Who bills the most New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more (99204) to Medicare in California?
Medicare Part B FFS · CY2024 · as published by CMS2,618 physician groups billed New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more (99204) to Medicare fee-for-service in California in 2024; the top five named groups hold 18% of that volume, and independent (non-hospital-affiliated) groups deliver 4%.
99204 — New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 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 | 99204 svcs | Share* | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUTTER BAY MEDICAL FOUNDATION | PALO ALTO | CA | INTERNAL MEDICINE | 3716 | 44,781 | 3.7% | (415) 600-1020 |
| 2 | SUTTER VALLEY MEDICAL FOUNDATION | SACRAMENTO | CA | DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY | 2420 | 33,608 | 2.8% | (916) 681-8852 |
| 3 | SCRIPPS HEALTH | LA JOLLA | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 1431 | 32,609 | 2.7% | (858) 455-9100 |
| 4 | STANFORD HEALTH CARE | STANFORD | CA | DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY | 3039 | 19,885 | 1.7% | (650) 723-4000 |
| 5 | THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA | LOS ANGELES | CA | INTERNAL MEDICINE | 1424 | 19,402 | 1.6% | (310) 825-7922 |
| 6 | CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CARE FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 1699 | 17,299 | 1.4% | (310) 423-0674 |
| 7 | EISENHOWER MEDICAL CENTER | RANCHO MIRAGE | CA | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 457 | 16,628 | 1.4% | (760) 340-3911 |
| 8 | DIGNITY HEALTH MEDICAL FOUNDATION | FOLSOM | CA | DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY | 1197 | 16,324 | 1.4% | (916) 983-7476 |
| 9 | PROVIDENCE MEDICAL FOUNDATION | FULLERTON | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 1455 | 14,441 | 1.2% | (714) 871-3006 |
| 10 | REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA | SAN DIEGO | CA | DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY | 2057 | 11,852 | 1.0% | (800) 926-8273 |
| 11 | USC CARE MEDICAL GROUP INC | LOS ANGELES | CA | DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY | 1374 | 11,222 | 0.9% | (800) 872-2273 |
| 12 | BASS MEDICAL GROUP | WALNUT CREEK | CA | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 318 | 9,538 | 0.8% | — |
| 13 | REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA | LOS ANGELES | CA | ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY | 136 | 8,328 | 0.7% | (310) 443-8999 |
| 14 | GENESIS HEALTHCARE PARTNERS PC | TORRANCE | CA | GASTROENTEROLOGY | 211 | 7,892 | 0.7% | (310) 534-8400 |
| 15 | ADVENTIST HEALTH PHYSICIANS NETWORK | HANFORD | CA | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 651 | 7,210 | 0.6% | (559) 583-4695 |
| 16 | REGENTS UNIV OF CALIFORNIA UCSF | SAN FRANCISCO | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 277 | 6,580 | 0.5% | (415) 476-1000 |
| 17 | SANSUM CLINIC | SANTA BARBARA | CA | INTERNAL MEDICINE | 322 | 6,495 | 0.5% | (805) 681-7500 |
| 18 | EXER MEDICAL CORPORATION | LOS ANGELES | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 319 | 6,121 | 0.5% | (323) 464-1336 |
| 19 | CITY OF HOPE MEDICAL FOUNDATION | DUARTE | CA | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 942 | 5,967 | 0.5% | (626) 256-4673 |
| 20 | JOHN MUIR PHYSICIAN NETWORK | WALNUT CREEK | CA | FAMILY PRACTICE | 489 | 5,951 | 0.5% | (925) 296-9720 |
| 21 | PACIFIC CENTRAL COAST HEALTH CENTERS | SANTA MARIA | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 249 | 5,897 | 0.5% | (805) 349-8514 |
| 22 | GOLDEN STATE ORTHOPEDICS AND SPINE | WALNUT CREEK | CA | ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY | 190 | 5,740 | 0.5% | (925) 939-8585 |
