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 Maryland?
Medicare Part B FFS · CY2024 · as published by CMS705 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 Maryland in 2024; the top five named groups hold 17% of that volume, and independent (non-hospital-affiliated) groups deliver 6%.
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 Maryland market — the table below shows the top 100 groups (free tier).
Medicare fee-for-service covers 75% of Medicare in Maryland; Medicare Advantage penetration 13% → 25% since 2020.
| # | Physician group | City | St | Specialty | Providers | 99204 svcs | Share* | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEDSTAR MEDICAL GROUP - SOUTHERN MARYLAND LLC | HOLLYWOOD | MD | INTERNAL MEDICINE | 236 | 8,187 | 2.5% | — |
| 2 | JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY | BALTIMORE | MD | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 2900 | 7,835 | 2.4% | (410) 502-4340 |
| 3 | CHESAPEAKE UROLOGY ASSOCIATES LLC | BALTIMORE | MD | UROLOGY | 160 | 7,818 | 2.4% | (410) 825-5454 |
| 4 | PATIENT FIRST MARYLAND MEDICAL GROUP PLLC | BALTIMORE | MD | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 262 | 5,384 | 1.6% | (443) 461-1997 |
| 5 | MEDSTAR MEDICAL GROUP II LLC | WASHINGTON | MD | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 3707 | 5,152 | 1.6% | (202) 429-2401 |
| 6 | UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND COMMUNITY MEDICAL GROUP INC | GLEN BURNIE | MD | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 458 | 4,939 | 1.5% | (410) 761-1222 |
| 7 | CENTERS FOR ADVANCED ORTHOPAEDICS LLC | OLNEY | MD | PHYSICAL THERAPIST IN PRIVATE PRACTICE | 596 | 4,814 | 1.5% | (301) 774-0500 |
| 8 | ST PAUL PLACE SPECIALISTS, INC. | BALTIMORE | MD | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 337 | 4,268 | 1.3% | (410) 663-8100 |
| 9 | THE RETINA GROUP OF WASHINGTON PLLC | WASHINGTON | MD | OPHTHALMOLOGY | 80 | 3,807 | 1.2% | (202) 331-1188 |
| 10 | MEDSTAR URGENT CARE LLC | WALDORF | MD | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 294 | 3,802 | 1.2% | (301) 932-5960 |
| 11 | LUMINIS HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP, LLC | ANNAPOLIS | MD | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 544 | 3,576 | 1.1% | (443) 481-1000 |
| 12 | CHESAPEAKE EYE CARE AND LASER CENTER LLC | ANNAPOLIS | MD | OPHTHALMOLOGY | 78 | 3,571 | 1.1% | (410) 571-8733 |
| 13 | CAPITAL DIGESTIVE CARE LLC | WASHINGTON | MD | GASTROENTEROLOGY | 238 | 3,230 | 1.0% | (202) 296-3449 |
| 14 | JOHNS HOPKINS REGIONAL PHYSICIANS LLC | LUTHERVILLE | MD | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 80 | 2,984 | 0.9% | (443) 275-1337 |
| 15 | PRIVIA MEDICAL GROUP, LLC | ARLINGTON | MD | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 1477 | 2,772 | 0.8% | — |
| 16 | ADVANCED PAIN MANAGEMENT SPECIALISTS LLC | ANNAPOLIS | MD | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 79 | 2,577 | 0.8% | (410) 571-2946 |
| 17 | MNR INDUSTRIES, LLC | BEL AIR | MD | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 139 | 2,439 | 0.7% | — |
| 18 | MARYLAND ONCOLOGY HEMATOLOGY PA | LAUREL | MD | HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY | 99 | 2,350 | 0.7% | (301) 982-9800 |
| 19 | UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND ST JOSEPH MEDICAL GROUP LLC | TOWSON | MD | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 292 | 2,222 | 0.7% | (410) 337-4877 |
