| Data File | Short Name | Available Years | Next Year Request Date | Important Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrier (Encounter, Final File) | Carrier Encounter Final |
Service year 2015 - 2017 |
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| Carrier (Encounter, Preliminary File) | Carrier Encounter, Preliminary |
Service year 2015 |
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| Carrier (Fee-for-Service) | Carrier FFS |
CY 1999 - 2018 |
12/2020 | Twelve month run-off available approximately 14 months after the end of a calendar year |
| Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers & Systems RIF | CAHPS RIF |
Varies |
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| Durable Medical Equipment (Encounter, Final File) | DME Encounter Final |
Service year 2015 - 2017 |
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| Durable Medical Equipment (Encounter, Preliminary File) | DME Encounter Preliminary |
Service year 2015 |
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| Durable Medical Equipment (Fee-for-Service) | DME FFS |
CY 1999 - 2018 |
12/2020 | |
| Health and Retirement Survey- Medicare Linked Data | HRS-Medicare |
CY 1991-2015 |
Not in VRDC | |
| Health Outcomes Survey RIF | HOS RIF |
CY 1998-2018 |
Not in VRDC | |
| Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set RIF | HEDIS RIF |
Measurement Years 1997-2016 |
Not in VRDC | |
| Home Health Agency (Encounter, Final File) | HHA Encounter Final |
Service year 2015 - 2017 |
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| Home Health Agency (Encounter, Preliminary File) | HHA Encounter Preliminary |
Service year 2015 |
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| Home Health Agency (Fee-for-Service) | HHA FFS |
CY 1999 - 2018 |
12/2020 | Twelve month run-off available approximately 14 months after the end of a calendar year |
| Home Health Outcome and Assessment Information Set | OASIS |
1999-2018 |
12/2020 | |
| Hospice (Fee-for-Service) | Hospice FFS |
CY 1999 - 2018 |
12/2020 | |
| Inpatient (Fee-for-Service) | IP FFS |
CY 1999 - 2018 |
12/2020 | Twelve month run-off available approximately 14 months after the end of a calendar year |
| Inpatient File (Encounter, Final File) | IP Encounter Final |
Service year 2015 - 2017 |
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| Inpatient File (Encounter, Preliminary File) | IP Encounter Preliminary |
Service year 2015 |
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| Inpatient Rehab Facility-Patient Assessment Instrument | IRF-PAI |
CY 2002-2018 |
12/2020 | |
| Long Term Care Minimum Data Set (MDS) - Swing-Bed 2.0 | MDS SB 2.0 |
CY 1999 - 2010 |
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| Long Term Care Minimum Data Set (MDS) - Swing-Bed 3.0 | MDS SB 3.0 |
CY 2010-2018 |
12/2020 | MDS data more recent than these annual files are typically available from CMS |
| Long Term Care Minimum Data Set (MDS) 2.0 | MDS 2.0 |
CY 1999-2010 |
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| Long Term Care Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 | MDS 3.0 |
CY 2010-2018 |
12/2020 | MDS data more recent than these annual files are typically available from CMS |
| Master Beneficiary Summary File (MBSF) Base | MBSF Base |
CY 1999 - 2018 |
12/2020 | |
| Master Beneficiary Summary File (MBSF): Chronic Conditions Segment | MBSF CC |
CY 1999 - 2018 |
12/2020 | |
| Master Beneficiary Summary File (MBSF): Cost and Utilization Segment | MBSF Cost and Utilization |
CY 1999 - 2018 |
12/2020 | |
| Master Beneficiary Summary File (MBSF): National Death Index (NDI) segment | MBSF NDI |
CY 1999 - 2016 |
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| Master Beneficiary Summary File (MBSF): Other Chronic or Potentially Disabling Conditions Segment | MBSF Other Conditions |
CY 2000 - 2018 |
12/2020 | |
| MAX Inpatient File | MAX IP |
CY 1999-2015 |
File or variable availability may vary by year and/or state | |
| MAX Long Term Care File | MAX LT |
CY 1999-2015 |
File or variable availability may vary by year and/or state | |
| MAX Other Services File | MAX OT |
CY 1999-2015 |
File or variable availability may vary by year and/or state | |
| MAX Personal Summary File | MAX PS |
CY 1999-2015 |
File or variable availability may vary by year and/or state | |
| MAX Prescription Drug File | MAX Rx |
CY 1999 - 2015 |
File or variable availability may vary by year and/or state | |
| Medicaid Enrollee Supplemental File (MESF): Conditions Segment | MESF Conditions |
