Research Identifiable File Availability

Title	Availability	Date Requests Can Be Accepted for Upcoming Releases	Important Notes
Million Hearts® Cardiovascular Disease Risk Reduction (Million Hearts®) Model Provider List File	2017-2021
Million Hearts® Cardiovascular Disease Risk Reduction (Million Hearts®) Model Alignment Files	2017-2021
Acute Hospital Care at Home (AHCAH) - Hospital	CY 2020-2023 Q1 (November 2020 - March 2023)
Acute Hospital Care at Home (AHCAH) - Patient	CY 2020-2023 Q1 (November 2020 - March 2023)
CMMI Model Data Sharing (CMDS) Model Participation Data Initiative	Varies by model start and end date
Medicare Bayesian Improved Surname Geocoding (MBISG)	Point-in-time file for all Medicare beneficiaries enrolled on March 1, 2023
CMMI Model Data Sharing (CMDS) Entity File	Varies by model start and end date
Oncology Care Model (OCM)	Dates of service July 2017 - June 2022
CMMI Model Data Sharing (CMDS) Provider File	Varies by model start and end date
Oncology Care Model (OCM) Clinical and Staging File	Dates of service July 2017 - June 2022
CMMI Model Data Sharing (CMDS) Beneficiary File	Varies by model start and end date
Oncology Care Model (OCM) Current Clinical Status File	Dates of service July 2017 - June 2022
Million Hearts® Cardiovascular Disease Risk Reduction Model	2017-2021
Million Hearts® Cardiovascular Disease Risk Reduction (Million Hearts®) Model Raw Clinical File	2017-2021
Million Hearts® Cardiovascular Disease Risk Reduction (Million Hearts®) Model Final Clinical File	2017-2021
Million Hearts® Cardiovascular Disease Risk Reduction (Million Hearts®) Model Beneficiary Demographic File	2017-2021
Million Hearts® Cardiovascular Disease Risk Reduction (Million Hearts®) Model Visit File	2017-2021
Million Hearts® Cardiovascular Disease Risk Reduction (Million Hearts®) Model Practice List File	2017-2021
Master Beneficiary Summary File (MBSF) Base	CY 1999-2022	CY 2023 available 11/2024
Master Beneficiary Summary File (MBSF): 30 CCW Chronic Conditions Segment	CY 2017-2022	CY 2023 available 11/2024
Master Beneficiary Summary File (MBSF): 27 CCW Chronic Conditions Segment	CY 1999-2021
Master Beneficiary Summary File (MBSF): Other Chronic or Potentially Disabling Conditions Segment	CY 2000-2022	CY 2023 available 11/2024
Master Beneficiary Summary File (MBSF): Cost and Use Segment	CY 1999-2022	CY 2023 available 11/2024
Master Beneficiary Summary File (MBSF): National Death Index (NDI) Segment	CY 1999-2021		Only available in VRDC
Inpatient (Fee-for-Service)	CY 1999-2022	CY 2023 available 11/2024
Medicare Provider Analysis and Review (MedPAR)	CY 1999-2023	CY 2024 available 11/2025
Outpatient (Fee-for-Service)	CY 1999-2022	CY 2023 available 11/2024
Carrier (Fee-for-Service)	CY 1999-2022	CY 2023 available 11/2024
Skilled Nursing Facility (Fee-for-Service)	CY 1999-2022	CY 2023 available 11/2024
Durable Medical Equipment (Fee-for-Service)	CY 1999-2022	CY 2023 available 11/2024
Home Health Agency (Fee-for-Service)	CY 1999-2022	CY 2023 available 11/2024
Hospice (Fee-for-Service)	CY 1999-2022	CY 2023 available 11/2024
Inpatient (Encounter)	Service year 2015-2022
Outpatient (Encounter)	Service year 2015-2022
Carrier (Encounter)	Service year 2015-2022
Skilled Nursing Facility (Encounter)	Service year 2015-2022
Durable Medical Equipment (Encounter)	Service year 2015-2022
Home Health Agency (Encounter)	Service year 2015-2022
Risk Score Files	Payment Year 2014
Part D Event (PDE) File	CY 2006-2023	CY 2024 available 11/2025
Part D Drug Characteristics File	CY 2006-2023	CY 2024 available 11/2025
Part D Formulary File	CY 2010-2023	CY 2024 available 11/2025
Part D Pharmacy Characteristics File	CY 2006-2023	CY 2024 available 11/2025
Part D Prescriber Characteristics File	CY 2006-2023	CY 2024 available 11/2025
Plan Characteristics File	CY 2015-2023	CY 2024 available 11/2025
Part D Medication Therapy Management Data File	CY 2013-2022
Part D Plan Election Type Beneficiary Summary File	CY 2007-2022
TAF Demographic and Eligibility File	CY 2014-2022 2023 Preliminary		File or variable availability may vary by year and/or state TAF data requests may take longer to deliver than other CMS RIF data due to data volume
TAF Inpatient File	CY 2014-2022 2023 Preliminary		File or variable availability may vary by year and/or state TAF data requests may take longer to deliver than other CMS RIF data due to data volume
TAF Other Services File	CY 2014-2022 2023 Preliminary		File or variable availability may vary by year and/or state TAF data requests may take longer to deliver than other CMS RIF data due to data volume
