Table 1.

Medicare Part B Fee-For-Service Billable Services and Vaccinations by Provider Type, 2017

Total Number of ServicesUnique ProvidersVaccinationUnique Vaccine Providers
Provider Typen%n%n%n%
Mass immunizer15,476,6970.640,2463.915,474,44845.240,24226.7
Centralized flu6,382,1290.39,7931.06,382,12918.69,7936.5
Mass immunizer roster biller8,979,7710.430,1442.98,978,51126.230,14220.0
Pharmacy7,4840.0290.06,5640.0270.0
Public health or welfare agency107,3130.02800.0107,2440.32800.2
Primary care physician315,693,22413.1183,47517.815,834,61946.277,62751.4
Family practice122,477,6535.181,8097.97,704,97022.541,77727.7
General practice6,989,2410.34,9430.5198,1960.61,2640.8
Geriatric medicine2,442,9020.11,8110.287,0310.34780.3
Internal medicine183,783,4287.694,9129.27,844,42222.934,10822.6
NP/PA/CCNS102,676,7804.3171,18016.61,592,5194.720,86113.8
Certified clinical nurse specialist949,8370.01,9790.23,8970.0400.0
Nurse practitioner63,649,6002.6104,09810.11,198,5463.515,39110.2
Physician assistant38,077,3431.665,1036.3390,0761.15,4303.6
Clinical laboratory314,641,41913.12,8380.31260.030.0
Other1,662,710,60869.0635,17261.51,364,8704.012,1618.1
Total2,411,198,729  1001,032,91110034,266,581100150,894100
  • CCNS = certified clinical nurse specialist; NP = nurse practitioner; PA = physician assistant.

  • Note: Source: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data: Physician and Other Supplier Public Use, 2017; Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services National Provider Payment Enumeration System, August 2017 Quarter 3 Update.