	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	1,913	$41,961,866	573,524	125	1,092
New York	1,808	$30,485,923	407,937	104	787
Florida	1,475	$24,689,091	381,949	108	1,018
Texas	1,896	$22,573,907	364,746	89	691
Pennsylvania	1,137	$15,032,916	234,479	78	682
New Jersey	795	$14,186,447	191,707	130	849
Illinois	842	$10,258,940	162,552	96	691
Massachusetts	647	$7,945,930	115,670	81	687
Virginia	545	$6,470,282	102,393	75	715
Georgia	487	$5,594,270	94,049	89	729
Connecticut	326	$5,462,709	76,549	125	809
Maryland	428	$5,448,036	77,679	90	699
Louisiana	371	$4,741,129	82,102	117	697
Missouri	428	$4,703,946	80,000	86	646
Michigan	597	$4,666,158	77,400	56	475

Not listed: 2 billers with an armed-forces or unknown state code (AA, AP); 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 2021.

Top metro areas

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	1,946	$36,527,119	476,184	118
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	729	$17,071,574	228,218	148
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	487	$10,137,695	145,020	117
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	467	$8,004,562	119,022	99
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	585	$7,798,860	119,231	99
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	494	$6,766,554	107,127	88
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	444	$5,317,307	75,809	81
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	231	$4,963,484	62,636	127
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	324	$4,403,315	60,890	93
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	427	$4,247,175	66,688	73
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	215	$3,616,964	56,600	111
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	189	$3,398,761	48,513	137
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	257	$2,909,611	47,121	84
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	252	$2,819,490	40,954	75
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	249	$2,680,890	43,075	78

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 2021.

Specialties billing 92012 nationally

Ophthalmology accounts for 78% of payment for 92012 nationally in 2021, across 3 specialties on claims.

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated
Ophthalmology	11,252	54%	$209,542,040	78%	3,165,033	281
Optometry	9,602	46%	$59,424,435	22%	962,907	100
Physician Assistant	20	0.10%	$146,247	0.05%	2,866	143

Not listed: 10 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 2021.

Top billers of 92012 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