	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	1,618	$38,180,251	527,306	147	1,181
New York	1,637	$28,472,253	388,572	97	878
Florida	1,165	$19,468,868	308,074	114	1,029
Texas	1,693	$18,427,135	305,388	82	632
New Jersey	798	$14,741,953	205,363	142	835
Pennsylvania	932	$13,061,636	207,579	76	741
Illinois	665	$8,278,172	134,105	102	687
Massachusetts	560	$6,940,908	103,495	90	713
Maryland	358	$5,138,837	74,221	99	868
Virginia	429	$5,095,631	80,979	79	663
Connecticut	301	$4,587,776	65,705	118	857
Louisiana	348	$4,067,717	72,310	103	701
Georgia	379	$3,984,602	68,114	88	627
South Carolina	236	$3,341,292	57,569	112	884
Michigan	457	$3,126,791	52,155	50	443

Not listed: 2 billers with an armed-forces or unknown state code (AA, 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 2023.

Top metro areas

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	1,856	$36,224,379	486,267	123
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	651	$16,746,440	227,989	172
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	427	$9,777,107	145,435	125
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	396	$6,560,999	99,955	109
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	465	$6,190,939	97,577	113
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	440	$5,675,023	92,179	81
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	203	$4,738,759	59,800	144
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	385	$4,465,311	65,477	85
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	279	$4,069,514	56,905	93
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	391	$3,653,862	59,369	66
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	184	$2,943,906	47,074	108
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	154	$2,846,536	40,047	120
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	196	$2,420,442	36,054	95
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	217	$2,361,921	38,812	90
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	177	$2,263,650	37,380	100

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 97 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 92012 nationally

Ophthalmology accounts for 76% of payment for 92012 nationally in 2023, across 3 specialties on claims.

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated
Ophthalmology	9,022	53%	$168,903,255	76%	2,567,469	285
Optometry	8,097	47%	$53,155,004	24%	865,336	107
Physician Assistant	24	0.14%	$138,836	0.06%	2,941	123

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 2023.

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