| 20 | PENINSULA ORTHOPAEDIC ASSOC PA | SALISBURY | MD | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 57 | 2,135 | 0.6% | (410) 749-4154 |
| 21 | TIDALHEALTH SPECIALTY CARE LLC | SALISBURY | MD | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 329 | 2,098 | 0.6% | — |
| 22 | JOHNS HOPKINS COMMUNITY PHYSICIANS, INC | BALTIMORE | MD | INTERNAL MEDICINE | 760 | 1,950 | 0.6% | (410) 522-9800 |
| 23 | CHESAPEAKE DIGESTIVE ASSOCIATES, PC | ANNAPOLIS | MD | GASTROENTEROLOGY | 37 | 1,866 | 0.6% | 4102244887421 |
| 24 | UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND PHYSICIANS PA | BALTIMORE | MD | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 396 | 1,796 | 0.5% | (410) 328-7877 |
| 25 | SINAI HOSPITAL OF BALTIMORE, INC | BALTIMORE | MD | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 386 | 1,738 | 0.5% | — |
| 26 | LIFEBRIDGE COMMUNITY GASTROENTEROLOGY LLC | PIKESVILLE | MD | GASTROENTEROLOGY | 55 | 1,736 | 0.5% | (410) 602-7782 |
| 27 | ADVENTIST PHYSICIAN SERVICES INC | ROCKVILLE | MD | CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY) | 145 | 1,589 | 0.5% | (301) 670-3000 |
| 28 | GREATER BALTIMORE MEDICAL CENTER INC | BALTIMORE | MD | HOSPITALIST | 348 | 1,554 | 0.5% | — |
| 29 | ANNE ARUNDEL UROLOGY, PA | ANNAPOLIS | MD | UROLOGY | 31 | 1,472 | 0.4% | (410) 266-8049 |
| 30 | ANNE ARUNDEL DERMATOLOGY PA | ANNAPOLIS | MD | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 124 | 1,386 | 0.4% | (410) 263-5439 |
| 31 | ST AGNES HEALTHCARE INC | BALTIMORE | MD | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 277 | 1,254 | 0.4% | (667) 234-6000 |
| 32 | EASTERN SHORE ENT AND ALLERGY | SALISBURY | MD | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 10 | 1,248 | 0.4% | (410) 742-1567 |
| 33 | MEDICAL PRACTICES OF ANTIETAM, LLC | HAGERSTOWN | MD | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 231 | 1,142 | 0.3% | — |
| 34 | ANNAPOLIS ENT SURGICAL CENTER LLC | ANNAPOLIS | MD | QUALIFIED AUDIOLOGIST | 45 | 1,111 | 0.3% | (410) 266-3900 |
| 35 | UMMS AMBULATORY CARE LLC | DUNDALK | MD | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 53 | 1,065 | 0.3% | (410) 650-4730 |
| 36 | UPPER CHESAPEAKE CARDIOLOGY, LLC | BEL AIR | MD | CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY) | 12 | 1,062 | 0.3% | (443) 643-3800 |
| 37 | NEUROLOGICAL MEDICINE, P.A. | GREENBELT | MD | NEUROLOGY | 5 | 1,044 | 0.3% | (301) 982-7944 |
| 38 | CARDIOCARE LLC | CHEVY CHASE | MD | CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY) | 17 | 1,029 | 0.3% | (301) 656-5050 |
| 39 | CENTER FOR VEIN RESTORATION MD LLC | SILVER SPRING | MD | EMERGENCY MEDICINE | 29 | 966 | 0.3% | (855) 830-8346 |
| 40 | CENTERS FOR ADVANCED ENT CARE LLC | BETHESDA | MD | QUALIFIED AUDIOLOGIST | 102 | 966 | 0.3% | (301) 652-8847 |
| 41 | MARYLAND FAMILY CARE INC | BALTIMORE | MD | INTERNAL MEDICINE | 153 | 944 | 0.3% | (410) 332-9359 |
| 42 | THOMPSON AND SJAARDA PA | FREDERICK | MD | OPHTHALMOLOGY | 3 | 938 | 0.3% | (301) 682-9700 |
| 43 | EYE DOCTORS OF WASHINGTON PC | CHEVY CHASE | MD | OPHTHALMOLOGY | 15 | 935 | 0.3% | (301) 215-7100 |
| 44 | SUBURBAN/NRH MEDICAL REHABILITATION INC | BETHESDA | MD | INTERNAL MEDICINE | 875 | 917 | 0.3% | — |
| 45 | CUMBERLAND VALLEY RETINA CONSULTANTS PC | HAGERSTOWN | MD | OPHTHALMOLOGY | 5 | 910 | 0.3% | 30166517121027 |
| 46 | CLINICAL ASSOCIATES P A | PIKESVILLE | MD | INTERNAL MEDICINE | 45 | 835 | 0.3% | (443) 471-0460 |
| 47 | UPMC WESTERN MARYLAND HEALTH SERVICES LLC | CUMBERLAND | MD | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 171 | 787 | 0.2% | — |
