	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	reported
2024	3,320	$92,171,117	+22%	508,830	35	762	0.70
2023	3,348	$75,415,077	+16%	431,630	36	592	0.70
2022	3,349	$65,226,056	+8%	385,541	37	513	0.70
2021	3,426	$60,663,133	+11%	354,223	39	348	0.70
2020	3,378	$54,718,473	first year in data	336,914	40	309	0.70

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
Texas	203	$8,741,826	43,988	42	1,011
Florida	288	$7,046,220	37,206	48	688
California	296	$6,813,492	33,157	37	540
North Carolina	119	$3,099,921	18,025	34	742
Illinois	141	$2,997,547	17,773	43	666
Georgia	105	$2,852,236	16,676	38	1,038
Arizona	96	$2,841,359	14,510	46	802
Alabama	56	$2,668,378	14,485	35	1,552
Indiana	79	$2,577,480	15,072	43	1,053
Pennsylvania	199	$2,270,604	16,436	35	112
South Carolina	57	$2,252,662	12,681	45	852
New Jersey	83	$1,848,045	10,989	39	190
New York	169	$1,680,261	9,938	27	77
Tennessee	78	$1,667,829	10,686	41	606
Missouri	75	$1,397,160	9,994	46	687

Not listed: 7 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
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	75	$2,707,159	13,387	53
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	107	$2,614,662	13,072	35
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	168	$2,208,559	13,445	32
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	106	$2,040,519	12,363	48
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	56	$1,803,154	9,557	29
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	48	$1,760,845	8,512	58
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	19	$1,525,212	7,418	59
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	103	$1,190,325	9,159	44
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	30	$1,081,815	5,075	46
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	52	$1,033,919	5,895	46
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	51	$1,027,635	5,495	42
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	25	$1,007,628	4,766	25
St. Louis, MO-IL	37	$976,011	6,125	48
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	33	$970,218	5,465	48
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	56	$875,154	5,444	32

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 45 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 77280 nationally

Dermatology accounts for 66% of payment for 77280 nationally in 2022, across 6 specialties on claims.

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated
Dermatology	286	8.5%	$43,293,290	66%	204,734	716
Radiation Oncology	2,956	88%	$14,609,721	22%	143,326	48
Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery	12	0.36%	$1,563,392	2.4%	7,630	636
Physician Assistant	12	0.36%	$385,756	0.59%	2,108	176
Radiation Therapy Center	19	0.57%	$210,303	0.32%	1,077	57
Diagnostic Radiology	23	0.69%	$83,682	0.13%	804	35

Not listed: 12 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 77280 nationally

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Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service only; CMS suppresses provider lines with fewer than 11 beneficiaries. How these figures are computed · Limitations