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 Vermont?
Medicare Part B FFS · CY2024 · as published by CMS58 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 Vermont in 2024; the top five named groups hold 56% 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 Vermont market — the table below shows the top 100 groups (free tier).
Medicare fee-for-service covers 69% of Medicare in Vermont; Medicare Advantage penetration 14% → 31% since 2020.
| # | Physician group | City | St | Specialty | Providers | 99204 svcs | Share* | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER INC | BURLINGTON | VT | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 1194 | 3,293 | 22.7% | (802) 847-0000 |
| 2 | RUTLAND HOSPITAL, INC. | RUTLAND | VT | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 189 | 905 | 6.2% | (802) 775-7111 |
| 3 | CLEARCHOICEMD, PLLC | LEBANON | VT | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 89 | 854 | 5.9% | (603) 276-3260 |
| 4 | OPHTHALMIC CONSULTANTS OF VERMONT PC | S BURLINGTON | VT | OPHTHALMOLOGY | 5 | 585 | 4.0% | (802) 864-2010 |
| 5 | NORTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER INC | SAINT ALBANS | VT | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 102 | 573 | 3.9% | — |
| 6 | SOUTHWESTERN VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER, INC | BENNINGTON | VT | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 178 | 467 | 3.2% | (802) 440-4077 |
| 7 | RETINA CENTER OF VERMONT INC | SOUTH BURLINGTON | VT | OPHTHALMOLOGY | 3 | 379 | 2.6% | (802) 864-3937 |
| 8 | CENTRAL VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER INC | BERLIN | VT | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 243 | 322 | 2.2% | (802) 225-1266 |
| 9 | SHIPPEE FAMILY EYE CARE PC | SAINT JOHNSBURY | VT | OPTOMETRY | 10 | 294 | 2.0% | (802) 223-7723 |
| 10 | BRATTLEBORO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | BRATTLEBORO | VT | INTERNAL MEDICINE | 73 | 270 | 1.9% | (802) 257-8382 |
| 11 | GUTHRIE MEDICAL GROUP PC | SAYRE | VT | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 804 | 204 | 1.4% | (570) 888-5858 |
| 12 | SHASTA ORTHOPEDICS AND SPORTS MEDICINE A MEDICAL CORPORATION | REDDING | VT | PODIATRY | 37 | 199 | 1.4% | (530) 246-2467 |
| 13 | EVERGREEN FAMILY HEALTH PARTNERS | ESSEX JUNCTION | VT | FAMILY PRACTICE | 21 | 197 | 1.4% | (802) 872-7100 |
| 14 | GREEN MOUNTAIN DERMATOLOGY PLLC | COLCHESTER | VT | DERMATOLOGY | 15 | 195 | 1.3% | (802) 864-0192 |
| 15 | TACONIC ORTHOPAEDICS PC | MANCHESTER CENTER | VT | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 3 | 160 | 1.1% | (802) 251-6294 |
| 16 | COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS OF THE RUTLAND REGION INC | RUTLAND | VT | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 100 | 157 | 1.1% | (802) 773-3386 |
| 17 | NORTH COUNTRY HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CENTER INC | NEWPORT | VT | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 47 | 132 | 0.9% | — |
| 18 | VELOCITY URGENT CARE LLC | WILLIAMSBURG | VT | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 81 | 112 | 0.8% | (757) 984-6140 |
| 19 | MULTICARE HEALTH SYSTEM | GIG HARBOR | VT | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 2289 | 107 | 0.7% | — |
| 20 | CENTRAL VERMONT EYE CARE, P.C. | RUTLAND | VT | OPTOMETRY | 3 | 105 | 0.7% | (802) 775-0038 |
| 21 | COPLEY HOSPITAL INC | MORRISVILLE | VT | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 55 | 104 | 0.7% | — |
| 22 | TIMBER LANE ALLERGY AND ASTHMA ASSOCIATES, PC | S BURLINGTON | VT | ALLERGY/IMMUNOLOGY | 3 | 102 | 0.7% | (802) 864-0294 |
| 23 | FRANCIS L PINARD OD PC | NEWPORT | VT | OPTOMETRY | 4 | 97 | 0.7% | (802) 334-2772 |
| 24 | CHAMPLAIN VALLEY PHYSICIANS HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER | PLATTSBURGH | VT | DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY | 345 | 95 | 0.7% | (518) 561-2000 |
| 25 | BON SECOURS MEDICAL GROUP RICHMOND SPECIALTY CARE LLC | RICHMOND | VT | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 352 | 77 | 0.5% | (804) 764-6000 |
| 26 | BAYSTATE MEDICAL PRACTICES INC | SPRINGFIELD | VT | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 1326 | 72 | 0.5% | — |
| 27 | REGIONAL CANCER CARE ASSOCIATES LLC | HACKENSACK | VT | HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY | 153 | 71 | 0.5% | (201) 996-2210 |
