Who bills the most New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more (99203) to Medicare in California?
Medicare Part B FFS · CY2024 · as published by CMS1,808 physician groups billed New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more (99203) to Medicare fee-for-service in California in 2024; the top five named groups hold 16% of that volume, and independent (non-hospital-affiliated) groups deliver 7%.
99203 — New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more · Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners PUF (Part B), CY2024 release. Medicare fee-for-service only.
Snapshot covers the whole California market — the table below shows the top 100 groups (free tier).
Medicare fee-for-service covers 49% of Medicare in California; Medicare Advantage penetration 45% → 51% since 2020.
| # | Physician group | City | St | Specialty | Providers | 99203 svcs | Share* | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUTTER BAY MEDICAL FOUNDATION | PALO ALTO | CA | INTERNAL MEDICINE | 3716 | 25,745 | 3.7% | (415) 600-1020 |
| 2 | SCRIPPS HEALTH | LA JOLLA | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 1431 | 15,234 | 2.2% | (858) 455-9100 |
| 3 | SUTTER VALLEY MEDICAL FOUNDATION | SACRAMENTO | CA | DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY | 2420 | 12,121 | 1.7% | (916) 681-8852 |
| 4 | DIGNITY HEALTH MEDICAL FOUNDATION | FOLSOM | CA | DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY | 1197 | 11,911 | 1.7% | (916) 983-7476 |
| 5 | CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CARE FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 1699 | 10,637 | 1.5% | (310) 423-0674 |
| 6 | STANFORD HEALTH CARE | STANFORD | CA | DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY | 3039 | 8,108 | 1.2% | (650) 723-4000 |
| 7 | BASS MEDICAL GROUP | WALNUT CREEK | CA | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 318 | 7,551 | 1.1% | — |
| 8 | PROVIDENCE MEDICAL FOUNDATION | FULLERTON | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 1455 | 7,030 | 1.0% | (714) 871-3006 |
| 9 | SANSUM CLINIC | SANTA BARBARA | CA | INTERNAL MEDICINE | 322 | 6,349 | 0.9% | (805) 681-7500 |
| 10 | GOLDEN STATE DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATES, INC. | WALNUT CREEK | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 118 | 5,949 | 0.9% | (925) 932-7704 |
| 11 | BAY AREA FOOT CARE INC | SAN FRANCISCO | CA | PODIATRY | 125 | 5,138 | 0.7% | (415) 759-2014 |
| 12 | J ROBERT WEST MD INC | LAS VEGAS | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 140 | 4,805 | 0.7% | (702) 258-1001 |
| 13 | CSI MEDICAL GROUP | SARATOGA | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 97 | 4,257 | 0.6% | (408) 253-4407 |
| 14 | EISENHOWER MEDICAL CENTER | RANCHO MIRAGE | CA | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 457 | 4,101 | 0.6% | (760) 340-3911 |
| 15 | REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA | SAN DIEGO | CA | DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY | 2057 | 3,947 | 0.6% | (800) 926-8273 |
| 16 | PACIFIC CENTRAL COAST HEALTH CENTERS | SANTA MARIA | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 249 | 3,940 | 0.6% | (805) 349-8514 |
| 17 | GENESIS HEALTHCARE PARTNERS PC | TORRANCE | CA | GASTROENTEROLOGY | 211 | 3,730 | 0.5% | (310) 534-8400 |
| 18 | DESERT ORTHOPEDIC CENTER A MEDICAL GROUP INC | RANCHO MIRAGE | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 50 | 3,693 | 0.5% | (760) 340-3911 |
| 19 | COTTAGE CLINICAL NETWORK LLC | GOLETA | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 54 | 3,645 | 0.5% | (805) 682-7111 |
| 20 | REGENTS UNIV OF CALIFORNIA UCSF | SAN FRANCISCO | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 277 | 3,587 | 0.5% | (415) 476-1000 |
| 21 | HMTS INC | IRVINE | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 115 | 3,227 | 0.5% | (949) 557-0000 |
| 22 | PIH HEALTH PHYSICIANS | WHITTIER | CA | INTERNAL MEDICINE | 606 | 3,104 | 0.4% | (562) 698-0811 |
| 23 | USC CARE MEDICAL GROUP INC | LOS ANGELES | CA | DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY | 1374 | 3,016 | 0.4% | (800) 872-2273 |
