MIPS Blog

CMS has updated the Quality Payment Program (QPP) Participation Status Tool for the 2020 performance year.  You can now check your final 2020 eligibility status for the Merit-based Incentive Payment Program (MIPS) and the Alternative Payment Model (APM) program by entering your individual National Provider Identifier (NPI) into the tool or checking your MDinteractive account dashboard.  Your initial 2021 MIPS eligibility status is also available.  It's important to understand your eligibility status since MIPS eligible clinicians who do not report MIPS this year could receive a 9% penalty against their Medicare Part B payments in 2022.

CMS has updated the Quality Payment Program (QPP) Participation Status Tool for clinicians to check their final 2018 eligibility status for the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). Clinicians can enter their individual National Provider Identifier (NPI) here to learn if they are required to report MIPS for 2018. It’s important for them to check their eligibility status now to determine if they must report.  MIPS eligible clinicians who do not report MIPS this year will receive an automatic negative 5% penalty on their Medicare Part B payments in 2020.

Before you begin your 2018 MIPS reporting, the first step you should take is to determine if you are required to report this year by checking your participation status on the CMS website. The Quality Payment Program (QPP) Participation Status tool allows clinicians to view their status for each performance year for both the Merit-based Incentive Payment Program (MIPS) and the Alternative Payment Model (APM). Keep in mind if you are not exempt from MIPS participation in 2018, failing to report will result in a 5% penalty on your Medicare Part B payments in 2020.