January 5, 2024
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has opened data submission for Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)-eligible clinicians who participated in the 2023 performance year of the Quality Payment Program (QPP). Data can be submitted and updated until 8:00 PM ET on April 1, 2024.
How to Submit and Review Your 2023 MIPS Data
Follow the steps outlined below to submit data:
- Go to the Quality Payment Program sign in page.
- Sign in using your QPP access credentials.
- Submit your MIPS data for the 2023 performance year or review the data reported on your behalf by a third party. (You can’t correct errors with your data after the submission period, so it’s important to make sure the data submitted on your behalf is accurate.)
Submission resources are available now on the QPP Resource Library.
How to Sign In to the QPP Data Submission System
To sign in and submit data, clinicians will need to have a HCQIS Authorization Roles and Profile (HARP) account and a QPP role. For help enrolling with HARP, please refer to “Step 1. Register for a HARP Account” in the Quality Payment Program Access User Guide. For help obtaining a QPP role, please refer to “Step 2. Connect to an Organization” in the Quality Payment Program Access User Guide.
CMS encourages all users with an existing HARP account to sign into the QPP website now to ensure they don’t lose access.
Note: Clinicians who are unsure about their eligibility to participate in MIPS for the 2023 performance year can check their final eligibility status using the QPP Participation Status Tool. Clinicians and groups that are opt-in eligible will need to make an election to opt-in or voluntarily report before they can submit data. (No election is required for opt-in eligible clinicians and groups that don’t want to participate in MIPS.)
Reminder: Preliminary Scoring No Longer Available During Submission
As a reminder, CMS is eliminating the preliminary score and preliminary category-level scores from submission beginning with data submission for the 2023 performance year. You’ll be able to preview your 2023 final score in mid-June 2024 and view your 2025 MIPS payment adjustment information in mid-August 2024.
Review the Changes to the 2023 Data Submission Experience Fact Sheet for more details about this change to the data submission experience.
QPP Service Center Hold Times
Due to the opening of the 2023 MIPS data submission period, the Quality Payment Program Service Center is projecting an increase in volume between through April 1, 2024, which could result in longer wait times.
CMS recommends the following to minimize wait times and ensure successful 2023 data submission:
Did you know that you can also submit a ticket for support by clicking on Request Support?
Live Chat: CCSQ Support Central Chat and Resource Line (CARL)
The Support Central Chat feature, CARL, is another option to use for assistance. To contact the Service Center via chat, you will need to go to the CCSQ Support Central page and click on the Chat icon in the lower right area.
Use One Method to Report Issues
Due to the anticipated increase in volume at the Quality Payment Program Service Center and to minimize a backlog, please use only one method of reporting for the same issue (email, phone, or CCSQ Support Central). Note: Cases are processed in the order in which they are received regardless of how the Service Center was contacted. Please allow time for processing.
Submit Your Data Early
We encourage you to submit your 2023 MIPS performance period data early in the submission period. This will allow you plenty of time for Service Center assistance if needed.
For More Information
For additional information, please visit the Quality Payment Program Resource Library to review new and existing resources.