| 23 | HOAG CLINIC | NEWPORT BEACH | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 436 | 5,427 | 0.5% | (949) 791-3370 |
| 24 | CARBON HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP OF CALIFORNIA PC | LOS ANGELES | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 342 | 4,673 | 0.4% | (310) 504-1825 |
| 25 | REGENTS OF THE UNIV OF CA | SACRAMENTO | CA | DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY | 1608 | 4,415 | 0.4% | (877) 827-7463 |
| 26 | DESERT ORTHOPEDIC CENTER A MEDICAL GROUP INC | RANCHO MIRAGE | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 50 | 4,300 | 0.4% | (760) 340-3911 |
| 27 | UNIVERSITY HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE | PLEASANTON | CA | INTERNAL MEDICINE | 332 | 4,248 | 0.4% | (925) 462-7060 |
| 28 | TORRANCE HEALTH ASSOCIATION INC | TORRANCE | CA | FAMILY PRACTICE | 298 | 4,204 | 0.4% | (310) 257-7260 |
| 29 | COMMUNITY FOUNDATION MEDICAL GROUP | FRESNO | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 292 | 4,050 | 0.3% | — |
| 30 | UNITED MEDICAL DOCTORS | FALLBROOK | CA | GASTROENTEROLOGY | 160 | 3,907 | 0.3% | (760) 728-9560 |
| 31 | SVMHS CLINICS | SALINAS | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 245 | 3,589 | 0.3% | (831) 422-3636 |
| 32 | UC REGENTS | ORANGE | CA | INTERNAL MEDICINE | 296 | 3,491 | 0.3% | (714) 456-7002 |
| 33 | REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA | SANTA MONICA | CA | ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY | 67 | 3,461 | 0.3% | (310) 319-1234 |
| 34 | FACULTY PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS OF LLUSM | LOMA LINDA | CA | DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY | 1317 | 3,455 | 0.3% | — |
| 35 | PIH HEALTH PHYSICIANS | WHITTIER | CA | INTERNAL MEDICINE | 606 | 3,444 | 0.3% | (562) 698-0811 |
| 36 | PROVIDENCE SAINT JOHNS MEDICAL FOUNDATION | SANTA MONICA | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 287 | 3,429 | 0.3% | (310) 829-6789 |
| 37 | SHARP REES-STEALY MEDICAL GROUP INC | SAN DIEGO | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 872 | 3,249 | 0.3% | (858) 499-2600 |
| 38 | HEAD AND NECK ASSOCIATES OF ORANGE COUNTY AN INCORPRATE | MISSION VIEJO | CA | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 16 | 3,153 | 0.3% | (949) 364-4361 |
| 39 | PROVIDENCE MEDICAL INSTITUTE | TORRANCE | CA | INTERNAL MEDICINE | 339 | 3,087 | 0.3% | (310) 303-7496 |
| 40 | MONTAGE MEDICAL GROUP | MONTEREY | CA | FAMILY PRACTICE | 125 | 2,857 | 0.2% | (831) 718-9701 |
| 41 | BAY AREA FOOT CARE INC | SAN FRANCISCO | CA | PODIATRY | 125 | 2,837 | 0.2% | (415) 759-2014 |
| 42 | EL CAMINO HEALTH MEDICAL NETWORK LLC | SAN JOSE | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 199 | 2,814 | 0.2% | (408) 871-3400 |
| 43 | CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER | WEST HOLLYWOOD | CA | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 802 | 2,664 | 0.2% | (310) 423-3277 |
| 44 | EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS URGENT CARE INC | BAKERSFIELD | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 140 | 2,564 | 0.2% | (661) 336-2050 |
| 45 | ARCH HEALTH PARTNERS INC | POWAY | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 161 | 2,525 | 0.2% | (858) 485-0050 |
| 46 | MARQUE MEDICAL CLINIC, INC. | SAN DIEGO | CA | FAMILY PRACTICE | 23 | 2,467 | 0.2% | (949) 760-9222 |
| 47 | COMMUNITY HEALTH PARTNERS | FRESNO | CA | INTERNAL MEDICINE | 509 | 2,360 | 0.2% | (559) 459-6000 |
| 48 | REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA | ORANGE | CA | OPHTHALMOLOGY | 51 | 2,318 | 0.2% | (714) 456-8068 |
| 49 | SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PERMANENTE MEDICAL GROUP | LOS ANGELES | CA | INTERNAL MEDICINE | 11157 | 2,250 | 0.2% | (800) 954-8000 |
