	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	1,837	$10,084,697	140,170	42	242
New York	1,019	$6,234,033	85,263	40	321
Florida	949	$3,167,137	49,000	31	157
Texas	1,054	$2,846,962	51,873	30	156
New Jersey	515	$2,221,726	29,667	35	168
Maryland	259	$1,518,486	24,682	49	190
Arizona	286	$1,174,678	18,274	35	215
Pennsylvania	564	$953,404	23,617	29	107
Tennessee	395	$848,985	19,546	29	120
Virginia	340	$820,050	15,391	30	141
Illinois	374	$743,067	14,495	22	117
Michigan	386	$681,513	16,170	29	120
Massachusetts	349	$627,862	15,193	28	119
North Carolina	382	$560,186	12,663	23	87
Nevada	188	$524,435	9,010	32	126

Not listed: 4 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	1,111	$7,188,637	94,902	43
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	801	$6,424,563	79,810	50
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	168	$984,250	17,472	47
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	378	$945,823	18,184	32
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	265	$920,705	14,632	30
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	188	$856,952	11,278	36
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	181	$838,809	12,622	34
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	224	$761,681	11,726	29
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	299	$679,371	12,551	23
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	174	$578,604	8,952	36
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	252	$541,618	10,619	26
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	279	$510,406	12,293	29
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	255	$504,614	11,728	32
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	167	$501,632	10,803	51
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	149	$464,540	7,418	32

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 98 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 76700 nationally

Diagnostic Radiology accounts for 64% of payment for 76700 nationally in 2022, across 18 specialties on claims.

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated
Diagnostic Radiology	10,524	80%	$25,646,198	64%	501,174	48
Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF)	639	4.9%	$5,945,004	15%	78,739	123
Internal Medicine	578	4.4%	$2,600,703	6.5%	28,949	50
Gastroenterology	316	2.4%	$1,464,513	3.7%	17,683	56
Family Practice	323	2.5%	$1,112,255	2.8%	13,156	41
Interventional Radiology	365	2.8%	$890,292	2.2%	17,349	48
General Practice	45	0.34%	$522,102	1.3%	5,028	112
Cardiology	66	0.50%	$350,884	0.88%	3,591	54
Portable X-Ray Supplier	18	0.14%	$213,489	0.53%	2,912	162
Obstetrics & Gynecology	15	0.11%	$165,362	0.41%	1,646	110
Nurse Practitioner	43	0.33%	$125,916	0.31%	1,662	39
Urology	13	0.10%	$106,678	0.27%	1,063	82
Physician Assistant	23	0.17%	$95,326	0.24%	1,185	52
Nuclear Medicine	26	0.20%	$59,813	0.15%	1,012	39
Nephrology	14	0.11%	$51,236	0.13%	629	45

Not listed: 25 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 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