	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	reported
2024	11,417	$35,730,720	-5%	626,785	29	167	0.81
2023	12,347	$37,657,447	-6%	647,989	29	160	0.81
2022	13,158	$39,976,283	-8%	683,403	30	154	0.81
2021	14,163	$43,680,203	+8%	735,181	30	154	0.81
2020	14,398	$40,355,697	first year in data	695,968	29	137	0.81

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	1,773	$10,250,096	143,396	42	276
New York	908	$5,549,472	81,255	41	315
Florida	810	$2,781,975	47,568	30	187
Texas	936	$2,383,649	46,313	29	162
New Jersey	482	$1,894,555	28,472	35	156
Maryland	236	$1,223,262	20,937	50	192
Arizona	234	$975,465	16,473	43	222
Pennsylvania	456	$868,512	20,588	27	145
Tennessee	369	$776,807	18,421	29	131
Illinois	312	$671,494	12,767	23	142
Virginia	260	$642,367	13,502	27	176
Massachusetts	306	$532,338	13,824	30	129
Nevada	169	$497,939	8,494	30	151
North Carolina	318	$464,089	10,757	21	96
Michigan	300	$442,916	11,360	25	119

Not listed: 7 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
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	804	$6,662,253	84,716	51
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	1,013	$6,458,842	93,094	45
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	312	$859,965	16,370	30
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	254	$777,207	13,321	31
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	157	$767,495	14,147	44
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	161	$702,997	10,669	36
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	144	$692,761	11,235	37
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	197	$631,688	11,184	29
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	250	$598,747	10,947	25
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	159	$589,185	9,469	41
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	105	$510,524	6,681	26
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	178	$497,654	10,412	41
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	221	$477,243	9,974	26
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	254	$467,212	12,123	33
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	131	$456,160	7,380	32

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 96 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 76700 nationally

Diagnostic Radiology accounts for 63% of payment for 76700 nationally in 2024, across 17 specialties on claims.

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated
Diagnostic Radiology	8,975	79%	$22,446,912	63%	448,196	50
Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF)	631	5.5%	$5,286,036	15%	75,811	120
Internal Medicine	506	4.4%	$2,485,429	7.0%	28,852	57
Gastroenterology	228	2.0%	$980,056	2.7%	12,255	54
Family Practice	305	2.7%	$947,812	2.7%	11,967	39
Interventional Radiology	363	3.2%	$942,870	2.6%	18,624	51
General Practice	41	0.36%	$635,901	1.8%	6,486	158
Nurse Practitioner	71	0.62%	$308,523	0.86%	3,912	55
Cardiology	53	0.46%	$279,388	0.78%	3,063	58
Obstetrics & Gynecology	17	0.15%	$205,186	0.57%	2,185	129
Portable X-Ray Supplier	22	0.19%	$185,592	0.52%	2,819	128
Emergency Medicine	17	0.15%	$135,659	0.38%	1,492	88
Urology	14	0.12%	$89,781	0.25%	957	68
General Surgery	23	0.20%	$59,552	0.17%	883	38
Nuclear Medicine	17	0.15%	$45,562	0.13%	630	37

Not listed: 24 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 76700 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