	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	113	$3,857,546	7,023	36	180
New York	117	$3,824,353	6,914	36	186
California	106	$3,725,489	6,711	43	199
Florida	122	$3,707,018	6,652	30	136
Texas	127	$2,956,203	5,349	31	106
Arizona	63	$2,139,114	3,846	38	169
Pennsylvania	78	$1,936,048	3,513	32	131
Illinois	60	$1,555,584	2,828	34	108
Virginia	44	$1,406,468	2,537	35	131
Ohio	43	$1,229,648	2,217	38	125
Maryland	33	$897,274	1,620	31	136
Delaware	23	$894,052	1,608	25	325
South Carolina	29	$760,569	1,373	26	183
Missouri	32	$749,876	1,361	33	109
Kentucky	33	$737,752	1,340	40	90

Not listed: 15 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 2023.

Top metro areas

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	162	$5,973,397	10,843	40
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	67	$2,912,818	5,250	58
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	76	$2,118,309	3,835	29
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	51	$1,725,600	3,105	40
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	53	$1,439,027	2,617	34
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	33	$1,254,945	2,251	34
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	47	$1,236,113	2,247	41
Richmond, VA	21	$914,488	1,650	47
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	20	$616,353	1,105	46
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	27	$591,491	1,070	29
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	17	$576,435	1,041	58
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	22	$557,368	1,004	34
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	19	$509,986	927	41
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	16	$485,693	873	41
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	19	$461,176	830	28

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 30 areas with the most payment among those with at least 11 billers; non-metro parts of each state are one area. Data year 2023.

Specialties billing J7327 nationally

Orthopedic Surgery accounts for 51% of payment for J7327 nationally in 2023, across 8 specialties on claims.

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated
Orthopedic Surgery	668	49%	$19,205,106	51%	34,726	52
Physician Assistant	317	23%	$7,516,166	20%	13,621	43
Sports Medicine	121	8.9%	$3,556,036	9.5%	6,417	53
Family Practice	66	4.8%	$2,250,621	6.0%	4,057	61
Rheumatology	45	3.3%	$1,204,135	3.2%	2,171	48
Nurse Practitioner	58	4.2%	$1,203,603	3.2%	2,179	38
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation	48	3.5%	$1,193,600	3.2%	2,154	45
Internal Medicine	15	1.1%	$335,721	0.90%	605	40

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 2023.

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