	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	1,739	$39,420,287	550,272	133	1,126
New York	1,694	$28,447,996	386,943	102	839
Florida	1,292	$21,479,645	340,260	114	1,025
Texas	1,763	$19,931,263	330,356	87	657
New Jersey	768	$14,208,807	197,229	143	832
Pennsylvania	993	$13,635,983	216,350	80	746
Illinois	723	$8,944,231	144,896	98	693
Massachusetts	601	$7,566,285	113,474	96	715
Maryland	376	$5,386,281	77,637	99	730
Virginia	460	$5,215,946	83,017	71	679
Connecticut	307	$4,692,179	67,531	102	869
Georgia	410	$4,594,425	79,545	91	659
Louisiana	349	$4,553,370	80,855	113	800
South Carolina	252	$3,871,550	67,700	109	1,042
Michigan	488	$3,489,303	59,149	59	473

Not listed: 2 billers with an armed-forces or unknown state code (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 2022.

Top metro areas

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	1,850	$35,331,180	470,803	123
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	671	$16,304,074	223,714	153
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	433	$9,859,115	144,251	134
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	434	$7,257,257	110,542	109
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	504	$6,737,525	105,683	100
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	450	$5,907,328	96,251	86
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	414	$5,010,475	73,881	94
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	226	$4,997,459	65,361	164
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	296	$4,136,357	57,284	97
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	406	$3,921,501	63,455	74
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	191	$3,020,054	48,409	115
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	160	$2,989,559	42,152	112
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	202	$2,608,695	38,881	98
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	230	$2,608,376	43,322	89
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	177	$2,334,391	38,509	109

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 2022.

Specialties billing 92012 nationally

Ophthalmology accounts for 77% of payment for 92012 nationally in 2022, across 3 specialties on claims.

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated
Ophthalmology	9,722	53%	$182,103,371	77%	2,792,425	287
Optometry	8,639	47%	$54,871,323	23%	903,614	105
Physician Assistant	26	0.14%	$202,431	0.09%	3,916	151

Not listed: 11 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 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