August 29, 2025
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) previously announced that there was a delay with receiving some of the final Medicare claims data needed to calculate cost measures, which is delaying the release of Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final scores for the 2024 performance year and the Targeted Review period.
CMS is targeting mid-September to release 2024 MIPS final scores and open the Targeted Review period.
MIPS payment adjustments for the 2026 MIPS payment year will be released approximately one month after the release of final scores. The Targeted Review period will close 30 days after the release of MIPS payment adjustments. From now until mid-September, you’ll continue to be able to access measure and activity-level scores for the data you reported during the submission period. However, performance period benchmarks are part of the final scoring and won’t be available until final scores are released.
In the meantime, CMS encourages you to confirm your MIPS eligibility and review the following scoring resources so that you’re prepared to understand your scores when they’re released. To confirm your eligibility for a MIPS payment adjustment, enter your National Provider Identifier (NPI) on the QPP Participation Status Look Up tool (check “PY 2024”) or sign into the QPP website and navigate to the Eligibility & Reporting page on the left-hand navigation. Review pages 12–16 of the 2024 MIPS Eligibility and Participation Guide for more information about what you see.
Review these scoring resources:
- 2024 Traditional MIPS Scoring Guide
- 2024 APP Scoring Guide, included in the 2024 APP Toolkit
- 2024 MVPs Implementation Guide