	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	1,815	$9,974,714	138,330	42	244
New York	987	$5,906,692	82,913	40	295
Florida	903	$3,092,940	49,914	29	174
Texas	999	$2,550,683	48,377	30	147
New Jersey	521	$2,175,569	30,613	35	194
Maryland	269	$1,329,023	21,451	44	180
Arizona	265	$1,126,914	17,651	38	209
Pennsylvania	492	$872,246	21,048	28	137
Tennessee	382	$800,369	18,755	28	124
Virginia	299	$742,390	14,591	27	153
Illinois	351	$672,635	13,102	22	105
Massachusetts	331	$588,505	14,500	31	114
Michigan	332	$555,523	13,870	28	105
Nevada	173	$502,094	8,586	30	142
North Carolina	355	$474,925	10,953	21	76

Not listed: 6 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 2023.

Top metro areas

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	1,081	$6,903,108	94,196	43
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	786	$6,354,249	78,610	50
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	336	$865,085	16,446	32
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	267	$814,631	13,662	32
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	177	$813,699	11,398	38
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	174	$812,389	14,299	40
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	167	$808,223	12,224	39
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	208	$687,272	11,285	25
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	281	$606,619	11,273	23
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	172	$565,856	9,170	39
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	238	$521,425	10,455	27
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	108	$518,937	6,655	29
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	258	$493,802	11,986	35
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	168	$486,264	10,407	45
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	112	$472,049	7,983	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 2023.

Specialties billing 76700 nationally

Diagnostic Radiology accounts for 64% of payment for 76700 nationally in 2023, across 17 specialties on claims.

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated
Diagnostic Radiology	9,779	79%	$24,243,515	64%	472,664	48
Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF)	652	5.3%	$5,573,775	15%	76,461	117
Internal Medicine	542	4.4%	$2,229,367	5.9%	25,637	47
Gastroenterology	285	2.3%	$1,275,343	3.4%	15,963	56
Family Practice	298	2.4%	$909,835	2.4%	11,262	38
Interventional Radiology	382	3.1%	$847,513	2.3%	16,994	44
General Practice	45	0.36%	$691,604	1.8%	6,709	149
Cardiology	55	0.45%	$274,925	0.73%	2,866	52
Nurse Practitioner	63	0.51%	$177,650	0.47%	2,346	37
Obstetrics & Gynecology	17	0.14%	$175,590	0.47%	1,763	104
Portable X-Ray Supplier	20	0.16%	$173,572	0.46%	2,367	118
Emergency Medicine	18	0.15%	$126,062	0.33%	1,374	76
Urology	16	0.13%	$94,049	0.25%	973	61
Physician Assistant	19	0.15%	$66,943	0.18%	877	46
General Surgery	21	0.17%	$48,940	0.13%	729	35

Not listed: 30 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 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