	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	88	$3,739,059	6,282	40	219
California	106	$3,626,211	6,055	33	186
New York	99	$3,405,592	5,697	33	200
Florida	110	$2,832,212	4,819	33	96
Texas	109	$2,809,779	4,725	32	104
Pennsylvania	88	$2,637,884	4,398	34	125
Illinois	56	$1,639,270	2,751	33	140
Ohio	37	$948,690	1,585	28	112
Maryland	29	$897,120	1,505	34	132
Tennessee	40	$883,286	1,479	28	72
Kentucky	40	$873,575	1,473	30	88
Arizona	30	$830,898	1,395	36	113
North Carolina	41	$822,329	1,383	28	79
Virginia	35	$821,819	1,377	28	95
Delaware	17	$719,481	1,201	25	232

Not listed: 18 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	131	$5,647,355	9,467	37
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	68	$2,989,183	4,990	47
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	88	$2,702,081	4,508	33
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	52	$1,561,254	2,621	34
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	38	$1,000,627	1,705	37
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	31	$850,152	1,426	35
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	27	$793,325	1,333	38
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	21	$710,552	1,176	35
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	24	$584,119	982	28
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	23	$581,363	978	29
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	24	$574,838	969	32
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	14	$434,717	727	45
Wilmington, NC	13	$411,961	696	49
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	12	$386,208	643	37
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	19	$383,861	645	26

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 23 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 J7327 nationally

Orthopedic Surgery accounts for 52% of payment for J7327 nationally in 2022, across 7 specialties on claims.

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated
Orthopedic Surgery	626	50%	$18,211,802	52%	30,580	49
Physician Assistant	281	22%	$6,679,888	19%	11,234	40
Sports Medicine	125	9.9%	$3,575,016	10%	5,972	48
Family Practice	55	4.4%	$1,962,324	5.6%	3,282	60
Nurse Practitioner	56	4.4%	$1,320,402	3.8%	2,211	39
Rheumatology	47	3.7%	$1,121,225	3.2%	1,886	40
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation	37	2.9%	$970,283	2.8%	1,613	44

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 2022.

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