	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated
2024	1,481	$40,815,736	+9%	76,345	33	153
2023	1,365	$37,304,978	+7%	67,439	32	136
2022	1,260	$34,810,341	+25%	58,394	31	122
2021	970	$27,946,214	+8%	46,296	32	137
2020	996	$25,901,925	first year in data	44,137	31	114

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
New Jersey	82	$2,574,899	4,387	37	143
Pennsylvania	78	$2,535,948	4,298	35	154
California	76	$2,437,682	4,154	36	159
New York	85	$2,350,939	4,019	31	118
Illinois	74	$2,088,284	3,553	29	118
Texas	83	$2,055,974	3,505	32	95
Florida	65	$1,466,290	2,482	29	80
Mississippi	22	$927,511	1,576	58	196
Tennessee	34	$673,376	1,158	29	69
Georgia	26	$625,816	1,067	30	102
Ohio	25	$617,034	1,053	34	80
Delaware	15	$586,188	999	24	205
North Carolina	26	$532,082	906	27	97
Colorado	23	$523,257	884	27	97
Connecticut	26	$513,300	878	25	63

Not listed: 20 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	115	$3,695,697	6,313	35
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	77	$2,556,314	4,337	37
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	69	$2,058,522	3,505	33
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	41	$1,665,523	2,844	43
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	23	$622,914	1,069	33
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	16	$608,059	1,030	60
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	15	$396,738	662	41
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	15	$395,415	670	37
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	17	$353,412	613	21
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	14	$296,150	508	29
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	15	$290,999	497	31
Syracuse, NY	14	$218,575	368	24
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	11	$197,427	335	24
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	12	$196,893	344	20

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 14 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 J7327 nationally

Orthopedic Surgery accounts for 62% of payment for J7327 nationally in 2020, across 7 specialties on claims.

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated
Orthopedic Surgery	583	59%	$15,968,692	62%	27,196	47
Physician Assistant	168	17%	$4,035,321	16%	6,896	41
Sports Medicine	83	8.3%	$2,057,189	7.9%	3,498	42
Nurse Practitioner	40	4.0%	$870,308	3.4%	1,491	37
Rheumatology	32	3.2%	$863,641	3.3%	1,469	46
Family Practice	31	3.1%	$756,254	2.9%	1,291	42
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation	27	2.7%	$613,057	2.4%	1,043	39

Not listed: 11 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 J7327 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