| 48 | TELAHUN, SHRADER AND RIVERA, MD | ALEXANDRIA | MD | OPHTHALMOLOGY | 6 | 780 | 0.2% | (301) 868-6700 |
| 49 | AGAPE PHYSICAL THERAPY AND SPORTS REHABILITATION LP | FOREST HILL | MD | ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY | 675 | 776 | 0.2% | — |
| 50 | CARROLL HEALTH GROUP LLC | WESTMINSTER | MD | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 70 | 760 | 0.2% | (410) 876-3380 |
| 51 | FREDERICK HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP LLC | FREDERICK | MD | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 202 | 755 | 0.2% | (240) 215-6310 |
| 52 | UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SURGICAL ASSOCIATES PA | BALTIMORE | MD | GENERAL SURGERY | 101 | 755 | 0.2% | (410) 328-5191 |
| 53 | WASHINGTON EYE INSTITUTE, LLC | GREENBELT | MD | OPHTHALMOLOGY | 9 | 748 | 0.2% | (301) 277-4844 |
| 54 | CENTER FOR PAIN MANAGEMENT, LLC | HAGERSTOWN | MD | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 39 | 740 | 0.2% | (301) 850-2768 |
| 55 | CRH MD MANAGEMENT LLC | REISTERSTOWN | MD | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 73 | 728 | 0.2% | (410) 870-5094 |
| 56 | MARYLAND PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS, LLC | ARNOLD | MD | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 100 | 707 | 0.2% | (410) 757-7600 |
| 57 | FREDERICK GASTROENTEROLOGY ASSOCIATES PA | FREDERICK | MD | GASTROENTEROLOGY | 16 | 704 | 0.2% | (301) 695-6800 |
| 58 | HARFORD GASTROENTEROLOGY ASSOCIATES PA | ABINGDON | MD | GASTROENTEROLOGY | 10 | 692 | 0.2% | (443) 483-3022 |
| 59 | RETINA CONSULTANTS OF DELMARVA PA | MILFORD | MD | OPHTHALMOLOGY | 4 | 682 | 0.2% | (302) 491-4497 |
| 60 | ADVANCED DERMATOLOGY OF MARYLAND PC | ROCKVILLE | MD | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 44 | 677 | 0.2% | (239) 465-4916 |
| 61 | MDICS AT ANNE ARUNDEL LLC | ANNAPOLIS | MD | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 30 | 670 | 0.2% | (443) 481-1000 |
| 62 | ANNE ARUNDEL GASTROENTEROLOGY ASSOCIATES, P.A. | ANNAPOLIS | MD | GASTROENTEROLOGY | 20 | 646 | 0.2% | (615) 770-6600 |
| 63 | AMERICAN ONCOLOGY PARTNERS PA | FORT WAYNE | MD | HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY | 333 | 615 | 0.2% | (260) 484-8830 |
| 64 | MID-ATLANTIC ENT | ANNAPOLIS | MD | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 6 | 613 | 0.2% | (410) 573-9191 |
| 65 | FOOT AND ANKLE SPECIALISTS OF THE MID-ATLANTIC LLC | KENSINGTON | MD | PODIATRY | 157 | 595 | 0.2% | (301) 949-2000 |
| 66 | PRIVIA CARE CENTER LLC | FREDERICK | MD | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 282 | 589 | 0.2% | (240) 215-1138 |
| 67 | CALVERT INTERNAL MEDICINE GROUP, PA | PRINCE FREDERICK | MD | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 39 | 589 | 0.2% | (410) 535-2005 |
| 68 | PHYSICIANS EYE CARE CENTER LLC | BALTIMORE | MD | OPHTHALMOLOGY | 5 | 583 | 0.2% | (410) 644-9515 |
| 69 | ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM ASSOCIATES PC | ROCKVILLE | MD | RHEUMATOLOGY | 56 | 582 | 0.2% | (301) 942-7600 |
| 70 | ANNAPOLIS RHEUMATOLOGY LLC | ANNAPOLIS | MD | RHEUMATOLOGY | 18 | 578 | 0.2% | (410) 897-1941 |
| 71 | LIFEBRIDGE COMMUNITY PHYSICIANS INC | BALTIMORE | MD | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 185 | 568 | 0.2% | (410) 601-9000 |
| 72 | PRECISION ORTHOPEDICS AND SPORTS MEDICINE | LAUREL | MD | ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY | 41 | 560 | 0.2% | (301) 498-0383 |