TAF Long Term Care File	CY 2014-2022 2023 Preliminary		File or variable availability may vary by year and/or state TAF data requests may take longer to deliver than other CMS RIF data due to data volume
TAF Pharmacy File	CY 2014-2022 2023 Preliminary		File or variable availability may vary by year and/or state TAF data requests may take longer to deliver than other CMS RIF data due to data volume
TAF Annual Managed Care Plan (APL)	CY 2014-2022 2023 Preliminary
TAF Annual Provider (APR)	CY 2014-2022 2023 Preliminary
MAX Personal Summary File	CY 1999-2015		File or variable availability may vary by year and/or state
MAX Inpatient File	CY 1999-2015		File or variable availability may vary by year and/or state
MAX Other Services File	CY 1999-2015		File or variable availability may vary by year and/or state
MAX Long Term Care File	CY 1999-2015		File or variable availability may vary by year and/or state
MAX Prescription Drug File	CY 1999-2015		File or variable availability may vary by year and/or state
Medicaid Enrollee Supplemental File (MESF): Conditions Segment	1999-2013		File or variable availability may vary by year and/or state
Medicaid Enrollee Supplemental File (MESF): National Death Index (NDI) Segment	1999-2020		Only available in VRDC File or variable availability may vary by year and/or state
Long Term Care Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0	October 2010-2022	CY 2023 available 01/2025	MDS data more recent than these annual files are typically available from CMS
Home Health Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS)	CY 1999-2022	CY 2023 available 01/2025
Inpatient Rehab Facility-Patient Assessment Instrument	CY 2002-2022	CY 2023 available 01/2025
Long Term Care Minimum Data Set (MDS) - Swing-Bed 3.0	October 2010-2022	CY 2023 available 01/2025	MDS data more recent than these annual files are typically available from CMS
Long Term Care Minimum Data Set (MDS) 2.0	CY 1999-September 2010
Long Term Care Minimum Data Set (MDS) - Swing-Bed 2.0	CY 2002-September 2010
Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers & Systems RIF	Varies		There are gaps in years of data submission due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Health and Retirement Survey - Medicare Linked Data	CY 1991-2015		CMS is no longer distributing this file. See MedRIC's website to request this data.
Health Outcomes Survey RIF	CY 1998-2018		Not available in VRDC
Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS)	Measurement Years 2015-2021*		*There was no HEDIS data submission requirement for the 2019 measurement year due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) File 1: Measures File (does not include Plan All-Cause Readmission measure)	MY 2015-2021*		*There was no HEDIS data submission requirement for the 2019 measurement year due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) File 2: Plan All-Cause Readmission (PCR) Measure	MY 2015-2021*		*There was no HEDIS data submission requirement for the 2019 measurement year due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Medicare Data on Provider Practice and Specialty (MD-PPAS)	2008-2022
Medicare Shared Savings Program Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) Beneficiary-level RIF	PY 2013-2023 PY 2024: Preliminary, Q1, Q2, Q3
Medicare Shared Savings Program Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) Provider-level RIF	PY 2013-2023 PY 2024: Preliminary
Comprehensive ESRD Care (CEC) Model - Beneficiary	PY1: October 2015 - December 2016 PY2: 2017 PY3: 2018 PY4: 2019 PY5: 2020
Comprehensive ESRD Care (CEC) Model - Provider	PY1: October 2015 - December 2016 PY2: 2017 PY3: 2018 PY4: 2019 PY5: 2020
Next Generation ACO Model Beneficiary RIF	PY1: 2016 PY2: 2017 PY3: 2018 PY4: 2019 PY5: 2020 PY6: 2021
Next Generation ACO Model Provider RIF	PY1: 2016 PY2: 2017 PY3: 2018 PY4: 2019 PY5: 2020 PY6: 2021
National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS) - Medicare Linked Data	Retrospective data package including CY 2006-2017		CMS is no longer distributing this file. See MedRIC's website to request this data.
Standardized Patient Assessment Data Elements (SPADE)	Annual 2018
Value Modifier Beneficiary-Level File	Performance Years 2013-2016		Custom extracts are not available
Value Modifier NPI Practice-Level File	Performance Years 2013-2016		Custom extracts are not available
Value Modifier Practice-Level File	Performance Years 2013-2016		Custom extracts are not available
Medicare-Medicaid Linked Enrollee Analytic Data Source (MMLEADS) 2.0	CY 2006-2012
Medicare-Medicaid Linked Enrollee Analytic Data Source (MMLEADS) 3.0	CY 2016
Pioneer Accountable Care Organization (ACO)	2012-2014: Beneficiary, Provider and Settlement file 2015-2016: Beneficiary and Provider file