| 24 | UNIVERSITY HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE | PLEASANTON | CA | INTERNAL MEDICINE | 332 | 2,891 | 0.4% | (925) 462-7060 |
| 25 | ADVENTIST HEALTH PHYSICIANS NETWORK | HANFORD | CA | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 651 | 2,873 | 0.4% | (559) 583-4695 |
| 26 | GOLDEN STATE ORTHOPEDICS AND SPINE | WALNUT CREEK | CA | ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY | 190 | 2,855 | 0.4% | (925) 939-8585 |
| 27 | REDDING DERMATOLOGY MEDICAL GROUP INC | REDDING | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 14 | 2,804 | 0.4% | (530) 241-1111 |
| 28 | SHARP REES-STEALY MEDICAL GROUP INC | SAN DIEGO | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 872 | 2,796 | 0.4% | (858) 499-2600 |
| 29 | EXER MEDICAL CORPORATION | LOS ANGELES | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 319 | 2,774 | 0.4% | (323) 464-1336 |
| 30 | JOHN MUIR PHYSICIAN NETWORK | WALNUT CREEK | CA | FAMILY PRACTICE | 489 | 2,738 | 0.4% | (925) 296-9720 |
| 31 | REGENTS OF THE UNIV OF CA | SACRAMENTO | CA | DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY | 1608 | 2,638 | 0.4% | (877) 827-7463 |
| 32 | SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | SONORA | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 139 | 2,627 | 0.4% | — |
| 33 | VENTURA ORTHOPEDICS MEDICAL GROUP INC | VENTURA | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 79 | 2,573 | 0.4% | — |
| 34 | THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA | LOS ANGELES | CA | INTERNAL MEDICINE | 1424 | 2,561 | 0.4% | (310) 825-7922 |
| 35 | REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA | LOS ANGELES | CA | ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY | 136 | 2,377 | 0.3% | (310) 443-8999 |
| 36 | LA LASER CENTER PC A PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL CORPORATION | BISHOP | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 82 | 2,250 | 0.3% | (760) 873-8781 |
| 37 | COMMUNITY FOUNDATION MEDICAL GROUP | FRESNO | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 292 | 2,198 | 0.3% | — |
| 38 | ORTHOPEDIC INSTITUTE OF NEWPORT BEACH LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | NEWPORT BEACH | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 30 | 2,117 | 0.3% | (949) 722-7038 |
| 39 | TORRANCE HEALTH ASSOCIATION INC | TORRANCE | CA | FAMILY PRACTICE | 298 | 1,869 | 0.3% | (310) 257-7260 |
| 40 | ORTHOPAEDIC SPECIALTY INSTITUTE MEDICAL GROUP OF ORANGE COUNTY | ORANGE | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 58 | 1,856 | 0.3% | (714) 634-4567 |
| 41 | SOCAL FOOT CARE PC | MURRIETA | CA | PODIATRY | 29 | 1,829 | 0.3% | (951) 698-4611 |
| 42 | CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER | WEST HOLLYWOOD | CA | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 802 | 1,812 | 0.3% | (310) 423-3277 |
| 43 | SACRAMENTO EAR NOSE AND THROAT SURGICAL AND MEDICAL GROUP INC | SACRAMENTO | CA | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 34 | 1,780 | 0.3% | (916) 736-3399 |
| 44 | ORTHOWEST | IRVINE | CA | ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY | 47 | 1,778 | 0.3% | (949) 586-3200 |
| 45 | EL CAMINO HEALTH MEDICAL NETWORK LLC | SAN JOSE | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 199 | 1,759 | 0.3% | (408) 871-3400 |
| 46 | UC SAN DIEGO HEALTH COMMUNITY GROUP | SAN DIEGO | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 110 | 1,699 | 0.2% | (800) 926-8273 |
| 47 | J. SCOTT BOSWELL, MD A MEDICAL CORPORATION | FRESNO | CA | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 14 | 1,667 | 0.2% | (559) 439-3000 |
| 48 | PROVIDENCE SAINT JOHNS MEDICAL FOUNDATION | SANTA MONICA | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 287 | 1,589 | 0.2% | (310) 829-6789 |
| 49 | UNITED MEDICAL DOCTORS | FALLBROOK | CA | GASTROENTEROLOGY | 160 | 1,584 | 0.2% | (760) 728-9560 |
| 50 | SVMHS CLINICS | SALINAS | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 245 | 1,576 | 0.2% | (831) 422-3636 |
| 51 | CARBON HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP OF CALIFORNIA PC | LOS ANGELES | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 342 | 1,530 | 0.2% | (310) 504-1825 |
