49	355
New Jersey	793	$1,808,529	63,333	38	290
Illinois	1,110	$1,802,055	94,507	45	320
North Carolina	1,061	$1,618,013	73,733	38	222
Maryland	587	$1,488,355	63,553	56	358
Virginia	706	$1,402,799	64,247	44	293
Tennessee	785	$1,291,089	60,838	43	277
Georgia	827	$1,170,085	54,073	36	215
Massachusetts	668	$1,151,217	61,134	47	321
Ohio	885	$1,140,456	65,407	41	235
Arizona	533	$1,023,212	47,037	53	265

Not listed: 6 billers with an armed-forces or unknown state code (AA, AP, XX); 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	1,374	$3,737,436	150,198	45
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	829	$1,459,024	73,114	45
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	758	$1,453,262	60,892	38
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	470	$1,078,990	43,876	41
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	396	$1,044,421	37,005	48
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	496	$882,611	46,866	47
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	584	$792,612	38,941	41
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	320	$773,540	36,266	55
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	349	$672,504	30,032	50
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	384	$625,716	26,439	35
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	387	$603,447	29,196	40
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	449	$564,247	26,040	33
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	423	$558,723	28,052	38
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	226	$544,789	24,099	56
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	557	$514,559	31,919	33

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 73562 nationally

Orthopedic Surgery accounts for 55% of payment for 73562 nationally in 2023, across 20 specialties on claims.

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated
Orthopedic Surgery	6,735	25%	$24,066,163	55%	839,058	125
Diagnostic Radiology	13,363	50%	$10,421,848	24%	889,488	67
Physician Assistant	3,019	11%	$4,129,073	9.5%	189,650	63
Nurse Practitioner	667	2.5%	$1,010,807	2.3%	46,609	70
Sports Medicine	375	1.4%	$835,747	1.9%	29,168	78
Portable X-Ray Supplier	162	0.60%	$678,755	1.6%	35,255	218
Family Practice	758	2.8%	$601,994	1.4%	24,223	32
Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF)	331	1.2%	$533,882	1.2%	20,534	62
Rheumatology	170	0.63%	$285,122	0.65%	8,961	53
Interventional Radiology	490	1.8%	$267,984	0.61%	25,260	52
Internal Medicine	225	0.84%	$189,799	0.44%	7,615	34
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation	136	0.51%	$182,666	0.42%	5,828	43
Emergency Medicine	148	0.55%	$123,167	0.28%	5,035	34
Hand Surgery	61	0.23%	$74,228	0.17%	2,675	44
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine	12	0.04%	$50,189	0.12%	1,803	150

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 2023.

Top billers of 73562 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