CMS Releases 2016 Physician and Other Supplier Public Use File

The Physician and Other Supplier Public Use File (PUF) contains summarized information on Part B services and procedures furnished to Medicare beneficiaries by physicians and other healthcare professionals. The 2016 dataset includes:

• Information on utilization, payment, and submitted charges organized by National Provider Identifier, Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System code, and place of service
• Information on more than 1 million distinct health care providers who collectively received $96 billion in Medicare payments