| 50 | THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA | LOS ANGELES | CA | UROLOGY | 48 | 2,176 | 0.2% | (310) 794-8492 |
| 51 | ORTHOPAEDIC SPECIALTY INSTITUTE MEDICAL GROUP OF ORANGE COUNTY | ORANGE | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 58 | 2,085 | 0.2% | (714) 634-4567 |
| 52 | UCSF MEDICAL GROUP BUSINESS SERVICES | SAN FRANCISCO | CA | DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY | 1548 | 2,044 | 0.2% | (415) 476-1000 |
| 53 | MONTEREY SPINE AND JOINT PC | MONTEREY | CA | PHYSICAL THERAPIST IN PRIVATE PRACTICE | 80 | 2,038 | 0.2% | (831) 648-7200 |
| 54 | RETINA VITREOUS ASSOCIATES MEDICAL GROUP | LOS ANGELES | CA | OPHTHALMOLOGY | 17 | 2,009 | 0.2% | (213) 483-8810 |
| 55 | JULES STEIN EYE INSTITUTE MEDICAL GROUP | ARCADIA | CA | OPHTHALMOLOGY | 116 | 1,915 | 0.2% | (323) 442-7122 |
| 56 | COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM | VENTURA | CA | FAMILY PRACTICE | 190 | 1,839 | 0.2% | (805) 652-5011 |
| 57 | VITREO-RETINAL MEDICAL GROUP, INC. | YUBA CITY | CA | OPHTHALMOLOGY | 21 | 1,808 | 0.2% | (530) 273-8358 |
| 58 | VENTURA ORTHOPEDICS MEDICAL GROUP INC | VENTURA | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 79 | 1,769 | 0.1% | — |
| 59 | ENLOE MEDICAL CENTER | CHICO | CA | DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY | 362 | 1,760 | 0.1% | (530) 332-4470 |
| 60 | ORANGE COUNTY UROLOGY ASSOCIATES INC A MEDICAL GROUP | LAGUNA HILLS | CA | UROLOGY | 18 | 1,758 | 0.1% | (949) 855-1101 |
| 61 | REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA | ORANGE | CA | ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY | 47 | 1,631 | 0.1% | (714) 456-7004 |
| 62 | CENTRAL COAST HEAD AND NECK SURGEONS A M C INC | SALINAS | CA | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 14 | 1,627 | 0.1% | (408) 422-8798 |
| 63 | THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA | LOS ANGELES | CA | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 34 | 1,626 | 0.1% | (310) 794-1110 |
| 64 | SHASTA ORTHOPEDICS AND SPORTS MEDICINE A MEDICAL CORPORATION | REDDING | CA | PODIATRY | 37 | 1,605 | 0.1% | (530) 246-2467 |
| 65 | MEMORIALCARE MEDICAL FOUNDATION | LONG BEACH | CA | FAMILY PRACTICE | 549 | 1,564 | 0.1% | (562) 346-2222 |
| 66 | SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | SONORA | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 139 | 1,560 | 0.1% | — |
| 67 | EMERGENCY AND ACUTE CARE MEDICAL CORPORATION | SAN DIEGO | CA | INTERNAL MEDICINE | 450 | 1,552 | 0.1% | (858) 939-3400 |
| 68 | RETINA INSTITUTE OF CALIFORNIA MEDICAL GROUP, A CALIFORNIA MEDICAL PAR | PASADENA | CA | OPHTHALMOLOGY | 82 | 1,539 | 0.1% | (800) 898-2020 |
| 69 | ALTA ORTHOPAEDIC MEDICAL GROUP INC | SANTA BARBARA | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 22 | 1,519 | 0.1% | (805) 963-9377 |
| 70 | MARSHALL MEDICAL CENTER | PLACERVILLE | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 154 | 1,516 | 0.1% | — |
| 71 | UROLOGY ASSOCIATES OF THE CENTRAL COAST | SAN LUIS OBISPO | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 13 | 1,496 | 0.1% | — |
| 72 | WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP MEDICAL FOUNDATION | FREMONT | CA | CRITICAL CARE (INTENSIVISTS) | 120 | 1,476 | 0.1% | (510) 248-1000 |
| 73 | ZEITER EYE MEDICAL GROUP INC | STOCKTON | CA | OPHTHALMOLOGY | 13 | 1,475 | 0.1% | (209) 466-5566 |
| 74 | PROVIDENCE FACEY MEDICAL FOUNDATION | MISSION HILLS | CA | FAMILY PRACTICE | 320 | 1,465 | 0.1% | (818) 365-9531 |
| 75 | MONTEREY BAY GI CONSULTANTS MEDICAL GROUP INC | MONTEREY | CA | GASTROENTEROLOGY | 21 | 1,458 | 0.1% | (831) 375-3577 |
| 76 | COMMUNITY ORTHOPEDIC MEDICAL GROUP | MISSION VIEJO | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 16 | 1,440 | 0.1% | (949) 348-4000 |
