	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
Florida	735	$3,290,067	33,847	29	131
California	381	$2,674,709	25,996	29	231
New York	269	$1,491,243	13,372	26	157
Illinois	288	$1,458,069	13,987	29	143
Texas	337	$1,144,349	12,102	23	93
New Jersey	179	$755,194	7,110	26	115
Michigan	182	$567,665	5,952	22	78
Arizona	168	$547,373	5,999	24	119
North Carolina	182	$520,190	5,888	22	70
Nevada	99	$515,069	5,464	29	131
Maryland	115	$483,918	4,823	26	99
Virginia	144	$441,496	4,690	25	80
South Carolina	159	$426,439	4,852	20	78
Ohio	184	$418,722	4,667	19	61
Pennsylvania	134	$380,568	3,923	21	74

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

Not listed: 10 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	366	$1,883,706	16,989	27
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	208	$1,833,004	17,816	36
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	279	$1,437,973	13,773	30
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	237	$1,099,440	10,812	28
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	88	$478,646	5,013	33
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	137	$475,777	5,211	24
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	133	$457,174	4,825	29
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	107	$437,569	4,317	26
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	79	$437,322	4,632	32
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	120	$422,158	4,491	24
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	99	$386,640	3,965	25
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	101	$326,008	3,245	21
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	65	$311,840	3,054	27
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	76	$295,855	2,935	23
Columbia, SC	103	$268,984	3,150	20

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 73 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 99344 nationally

Nurse Practitioner accounts for 50% of payment for 99344 nationally in 2023, across 13 specialties on claims.

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated
Nurse Practitioner	3,012	62%	$9,295,969	50%	103,686	34
Podiatry	309	6.3%	$2,837,534	15%	25,946	84
Internal Medicine	467	9.5%	$1,928,077	10%	17,903	38
Physician Assistant	418	8.5%	$1,575,416	8.4%	17,112	41
Family Practice	340	6.9%	$1,321,450	7.1%	12,467	37
Optometry	19	0.39%	$223,924	1.2%	2,100	111
General Practice	55	1.1%	$216,684	1.2%	2,014	37
Psychiatry	40	0.82%	$205,334	1.1%	1,813	45
Geriatric Medicine	56	1.1%	$204,753	1.1%	1,913	34
Emergency Medicine	31	0.63%	$151,011	0.81%	1,409	45
Hospitalist	16	0.33%	$71,885	0.38%	688	43
Cardiology	17	0.35%	$67,217	0.36%	622	37
Hospice and Palliative Care	18	0.37%	$55,346	0.30%	496	28

Not listed: 32 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 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