POS Introduction

The POS File contains information regarding Medicare and Medicaid institutional provider certification and status. This information is collected by CMS(previously HCFA) to determine the capacity of Medicare and Medicaid institutional providers to render acceptable care. The Provider Specific File contains payment-related data that are collected and maintained by CMS to calculate Medicare Prospective Payment System (PPS) payments for all PPS-eligible hospitals. The MPIER File contains information about a physician pertinent to each active practice setting which they maintain. This information contains, but is not limited to, business address, billing address, primary specialty, date of birth, medical school, date of graduation, State license number and Medicare billing number.

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