	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated
2024	1,556	$37,077,265	+227%	158,810	58	296
2023	1,017	$11,352,824	+44%	117,251	60	345
2022	751	$7,879,684	+46%	83,525	57	314
2021	519	$5,413,628	+94%	56,807	65	306
2020	368	$2,783,970	first year in data	35,221	59	268

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	103	$1,928,059	18,132	60	550
Florida	118	$1,562,766	11,528	68	321
Texas	103	$1,521,051	12,220	64	370
Illinois	32	$1,264,145	14,155	81	713
New York	73	$891,117	9,441	78	371
Pennsylvania	78	$731,185	6,383	72	191
Louisiana	44	$666,436	5,688	93	241
New Jersey	36	$440,282	3,285	60	243
Nevada	25	$386,618	4,004	39	603
Maryland	16	$337,401	2,397	106	403
Mississippi	12	$285,138	2,292	162	386
Kansas	28	$245,583	2,231	50	155
Arizona	28	$120,205	2,111	37	155
Utah	36	$109,835	3,599	100	233
Missouri	19	$70,341	3,204	76	474

Not listed: 17 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	66	$1,569,220	14,114	52
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	61	$1,214,526	8,759	110
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	25	$1,199,486	13,489	80
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	86	$1,196,653	10,885	78
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	67	$951,087	6,945	75
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	23	$386,029	3,973	39
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	15	$238,007	1,595	80
Wichita, KS	12	$222,855	1,181	34
Lafayette, LA	12	$172,040	1,567	127
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	11	$162,954	1,085	71
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	11	$162,266	1,097	51
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	14	$159,810	1,282	67
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	12	$149,704	1,243	69
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	11	$107,401	764	61
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	14	$99,985	1,010	61

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 26 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 78434 nationally

Cardiology accounts for 61% of payment for 78434 nationally in 2023, across 6 specialties on claims.

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated
Cardiology	711	70%	$6,976,869	61%	73,264	103
Interventional Cardiology	150	15%	$1,736,863	15%	14,975	100
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology	33	3.2%	$245,479	2.2%	1,828	55
Nuclear Medicine	37	3.6%	$198,526	1.7%	3,609	98
Internal Medicine	32	3.1%	$138,597	1.2%	1,853	58
Diagnostic Radiology	32	3.1%	$77,269	0.68%	2,543	79

Not listed: 6 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 78434 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