	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated
2024	3,290	$68,531,588	-11%	495,106	120	338
2023	3,683	$76,777,249	-16%	577,092	123	372
2022	4,100	$90,883,949	-8%	659,032	127	372
2021	4,255	$98,861,965	-25%	699,235	129	378
2020	4,554	$131,820,652	first year in data	756,175	134	383

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
California	362	$8,664,555	61,610	127	438
Florida	379	$8,172,230	56,967	127	343
Texas	311	$6,475,544	45,856	123	296
Illinois	208	$5,183,610	36,644	158	372
Virginia	152	$4,137,882	29,430	141	540
Pennsylvania	172	$4,074,962	28,742	136	383
New York	186	$3,859,939	27,552	131	295
Tennessee	123	$3,346,484	23,593	141	445
Ohio	123	$3,207,850	22,699	150	418
Arizona	143	$3,153,634	22,042	117	355
North Carolina	142	$3,152,999	22,069	135	321
New Jersey	138	$3,143,806	22,384	119	385
Maryland	119	$2,998,542	21,178	136	420
Georgia	133	$2,996,280	21,284	132	353
Michigan	92	$2,434,179	17,180	152	418

Not listed: 8 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	215	$4,574,006	32,582	128
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	126	$3,393,084	23,907	162
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	109	$2,438,292	17,381	109
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	80	$2,300,384	16,217	145
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	98	$2,011,629	14,066	116
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	97	$1,904,986	13,525	108
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	84	$1,877,416	13,198	125
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	60	$1,526,476	10,810	147
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	54	$1,308,624	9,159	141
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	58	$1,259,612	8,761	124
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	33	$1,183,094	8,410	124
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	47	$1,081,429	7,755	150
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	60	$982,901	7,016	108
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	47	$930,738	6,569	120
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	29	$925,183	6,545	144

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 82 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 J9217 nationally

Urology accounts for 76% of payment for J9217 nationally in 2021, across 8 specialties on claims.

	observed	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated	calculated
Urology	2,952	69%	$74,923,348	76%	528,088	179
Hematology-Oncology	576	14%	$9,637,409	9.7%	68,976	120
Medical Oncology	249	5.9%	$4,232,429	4.3%	30,181	121
Nurse Practitioner	184	4.3%	$4,045,794	4.1%	28,926	157
Physician Assistant	172	4.0%	$3,789,425	3.8%	26,872	156
Radiation Oncology	66	1.6%	$1,356,374	1.4%	9,886	150
Internal Medicine	27	0.63%	$347,849	0.35%	2,490	92
Hematology	14	0.33%	$319,970	0.32%	2,302	164

Not listed: 8 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 J9217 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