1999-2013 |
File or variable availability may vary by year and/or state | |
| Medicaid Enrollee Supplemental File (MESF): National Death Index (NDI) Segment | MESF NDI |
1999-2013 |
File or variable availability may vary by year and/or state | |
| Medicare Data on Provider Practice and Specialty (MD-PPAS) | MD-PPAS |
2008-2018 |
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| Medicare Shared Savings Program Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) Beneficiary-level RIF | Shared Savings Program-ACO Bene level |
Calendar Years 2013-2018, 2019 Initial, 2019 Q4 |
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| Medicare Shared Savings Program Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) Provider-level RIF | Share Saving Program-ACO Provider level |
Calendar Years 2013-2018 |
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| Medicare-Medicaid Linked Enrollee Analytic Data Source | MMLEADS |
CY 2006-2012 |
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| MedPAR | MedPAR |
CY 1999 - 2018 |
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| National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS) - Medicare Linked Data | NHATS |
Retrospective data package including CY 2006-2017 |
08/2019 | Not in VRDC |
| Outpatient (Encounter, Final File) | OP Encounter Final |
Service year 2015 - 2017 |
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| Outpatient (Encounter, Preliminary File) | OP Encounter Preliminary |
Service year 2015 |
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| Outpatient (Fee-for-Service) | OP FFS |
CY 1999 - 2018 |
12/2020 | Twelve month run-off available approximately 14 months after the end of a calendar year |
| Part D Drug Characteristics File | Part D Drug Characteristics File |
CY 2006-2018 |
12/2020 | |
| Part D Drug Event File | PDE |
CY 2006-2018 |
12/2020 | |
| Part D Formulary File | Part D Formulary File |
CY 2010-2018 |
12/2020 | |
| Part D Medication Therapy Management Data File | Part D MTM |
CY 2013-2018 |
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| Part D Pharmacy Characteristics File | Part D Pharmacy Characteristics |
CY 2006-2018 |
12/2020 | |
| Part D Plan Election Type Beneficiary Summary File | Part D Plan Election Type Beneficiary Summary File |
CY 2007-2018 |
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| Part D Prescriber Characteristics File | Part D Prescriber Characteristics |
CY 2006-2018 |
12/2020 | |
| Pioneer Accountable Care Organization (ACO) | Pioneer ACO |
2012-2014 |
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| Plan Characteristics File | Plan Characteristics |
CY 2006-2018 |
12/2020 | |
| Risk Score Files | Risk Score |
Payment Year 2014 |
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| Skilled Nursing Facility (Encounter, Final File) | SNF Encounter Final |
Service year 2015 - 2017 |
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| Skilled Nursing Facility (Encounter, Preliminary File) | SNF Encounter Preliminary |
Service year 2015 |
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| Skilled Nursing Facility (Fee-for-Service) | SNF FFS |
CY 1999 - 2018 |
12/2020 | Twelve month run-off available approximately 14 months after the end of a calendar year |
| Standardized Patient Assessment Data Elements (SPADEs) | SPADEs |
Annual 2018 |
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| TAF Demographic and Eligibility File | TAF DE |
CY 2014-2016 |
File or variable availability may vary by year and/or state | |
| TAF Inpatient File | TAF IP |
CY 2014-2016 |
File or variable availability may vary by year and/or state | |
| TAF Long Term Care File | TAF LT |
CY 2014-2016 |
File or variable availability may vary by year and/or state | |
| TAF Other Services File | TAF OT |
CY 2014-2016 |
File or variable availability may vary by year and/or state | |
| TAF Pharmacy File | TAF RX |
CY 2014-2016 |
File or variable availability may vary by year and/or state | |
| Value Modifier Beneficiary-Level Research Identifiable File | VM Bene Level File |
Performance Years 2013 - 2016 |
Custom extracts are not available | |
| Value Modifier NPI-Practice-Level Research Identifiable File | VM NPI-Practice Level File |
Performance Years 2013 - 2016 |
Custom extracts are not available | |
| Value Modifier Practice-Level Research Identifiable File | VM Practice Level File |
Performance Years 2013 - 2016 |
Custom extracts are not available |
