melgen raked in millions, more than 18 million for a cardiologist, new york radiologist eric snippers nowhere close, collecting aboutr $25,000. but he says releasing the data in raw form is not fair. >> it is based on gross income. so for example there is no accounting for how much money it costs the physician to provide the service. >> doctors get the money on reimbursement rates that are cut, take away the costs for a drug or procedure and medicare can be a money loser, nonetheless, fraud is rampant, florida recovered billions last year, and that just scratches the surface. solomon melgen has been under investigation over his billing, although his attorney says he always billed in conformity with the medicare rulings. the head of the medical association worries that they will all be painted with the same brush. but the obama administration which released data on hospital billing last year defends this latest release saying it will help the policy makers and the public to follow the money. scott cohen, "nightly business report." >>> and looking at the data from this medicare report