| 52 | ENT SURGICAL ASSOCIATES | GLENDALE | CA | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 4 | 1,508 | 0.2% | (818) 241-2101 |
| 53 | FOREFRONT DERMATOLOGY - PACIFIC, P.C. | THOUSAND OAKS | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 25 | 1,503 | 0.2% | (805) 497-1694 |
| 54 | PROVIDENCE MEDICAL INSTITUTE | TORRANCE | CA | INTERNAL MEDICINE | 339 | 1,468 | 0.2% | (310) 303-7496 |
| 55 | REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA | SACRAMENTO | CA | FAMILY PRACTICE | 561 | 1,405 | 0.2% | (916) 734-7777 |
| 56 | SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PERMANENTE MEDICAL GROUP | LOS ANGELES | CA | INTERNAL MEDICINE | 11157 | 1,378 | 0.2% | (800) 954-8000 |
| 57 | MONTEREY SPINE AND JOINT PC | MONTEREY | CA | PHYSICAL THERAPIST IN PRIVATE PRACTICE | 80 | 1,351 | 0.2% | (831) 648-7200 |
| 58 | FACULTY PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS OF LLUSM | LOMA LINDA | CA | DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY | 1317 | 1,348 | 0.2% | — |
| 59 | HOAG CLINIC | NEWPORT BEACH | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 436 | 1,340 | 0.2% | (949) 791-3370 |
| 60 | PRIME PODIATRIC GROUP, INC | TOLUCA LAKE | CA | PODIATRY | 3 | 1,339 | 0.2% | (818) 488-6076 |
| 61 | CITY OF HOPE MEDICAL FOUNDATION | DUARTE | CA | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 942 | 1,333 | 0.2% | (626) 256-4673 |
| 62 | HEALTHCARE PARTNERS AFFILIATES MEDICAL GROUP | CARSON | CA | INTERNAL MEDICINE | 771 | 1,318 | 0.2% | (310) 830-9706 |
| 63 | RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CLINIC INC | RIVERSIDE | CA | FAMILY PRACTICE | 175 | 1,306 | 0.2% | (951) 683-6370 |
| 64 | UCSF HEALTH MEDICAL FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 70 | 1,256 | 0.2% | (415) 964-4866 |
| 65 | STOCKDALE PODIATRY GROUP INC | BAKERSFIELD | CA | PODIATRY | 14 | 1,255 | 0.2% | (661) 832-1667 |
| 66 | FIRST CHOICE PHYSICIAN PARTNERS | PALM SPRINGS | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 148 | 1,184 | 0.2% | — |
| 67 | CONTOUR DERMATOLOGY AND COSMETIC SURGERY MEDICAL CENTER APC | RANCHO MIRAGE | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 16 | 1,156 | 0.2% | (760) 423-4000 |
| 68 | ENLOE MEDICAL CENTER | CHICO | CA | DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY | 362 | 1,132 | 0.2% | (530) 332-4470 |
| 69 | KERN GASTROENTEROLOGY MEDICAL GROUP | BAKERSFIELD | CA | GASTROENTEROLOGY | 6 | 1,112 | 0.2% | (661) 324-1203 |
| 70 | GOOD HEALTH MEDICAL INC | SACRAMENTO | CA | PHYSICAL THERAPIST IN PRIVATE PRACTICE | 10 | 1,096 | 0.2% | (916) 677-0008 |
| 71 | MEMORIALCARE MEDICAL FOUNDATION | LONG BEACH | CA | FAMILY PRACTICE | 549 | 1,090 | 0.2% | (562) 346-2222 |
| 72 | SAN BERNARDINO MEDICAL ORTHOPAEDIC GROUP INC | REDLANDS | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 88 | 1,080 | 0.2% | (909) 557-1600 |
| 73 | COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM | VENTURA | CA | FAMILY PRACTICE | 190 | 1,076 | 0.2% | (805) 652-5011 |
| 74 | WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP MEDICAL FOUNDATION | FREMONT | CA | CRITICAL CARE (INTENSIVISTS) | 120 | 1,070 | 0.2% | (510) 248-1000 |
| 75 | REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - UCSF | SAN FRANCISCO | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 81 | 1,065 | 0.2% | (415) 476-1000 |
| 76 | NORTH PACIFIC DERMATOLOGY A MEDICAL CORPORATION | CRESCENT CITY | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 7 | 1,044 | 0.1% | 7074648335212 |
| 77 | ARCH HEALTH PARTNERS INC | POWAY | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 161 | 1,039 | 0.1% | (858) 485-0050 |
| 78 | DESERT EAR NOSE AND THROAT MEDICAL GROUP INC | RANCHO MIRAGE | CA | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 8 | 1,004 | 0.1% | (760) 340-4566 |
| 79 | MOGO URGENT CARE | MONTEREY | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 20 | 990 | 0.1% | (831) 625-4500 |
| 80 | PACIFIC SKIN INSTITUTE | SACRAMENTO | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 8 | 985 | 0.1% | (916) 925-7020 |
| 81 | APPLE URGENT CARE INC | MORENO VALLEY | CA | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 9 | 981 | 0.1% | (951) 924-2775 |