| 73 | JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY | WASHINGTON | MD | MEDICAL ONCOLOGY | 196 | 547 | 0.2% | (202) 537-4000 |
| 74 | ACUTE INJURY AND ILLNESS CENTERS LLC | OCEAN CITY | MD | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 9 | 544 | 0.2% | (410) 213-0119 |
| 75 | KATZEN MEDICAL ASSOCIATES PC | LUTHERVILLE | MD | OPTOMETRY | 25 | 541 | 0.2% | (410) 821-9490 |
| 76 | FOREFRONT DERMATOLOGY SC | PENSACOLA | MD | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 639 | 541 | 0.2% | (800) 243-7546 |
| 77 | MERITUS MEDICAL CENTER INC | HAGERSTOWN | MD | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 725 | 538 | 0.2% | — |
| 78 | WASHINGTON NEPHROLOGY ASSOCIATES LLP | ALEXANDRIA | MD | NEPHROLOGY | 30 | 528 | 0.2% | (703) 461-3556 |
| 79 | CAPITAL EYE CARE LLC | WASHINGTON | MD | OPHTHALMOLOGY | 12 | 501 | 0.2% | (202) 833-1668 |
| 80 | CALVERTHEALTH MEDICAL GROUP, LLC | PRINCE FREDERICK | MD | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 49 | 481 | 0.1% | (410) 535-4488 |
| 81 | NASSERI CLINIC OF ARTHRITIC AND RHEUMATIC DISEASES LLC | CATONSVILLE | MD | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 8 | 472 | 0.1% | (410) 744-0661 |
| 82 | PENINSULA EYE CENTER PA | SALISBURY | MD | OPHTHALMOLOGY | 6 | 470 | 0.1% | 4107499290105 |
| 83 | FIRST CALL MEDICAL CENTER LLC | LAUREL | MD | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 29 | 466 | 0.1% | (410) 694-7999 |
| 84 | DERM ASSOCIATES LLC | SILVER SPRING | MD | DERMATOLOGY | 40 | 465 | 0.1% | (301) 681-7000 |
| 85 | VISIONARY OPHTHALMOLOGY LLC | ROCKVILLE | MD | OPHTHALMOLOGY | 17 | 464 | 0.1% | (301) 896-0890 |
| 86 | ASTHMA AND ALLERGY CENTER LLC | ROCKVILLE | MD | ALLERGY/IMMUNOLOGY | 36 | 462 | 0.1% | (301) 869-7820 |
| 87 | SAMER SAIEDY MD PA | HAVRE DE GRACE | MD | VASCULAR SURGERY | 15 | 459 | 0.1% | (410) 942-1000 |
| 88 | MONTGOMERY CARDIOLOGY, LLC | ROCKVILLE | MD | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 6 | 457 | 0.1% | (301) 610-4000 |
| 89 | ASSOCIATES IN CARDIOLOGY, P.A. | SILVER SPRING | MD | CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY) | 6 | 456 | 0.1% | (301) 681-5700 |
| 90 | GASTRO CENTER OF MARYLAND LLC | COLUMBIA | MD | GASTROENTEROLOGY | 22 | 440 | 0.1% | (410) 290-6677 |
| 91 | FREDERICK ENT GROUP P.A. | FREDERICK | MD | QUALIFIED AUDIOLOGIST | 6 | 433 | 0.1% | (301) 698-2440 |
| 92 | ANNAPOLIS ASTHMA PULMONARY AND SLEEP SPEC | ANNAPOLIS | MD | CRITICAL CARE (INTENSIVISTS) | 2 | 419 | 0.1% | — |
| 93 | SAMAN F GHAHREMANI MD PC | SILVER SPRING | MD | OPHTHALMOLOGY | 7 | 416 | 0.1% | (301) 588-1178 |
| 94 | ELMAN RETINA GROUP PA | BALTIMORE | MD | OPHTHALMOLOGY | 4 | 413 | 0.1% | (410) 686-3000 |
| 95 | FAMILY UROLOGY ASSOCIATES | FREDERICK | MD | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 4 | 401 | 0.1% | (301) 606-0551 |
| 96 | MID ATLANTIC EYE, LLC | BALTIMORE | MD | OPHTHALMOLOGY | 4 | 383 | 0.1% | — |
| 97 | ANNAPOLIS HAND CENTER LLC | ANNAPOLIS | MD | HAND SURGERY | 6 | 379 | 0.1% | (410) 544-4263 |
| 98 | MYEYEDR OPTOMETRY OF MARYLAND LLC | WALDORF | MD | OPTOMETRY | 108 | 374 | 0.1% | (301) 645-3600 |
| 99 | MID ATLANTIC PULMONARY CRITICAL CARE AND SLEEP PC | WESTMINSTER | MD | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 3 | 372 | 0.1% | (410) 843-3858 |
| 100 | ROBERT H. CHU, MD, PA | ROCKVILLE | MD | OPHTHALMOLOGY | 2 | 372 | 0.1% | (301) 770-2020 |
*Share of Maryland'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 Maryland — 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 →