	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	227	$17,461,818	17,993	38	258
New Jersey	120	$8,784,333	9,202	46	248
Illinois	152	$8,688,550	9,098	38	167
New York	155	$8,661,264	9,056	35	161
Texas	150	$7,348,088	7,658	35	135
Pennsylvania	91	$4,708,629	4,910	37	138
California	91	$4,232,216	4,433	34	127
Ohio	98	$4,084,334	4,269	31	92
South Carolina	45	$3,869,316	3,988	55	255
North Carolina	65	$3,833,289	4,004	39	157
Virginia	71	$3,711,893	3,835	33	181
Maryland	56	$3,395,756	3,512	37	173
Kentucky	67	$3,202,223	3,346	39	108
Michigan	57	$3,053,770	3,234	34	201
Alabama	81	$2,997,498	3,114	32	81

Not listed: 16 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	209	$14,511,290	15,160	45
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	123	$7,486,317	7,862	40
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	64	$3,707,514	3,837	35
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	67	$3,611,293	3,740	35
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	44	$3,170,671	3,263	36
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	56	$3,055,937	3,166	33
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	39	$2,593,550	2,692	35
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	43	$2,368,356	2,464	44
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	26	$2,046,523	2,108	37
Wilmington, NC	21	$2,011,770	2,074	91
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	39	$1,897,600	1,958	35
Jacksonville, FL	23	$1,857,869	1,917	49
Columbia, SC	14	$1,643,713	1,694	66
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	33	$1,552,817	1,621	46
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	17	$1,505,726	1,552	82

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 41 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 J7326 nationally

Orthopedic Surgery accounts for 65% of payment for J7326 nationally in 2021, across 8 specialties on claims.

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated
Orthopedic Surgery	1,245	59%	$73,440,009	65%	76,540	61
Physician Assistant	442	21%	$18,721,202	17%	19,841	45
Sports Medicine	114	5.4%	$7,050,079	6.3%	7,444	65
Nurse Practitioner	97	4.6%	$4,704,068	4.2%	4,956	51
Rheumatology	51	2.4%	$2,619,823	2.3%	2,716	53
Family Practice	48	2.3%	$2,309,881	2.0%	2,501	52
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation	32	1.5%	$1,323,364	1.2%	1,373	43
Interventional Pain Management	13	0.62%	$546,475	0.48%	567	44

Not listed: 13 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 J7326 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