| 82 | COMMONS CLINIC MEDICAL GROUP, PC | MARINA DEL REY | CA | ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY | 21 | 962 | 0.1% | (310) 437-7925 |
| 83 | COMMUNITY HEALTH PARTNERS | FRESNO | CA | INTERNAL MEDICINE | 509 | 960 | 0.1% | (559) 459-6000 |
| 84 | MARSHALL MEDICAL CENTER | PLACERVILLE | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 154 | 954 | 0.1% | — |
| 85 | FIRST AID URGENT CARE INC | TUJUNGA | CA | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 14 | 946 | 0.1% | (818) 352-8333 |
| 86 | DERMATOLOGY SPECIALISTS INC | OCEANSIDE | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 14 | 946 | 0.1% | (760) 757-7546 |
| 87 | SKIN AND BEAUTY CENTER INC | NORTHRIDGE | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 33 | 938 | 0.1% | (818) 886-3884 |
| 88 | PACIFIC DERMATOLOGY INSTITUTE | REDLANDS | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 33 | 938 | 0.1% | (909) 793-2323 |
| 89 | PERMANENTE MEDICAL GROUP INC | SANTA CLARA | CA | INTERNAL MEDICINE | 10890 | 936 | 0.1% | (408) 851-1000 |
| 90 | COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA | SAN JOSE | CA | INTERNAL MEDICINE | 1001 | 934 | 0.1% | (408) 885-5000 |
| 91 | SANTA MARIA GASTROENTEROLOGY MEDICAL GROUP INC. | SANTA MARIA | CA | CERTIFIED REGISTERED NURSE ANESTHETIST (CRNA) | 23 | 915 | 0.1% | (805) 922-6581 |
| 92 | ENT GROUP OF LOS ANGELES | TARZANA | CA | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 7 | 915 | 0.1% | (818) 609-0600 |
| 93 | PROVIDENCE FACEY MEDICAL FOUNDATION | MISSION HILLS | CA | FAMILY PRACTICE | 320 | 914 | 0.1% | (818) 365-9531 |
| 94 | SHASTA ORTHOPEDICS AND SPORTS MEDICINE A MEDICAL CORPORATION | REDDING | CA | PODIATRY | 37 | 911 | 0.1% | (530) 246-2467 |
| 95 | UCSF MEDICAL GROUP BUSINESS SERVICES | SAN FRANCISCO | CA | DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY | 1548 | 905 | 0.1% | (415) 476-1000 |
| 96 | SOLANO DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATES INC | VALLEJO | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 5 | 899 | 0.1% | 7076435785338 |
| 97 | CENTRAL COAST URGENT CARE INC | MORRO BAY | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 12 | 871 | 0.1% | (805) 771-0108 |
| 98 | CAPITAL FOOT AND ANKLE, A PODIATRY CORPORATION | SACRAMENTO | CA | PODIATRY | 6 | 870 | 0.1% | (916) 453-8900 |
| 99 | SAN LUIS DERMATOLOGY, INC. | SAN LUIS OBISPO | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 6 | 869 | 0.1% | (805) 541-2650 |
| 100 | DOCTORS ON DUTY MEDICAL GROUP, INC | SALINAS | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 69 | 844 | 0.1% | (831) 422-7777 |
*Share of California's disclosed Medicare-FFS services for 99203, counted once per clinician. Volume is placed in the state it was billed from, so this page ranks the groups actually billing 99203 in California — including groups registered elsewhere ("City" is each group's registered location). Group figures sum clinicians affiliated with exactly one group; clinicians in several groups are listed in each group's drill-down but not volume-attributed to any single group.
How to read this. Figures are Medicare fee-for-service only — not all-payer — from the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners Public Use File (Part B), CY2024 release. CMS suppresses any provider×code row under 11 beneficiaries, so a missing group means "suppressed," never zero. "Charges" are provider-submitted amounts, not payments. Groups are ranked by measured service volume attributed to clinicians in exactly one group — clinicians affiliated with several groups are listed in rosters but never volume-attributed to a single group — a direct read of the public record, not a rating or quality score. Full method: Methods & Sources.
Comparing against an all-payer estimate?
These are exact counts from Medicare fee-for-service claims — roughly a third to half of most procedure markets, depending on payer mix. Modeled all-payer databases project the remainder statistically; we publish the audited floor and label it as such. Same market, different denominator. How the numbers reconcile →