	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	reported
2024	15,822	$198,920,759	-11%	3,111,523	82	749	0.92
2023	17,177	$222,401,739	-6%	3,439,381	84	755	0.92
2022	18,426	$237,424,498	-12%	3,704,227	86	764	0.92
2021	20,912	$269,378,821	-13%	4,135,105	85	748	0.92
2020	22,800	$309,495,999	first year in data	4,967,341	106	788	0.92

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	1,568	$35,990,626	501,718	143	1,128
New York	1,551	$26,900,114	376,510	99	934
Florida	1,086	$17,340,376	275,388	100	1,024
Texas	1,609	$16,188,452	274,013	79	589
New Jersey	758	$14,278,296	202,902	153	886
Pennsylvania	839	$11,521,142	184,006	79	746
Illinois	635	$6,777,425	113,593	89	628
Massachusetts	543	$6,335,876	96,667	82	715
Virginia	411	$4,536,155	74,219	71	659
Connecticut	281	$4,334,184	64,340	129	815
Maryland	320	$4,229,069	63,090	83	836
Louisiana	327	$3,469,072	62,628	106	657
Georgia	329	$3,258,297	56,201	85	568
Michigan	382	$2,658,726	45,580	56	441
South Carolina	212	$2,658,138	46,121	77	697

Not listed: 3 billers with an armed-forces or unknown state code (AA, AP, ZZ); they are in the national totals.

Not listed: 3 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 2024.

Top metro areas

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	1,760	$34,975,815	481,735	127
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	654	$16,088,679	223,629	153
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	406	$9,108,022	135,475	113
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	376	$6,022,152	91,480	95
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	408	$5,104,838	84,956	80
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	444	$5,043,866	82,373	96
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	195	$4,487,381	55,739	162
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	389	$4,347,356	65,679	84
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	250	$3,368,430	48,469	83
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	356	$3,096,059	51,272	69
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	169	$2,903,104	46,690	108
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	145	$2,320,967	33,468	114
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	180	$2,248,690	37,867	88
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	72	$2,041,925	25,882	124
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	182	$1,976,483	30,623	85

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 2024.

Specialties billing 92012 nationally

Ophthalmology accounts for 75% of payment for 92012 nationally in 2024, across 3 specialties on claims.

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated
Ophthalmology	8,362	53%	$148,895,322	75%	2,290,060	274
Optometry	7,409	47%	$49,744,927	25%	816,245	110
Physician Assistant	22	0.14%	$103,966	0.05%	2,215	101

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 2024.

Top billers of 92012 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