	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	reported
2024	20,838	$41,162,853	+1%	1,657,456	43	261	0.22
2023	20,494	$40,581,653	+6%	1,615,654	44	261	0.22
2022	19,871	$38,261,693	+4%	1,528,697	43	256	0.22
2021	19,405	$36,738,064	+34%	1,469,461	42	251	0.22
2020	17,756	$27,428,158	first year in data	1,198,148	39	219	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	1,613	$3,688,796	130,750	43	289
Florida	1,277	$3,512,386	124,156	49	348
Texas	1,080	$2,738,848	96,500	53	281
New York	916	$2,434,753	92,732	44	341
Illinois	1,031	$2,372,577	92,725	44	327
Pennsylvania	1,072	$1,719,003	81,705	47	232
New Jersey	643	$1,670,004	52,991	44	300
Virginia	723	$1,582,760	62,977	45	300
Maryland	513	$1,308,321	45,703	43	331
North Carolina	749	$1,281,948	51,827	41	228
Georgia	517	$1,170,810	42,316	54	252
Ohio	725	$1,127,789	56,176	41	244
Arizona	429	$1,112,451	40,049	48	302
Massachusetts	532	$1,061,565	50,104	53	316
Michigan	734	$982,279	45,882	39	205

Not listed: 7 billers with an armed-forces or unknown state code (AA, AE, AP); they are in the national totals.

Not listed: 3 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	790	$2,684,947	90,798	48
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	755	$1,893,951	69,207	44
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	483	$1,422,502	46,178	41
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	594	$1,209,469	47,611	50
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	319	$1,028,300	33,669	59
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	326	$821,505	26,518	42
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	275	$799,954	27,880	51
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	394	$789,229	36,157	46
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	308	$779,562	27,283	32
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	287	$663,551	23,372	42
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	255	$660,961	21,842	56
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	231	$625,836	20,536	53
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	223	$533,323	18,784	44
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	286	$486,401	20,398	41
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	294	$459,452	19,002	47

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 73564 nationally

Orthopedic Surgery accounts for 58% of payment for 73564 nationally in 2023, across 20 specialties on claims.

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated
Orthopedic Surgery	5,786	28%	$23,652,700	58%	706,637	122
Diagnostic Radiology	9,341	46%	$7,994,908	20%	578,639	62
Physician Assistant	2,600	13%	$4,077,891	10%	162,707	63
Sports Medicine	563	2.7%	$1,720,878	4.2%	51,189	91
Family Practice	577	2.8%	$849,932	2.1%	27,180	47
Nurse Practitioner	547	2.7%	$820,441	2.0%	32,322	59
Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF)	162	0.79%	$338,799	0.83%	10,649	66
Interventional Radiology	327	1.6%	$206,719	0.51%	14,662	45
Internal Medicine	137	0.67%	$171,364	0.42%	5,899	43
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation	113	0.55%	$165,012	0.41%	4,918	44
Rheumatology	39	0.19%	$119,714	0.29%	3,415	88
Emergency Medicine	81	0.40%	$107,179	0.26%	3,511	43
Portable X-Ray Supplier	38	0.19%	$79,597	0.20%	3,902	103
Hand Surgery	48	0.23%	$65,046	0.16%	1,914	40
Pediatric Medicine	17	0.08%	$39,368	0.10%	1,089	64

Not listed: 19 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 73564 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