| 28 | NORTH MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER, INC. | TUPELO | VT | CERTIFIED REGISTERED NURSE ANESTHETIST (CRNA) | 361 | 62 | 0.4% | (662) 377-3258 |
| 29 | MANCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER PLLC | MANCHESTER CENTER | VT | EMERGENCY MEDICINE | 2 | 58 | 0.4% | (802) 768-1718 |
| 30 | INTEGRATED DERMATOLOGY OF SOUTH BURLINGTON PLLC | SOUTH BURLINGTON | VT | DERMATOLOGY | 4 | 57 | 0.4% | (802) 660-8808 |
| 31 | ADVANCED FOOT AND ANKLE CENTER LLC | RUTLAND | VT | PODIATRY | 2 | 53 | 0.4% | (802) 773-8199 |
| 32 | VERMONT GYNECOLOGY PC | SOUTH BURLINGTON | VT | OBSTETRICS/GYNECOLOGY | 8 | 53 | 0.4% | (802) 735-1252 |
| 33 | NUVANCE HEALTH MEDICAL PRACTICE PC | POUGHKEEPSIE | VT | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 578 | 44 | 0.3% | — |
| 34 | NORTHEASTERN VERMONT REGIONAL HOSPITAL INC | ST JOHNSBURY | VT | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 109 | 43 | 0.3% | (802) 748-8141 |
| 35 | HEYWOOD MEDICAL GROUP INC. | GARDNER | VT | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 103 | 42 | 0.3% | (978) 630-6460 |
| 36 | MIDDLEBURY FAMILY HEALTH | MIDDLEBURY | VT | FAMILY PRACTICE | 9 | 42 | 0.3% | (802) 388-1500 |
| 37 | ST PETERS HOSPITAL OF THE CITY OF ALBANY | ALBANY | VT | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 265 | 38 | 0.3% | — |
| 38 | DR. SHELLIE BURDICK LLC | NORTH BENNINGTON | VT | FAMILY PRACTICE | 2 | 35 | 0.2% | (802) 732-3010 |
| 39 | HILLEMANN AND KIRWAN MDS PC | SOUTH BURLINGTON | VT | CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY) | 2 | 32 | 0.2% | (802) 862-6312 |
| 40 | WELLNOW URGENT CARE, P.C. | LIVERPOOL | VT | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 421 | 32 | 0.2% | (315) 291-0064 |
| 41 | COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS OF BURLINGTON INC | BURLINGTON | VT | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 89 | 32 | 0.2% | (802) 864-6309 |
| 42 | HOSKINSON HEALTH AND WELLNESS CLINIC LLC | GILLETTE | VT | INTERNAL MEDICINE | 57 | 31 | 0.2% | (307) 387-9850 |
| 43 | MARY HITCHCOCK MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | LEBANON | VT | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 1270 | 30 | 0.2% | (603) 650-5000 |
| 44 | COMMUNITY HEALTH PARTNERS | FRESNO | VT | INTERNAL MEDICINE | 509 | 25 | 0.2% | (559) 459-6000 |
| 45 | BERKSHIRE FACULTY SERVICES INC | PITTSFIELD | VT | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 276 | 24 | 0.2% | (413) 447-2695 |
| 46 | CENTRAL MAINE MEDICAL CENTER | LEWISTON | VT | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 358 | 21 | 0.1% | (207) 753-3900 |
| 47 | LITTLE RIVERS HEALTH CARE, INC. | BRADFORD | VT | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 28 | 19 | 0.1% | (802) 222-9317 |
| 48 | ASSOCIATES IN GASTROENTEROLOGY, PLLC | COLCHESTER | VT | GASTROENTEROLOGY | 6 | 18 | 0.1% | (802) 864-7483 |
| 49 | PARTNERS IN INTEGRATIVE HEALING PLLC | MONTPELIER | VT | CERTIFIED CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST (CNS) | 4 | 18 | 0.1% | (802) 321-3692 |
| 50 | CHARLESTON AREA MEDICAL CENTER INC | CHARLESTON | VT | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 970 | 16 | 0.1% | (304) 388-5432 |
| 51 | THE NEUROSCIENCE GROUP OF NORTHEAST WISCONSIN SC | NEENAH | VT | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 59 | 15 | 0.1% | (920) 725-9373 |
| 52 | BRADFORD PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATES LLC | RUTLAND | VT | ADDICTION MEDICINE | 3 | 14 | 0.1% | (802) 775-7798 |
| 53 | SAGE MENTAL HEALTH PLC | ST JOHNSBURY | VT | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 2 | 13 | 0.1% | (802) 255-8788 |
| 54 | MARY A. STANLEY, MD PC | SOUTH BURLINGTON | VT | GENERAL SURGERY | 2 | 13 | 0.1% | (802) 497-3370 |
| 55 | LACONIA EYE ASSOCIATES, P.A. | GILFORD | VT | OPTOMETRY | 5 | 12 | 0.1% | (603) 524-2020 |
| 56 | GREEN MOUNTAIN INTERNAL MEDICINE PLC | SOUTH BURLINGTON | VT | INTERNAL MEDICINE | 2 | 12 | 0.1% | (802) 864-7080 |
| 57 | RIVERS EDGE INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE PLLC | WARREN | VT | EMERGENCY MEDICINE | 2 | 11 | 0.1% | (802) 744-7284 |
| 58 | NORTH COUNTRY BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE PLLC | PLATTSBURGH | VT | MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR | 21 | 11 | 0.1% | (518) 825-1555 |
*Share of Vermont'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 Vermont — 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 →