	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	reported
2024	20,375	$98,652,659	-4%	1,341,339	34	218	0.70
2023	20,939	$102,680,906	-2% (2023 changed hospital and observation visit codes)	1,382,354	35	214	0.70
2022	21,730	$104,798,754	-5%	1,427,861	36	210	0.70
2021	22,312	$109,843,876	– (Not compared: 2021 changed office visit values)	1,489,486	37	213	0.70
2020	21,620	$96,352,811	first year in data	1,340,026	35	193	0.70

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	2,248	$17,656,031	182,760	42	284
New York	1,659	$14,447,651	144,350	43	308
Florida	1,875	$12,131,235	132,793	42	205
Texas	1,807	$7,844,269	93,564	31	151
New Jersey	769	$5,642,197	68,329	44	342
Illinois	973	$4,656,204	76,315	48	233
Maryland	456	$4,236,917	51,835	45	273
Arizona	563	$4,166,693	42,869	43	265
Michigan	646	$2,892,211	48,594	43	270
Georgia	668	$2,835,757	43,867	42	203
Pennsylvania	910	$2,749,324	56,410	40	189
North Carolina	743	$2,547,804	40,757	33	163
Virginia	496	$2,327,452	37,715	39	251
Tennessee	586	$1,970,177	32,351	33	167
Ohio	586	$1,826,036	43,917	41	228

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

Not listed: 2 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	1,727	$17,184,473	171,722	46
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	913	$9,652,569	92,649	44
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	779	$4,227,861	65,829	52
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	531	$3,246,551	38,761	47
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	399	$3,209,937	31,925	42
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	399	$3,164,071	31,956	43
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	260	$2,528,305	34,962	43
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	256	$2,363,797	19,403	35
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	533	$2,286,766	24,981	28
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	533	$2,199,870	34,023	43
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	486	$2,181,761	25,463	28
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	322	$1,875,676	29,000	53
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	394	$1,652,089	24,703	44
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	251	$1,513,769	18,431	45
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	273	$1,398,718	18,435	45

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 93970 nationally

Vascular Surgery accounts for 24% of payment for 93970 nationally in 2021, across 27 specialties on claims.

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated
Vascular Surgery	2,448	11%	$26,220,334	24%	326,980	134
Diagnostic Radiology	13,152	59%	$25,496,378	23%	631,992	48
Cardiology	2,411	11%	$17,868,259	16%	156,207	65
Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF)	522	2.3%	$9,940,203	9.0%	91,436	175
General Surgery	673	3.0%	$6,375,862	5.8%	64,381	96
Internal Medicine	610	2.7%	$4,623,816	4.2%	36,893	60
Interventional Cardiology	693	3.1%	$4,385,730	4.0%	40,906	59
Interventional Radiology	720	3.2%	$3,776,168	3.4%	48,975	68
Family Practice	242	1.1%	$2,024,570	1.8%	14,052	58
Thoracic Surgery	97	0.43%	$1,589,534	1.4%	12,741	131
General Practice	61	0.27%	$1,135,568	1.0%	9,415	154
Podiatry	123	0.55%	$1,055,257	0.96%	7,498	61
Emergency Medicine	38	0.17%	$596,391	0.54%	4,140	109
Cardiac Surgery	51	0.23%	$582,994	0.53%	5,573	109
Portable X-Ray Supplier	15	0.07%	$546,471	0.50%	5,494	366

Not listed: 31 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 93970 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