	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
California	304	$10,971,312	50,385	38	831
Florida	310	$8,492,937	44,512	45	610
Texas	186	$7,711,872	39,258	38	1,037
Illinois	144	$3,843,846	21,284	36	962
Arizona	94	$3,530,640	17,803	56	757
Indiana	85	$3,517,467	19,797	47	1,010
North Carolina	117	$3,330,946	18,863	32	776
Alabama	45	$2,781,799	15,328	43	2,034
Georgia	106	$2,597,003	15,076	34	840
South Carolina	54	$2,560,275	14,256	41	805
Pennsylvania	189	$2,038,396	15,051	35	140
Tennessee	79	$2,014,272	12,422	42	1,002
Iowa	37	$1,843,932	11,153	46	490
New York	165	$1,473,115	9,069	27	73
Minnesota	51	$1,362,260	6,720	25	547

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 2023.

Top metro areas

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	109	$4,514,842	20,994	40
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	112	$3,628,361	19,519	43
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	70	$3,178,077	15,737	64
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	160	$1,939,187	12,437	31
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	47	$1,510,016	8,097	24
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	50	$1,467,199	7,221	51
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	18	$1,399,117	6,868	72
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	40	$1,269,507	6,815	38
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	56	$1,207,184	6,517	42
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	24	$1,172,478	5,376	32
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	23	$1,167,302	5,487	29
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	105	$1,065,818	8,544	39
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	56	$1,065,749	6,331	32
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	52	$997,683	5,867	39
St. Louis, MO-IL	32	$876,400	5,686	51

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 39 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 77280 nationally

Dermatology accounts for 72% of payment for 77280 nationally in 2023, across 6 specialties on claims.

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated
Dermatology	348	10%	$53,925,274	72%	256,286	736
Radiation Oncology	2,875	86%	$13,036,416	17%	132,046	46
Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery	14	0.42%	$2,079,950	2.8%	10,056	718
Physician Assistant	24	0.72%	$680,628	0.90%	3,830	160
Radiation Therapy Center	18	0.54%	$175,998	0.23%	937	52
Diagnostic Radiology	22	0.66%	$75,913	0.10%	755	34

Not listed: 14 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 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