	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	reported
2024	5,042	$18,741,695	+0%	200,192	24	113	2.87
2023	4,895	$18,716,505	+105%	193,182	24	113	2.87
2022	1,882	$9,144,143	+10%	74,343	22	128	3.38
2021	1,784	$8,331,988	+1%	66,452	21	108	3.38
2020	1,724	$8,239,161	first year in data	64,820	21	111	3.38

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	163	$1,791,230	13,787	30	330
Florida	262	$1,297,815	10,711	23	128
New York	116	$952,484	6,726	24	168
Texas	229	$917,760	7,832	22	80
Illinois	134	$706,159	5,387	25	106
Nevada	68	$357,508	3,072	31	155
Michigan	89	$326,927	2,823	22	74
New Jersey	43	$257,053	1,973	25	184
Ohio	57	$182,229	1,543	18	36
Colorado	58	$172,594	1,456	17	56
Arizona	48	$166,860	1,421	23	65
Pennsylvania	31	$156,402	1,252	20	139
South Carolina	53	$144,645	1,367	18	67
Virginia	41	$132,280	1,149	17	73
Maryland	26	$130,698	1,069	22	55

Not listed: 1 billers with an armed-forces or unknown state code (AE); they are in the national totals.

Not listed: 21 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
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	88	$1,291,593	9,977	64
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	131	$1,041,867	7,412	25
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	129	$655,867	4,984	27
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	80	$399,429	3,180	25
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	61	$331,725	2,864	32
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	84	$325,807	2,767	23
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	58	$295,313	2,428	23
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	35	$254,788	1,995	25
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	51	$241,280	2,050	24
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	35	$195,746	1,699	22
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	23	$174,737	1,388	36
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	36	$154,031	1,263	21
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	45	$144,849	1,218	19
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	23	$131,134	982	25
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	36	$129,616	1,089	27

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 35 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 99344 nationally

Nurse Practitioner accounts for 54% of payment for 99344 nationally in 2022, across 11 specialties on claims.

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated
Nurse Practitioner	1,218	65%	$4,898,388	54%	42,290	35
Internal Medicine	150	8.0%	$1,035,173	11%	7,611	51
Physician Assistant	187	9.9%	$969,782	11%	8,153	44
Family Practice	124	6.6%	$719,753	7.9%	5,367	43
Podiatry	46	2.4%	$379,931	4.2%	2,769	60
Optometry	12	0.64%	$215,147	2.4%	1,510	126
General Practice	24	1.3%	$194,583	2.1%	1,372	57
Geriatric Medicine	24	1.3%	$101,980	1.1%	770	32
Emergency Medicine	15	0.80%	$85,015	0.93%	626	42
Hospitalist	11	0.58%	$66,659	0.73%	509	46
Hospice and Palliative Care	14	0.74%	$40,914	0.45%	309	22

Not listed: 25 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 99344 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