	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated
2024	1,492	$33,011,642	-6%	82,209	35	160
2023	1,610	$34,994,949	-55%	87,015	35	159
2022	2,030	$77,731,153	-31%	105,668	33	145
2021	2,095	$112,717,122	+51%	118,077	36	159
2020	1,652	$74,827,174	first year in data	82,912	33	143

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	191	$12,522,873	13,574	39	212
Illinois	117	$6,101,281	6,576	32	141
New York	117	$5,478,274	5,854	30	148
Texas	128	$5,266,715	5,788	32	108
New Jersey	87	$5,012,006	5,581	41	174
South Carolina	46	$3,403,915	3,661	55	251
Ohio	77	$2,834,080	3,074	29	86
North Carolina	44	$2,708,055	2,948	40	207
Maryland	50	$2,633,237	2,860	44	143
Pennsylvania	58	$2,325,065	2,570	37	99
Kentucky	61	$2,278,265	2,479	31	87
Michigan	52	$2,215,351	2,428	26	151
Alabama	66	$2,206,792	2,411	33	74
Virginia	48	$2,190,785	2,364	35	139
Mississippi	33	$1,745,083	1,907	37	193

Not listed: 17 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 2020.

Top metro areas

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	166	$9,048,905	9,850	36
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	86	$4,611,895	5,015	36
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	58	$2,841,092	3,095	36
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	47	$2,449,015	2,658	41
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	45	$2,337,514	2,519	35
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	37	$1,908,856	2,044	30
Wilmington, NC	20	$1,680,724	1,796	79
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	40	$1,606,041	1,722	34
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	34	$1,549,530	1,681	34
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	20	$1,547,276	1,677	41
Columbia, SC	12	$1,311,720	1,410	69
Jacksonville, FL	16	$1,308,475	1,412	39
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	16	$1,261,868	1,351	76
Richmond, VA	18	$1,085,898	1,168	44
Oklahoma City, OK	27	$934,413	1,027	30

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 34 areas with the most payment among those with at least 11 billers; non-metro parts of each state are one area. Data year 2020.

Specialties billing J7326 nationally

Orthopedic Surgery accounts for 66% of payment for J7326 nationally in 2020, across 8 specialties on claims.

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated
Orthopedic Surgery	1,035	63%	$49,257,977	66%	54,133	52
Physician Assistant	315	19%	$12,196,500	16%	13,844	44
Sports Medicine	82	5.0%	$4,361,851	5.8%	4,908	60
Nurse Practitioner	69	4.2%	$3,260,969	4.4%	3,604	52
Rheumatology	39	2.4%	$1,777,148	2.4%	1,944	50
Family Practice	39	2.4%	$1,372,635	1.8%	1,604	41
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation	25	1.5%	$845,680	1.1%	929	37
Interventional Pain Management	13	0.79%	$520,812	0.70%	563	43

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 2020.

Top billers of J7326 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