| 77 | J ROBERT WEST MD INC | LAS VEGAS | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 140 | 1,422 | 0.1% | (702) 258-1001 |
| 78 | BAKERSFIELD EYE INSTITUTE INC | BAKERSFIELD | CA | OPHTHALMOLOGY | 6 | 1,394 | 0.1% | (661) 589-9400 |
| 79 | ORTHOPEDIC INSTITUTE OF NEWPORT BEACH LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | NEWPORT BEACH | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 30 | 1,394 | 0.1% | (949) 722-7038 |
| 80 | GOLDEN STATE DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATES, INC. | WALNUT CREEK | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 118 | 1,393 | 0.1% | (925) 932-7704 |
| 81 | TOWER UROLOGY INC | LOS ANGELES | CA | UROLOGY | 13 | 1,382 | 0.1% | 3108549898159 |
| 82 | FOOTHILL CARDIOLOGY MEDICAL GROUP INC | PASADENA | CA | CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY) | 38 | 1,347 | 0.1% | (626) 793-4139 |
| 83 | REDWOOD ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY ASSOCIATES AMC | SANTA ROSA | CA | ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY | 11 | 1,334 | 0.1% | (707) 544-3400 |
| 84 | UNIVERSITY HEAD AND NECK SURGEONS | ORANGE | CA | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 27 | 1,324 | 0.1% | (714) 456-5731 |
| 85 | SACRAMENTO EAR NOSE AND THROAT SURGICAL AND MEDICAL GROUP INC | SACRAMENTO | CA | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 34 | 1,315 | 0.1% | (916) 736-3399 |
| 86 | CSI MEDICAL GROUP | SARATOGA | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 97 | 1,276 | 0.1% | (408) 253-4407 |
| 87 | REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA | SACRAMENTO | CA | FAMILY PRACTICE | 561 | 1,271 | 0.1% | (916) 734-7777 |
| 88 | RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CLINIC INC | RIVERSIDE | CA | FAMILY PRACTICE | 175 | 1,264 | 0.1% | (951) 683-6370 |
| 89 | CALIFORNIA URGENT CARE CENTER PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION | LODI | CA | FAMILY PRACTICE | 3 | 1,228 | 0.1% | (209) 224-8517 |
| 90 | RETINAL DIAGNOSTIC CENTER A MEDICAL CORPORATION | CAMPBELL | CA | OPHTHALMOLOGY | 6 | 1,222 | 0.1% | (408) 559-0666 |
| 91 | CENTRAL CALIFORNIA FACULTY MEDICAL GROUP INC | FRESNO | CA | EMERGENCY MEDICINE | 252 | 1,207 | 0.1% | (559) 459-6000 |
| 92 | SANTA MARIA GASTROENTEROLOGY MEDICAL GROUP INC. | SANTA MARIA | CA | CERTIFIED REGISTERED NURSE ANESTHETIST (CRNA) | 23 | 1,160 | 0.1% | (805) 922-6581 |
| 93 | DESERT EAR NOSE AND THROAT MEDICAL GROUP INC | RANCHO MIRAGE | CA | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 8 | 1,149 | 0.1% | (760) 340-4566 |
| 94 | SAINT AGNES MEDICAL FOUNDATION | FRESNO | CA | INTERNAL MEDICINE | 155 | 1,148 | 0.1% | (559) 450-5777 |
| 95 | PERMANENTE MEDICAL GROUP INC | SANTA CLARA | CA | INTERNAL MEDICINE | 10890 | 1,129 | 0.1% | (408) 851-1000 |
| 96 | FIRST CHOICE PHYSICIAN PARTNERS | PALM SPRINGS | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 148 | 1,127 | 0.1% | — |
| 97 | ORTHOPEDIC ASSOCIATES OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA A MEDICAL GROUP | CHICO | CA | ANESTHESIOLOGY | 31 | 1,112 | 0.1% | 5308974500128 |
| 98 | UC SAN DIEGO HEALTH COMMUNITY GROUP | SAN DIEGO | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 110 | 1,102 | 0.1% | (800) 926-8273 |
| 99 | REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA | SANTA MONICA | CA | ANESTHESIOLOGY | 232 | 1,100 | 0.1% | (310) 794-1841 |
| 100 | GLENDALE ADVENTIST MEDICAL CENTER | GLENDALE | CA | ANESTHESIOLOGY | 100 | 1,067 | 0.1% | (818) 863-4099 |
*Share of California's disclosed Medicare-FFS services for 99204, counted once per clinician. Volume is placed in the state it was billed from, so this page ranks the groups actually billing 99204 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 →