	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	214	$11,573,695	14,379	35	202
New Jersey	135	$7,143,901	10,050	47	234
New York	160	$6,667,412	9,585	39	180
Texas	160	$5,291,076	7,069	31	116
Illinois	118	$4,836,426	6,881	41	156
California	110	$4,132,731	5,542	34	157
Pennsylvania	96	$3,424,938	4,660	35	118
Virginia	72	$2,873,444	4,089	38	150
South Carolina	49	$2,814,148	3,991	54	179
Ohio	97	$2,650,934	3,630	27	90
Maryland	60	$2,388,684	3,389	42	187
North Carolina	52	$2,107,834	2,798	43	119
Kentucky	63	$1,995,756	2,700	32	92
Mississippi	38	$1,781,492	2,230	36	141
Alabama	67	$1,775,744	2,285	30	79

Not listed: 19 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
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	223	$11,542,001	16,390	48
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	98	$4,258,674	6,112	43
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	61	$2,619,185	3,546	39
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	75	$2,593,373	3,385	30
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	55	$2,429,202	3,336	43
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	41	$2,067,756	2,562	31
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	40	$1,484,121	2,013	37
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	25	$1,436,108	1,760	37
Jacksonville, FL	23	$1,398,083	1,926	55
Columbia, SC	16	$1,237,623	1,747	63
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	31	$1,225,635	1,500	27
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	30	$1,142,881	1,386	31
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	31	$1,029,577	1,497	29
Wilmington, NC	17	$1,022,702	1,288	78
Richmond, VA	24	$1,006,808	1,504	44

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 42 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 J7326 nationally

Orthopedic Surgery accounts for 62% of payment for J7326 nationally in 2022, across 9 specialties on claims.

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated
Orthopedic Surgery	1,155	57%	$48,393,733	62%	65,217	56
Physician Assistant	453	22%	$13,507,360	17%	18,755	41
Sports Medicine	117	5.8%	$5,129,277	6.6%	7,064	60
Nurse Practitioner	98	4.8%	$3,835,799	4.9%	5,176	53
Rheumatology	48	2.4%	$1,915,715	2.5%	2,478	52
Family Practice	48	2.4%	$1,870,868	2.4%	2,713	57
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation	41	2.0%	$1,174,636	1.5%	1,653	40
Interventional Pain Management	13	0.64%	$374,236	0.48%	476	37
Pain Management	12	0.59%	$334,833	0.43%	503	42

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 2022.

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