Update: 2020 MIPS Performance Feedback, Final Score, and 2022 MIPS Payment Adjustment Information
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will be updating the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) performance feedback and final scores for some clinicians for the performance year 2020 and the associated MIPS payment adjustment information for the payment year 2022.
CMS noted that certain MIPS participant scores for 2020 were inadvertently miscalculated due to a technical issue. CMS is recalculating all scores to ensure their accuracy and plans to update both the 2020 scores and related 2022 payment adjustment information in the next few weeks. CMS providing clinicians advanced notice that they may see some change to their current final scores and payment adjustment information. Additionally, because of these expected changes, CMS will also be extending the targeted review period. More details about what will change from the initial release, who is impacted, how this will affect MIPS payment adjustments, and the new targeted review period deadline, are coming soon. CMS appreciates your patience as they work to confirm the information we’re providing you is accurate.
Additional Resources:
You can view your current MIPS performance feedback, final score, and payment adjustment on the Quality Payment Program website. Please note the information you see now may be changing.
You can access your 2020 MIPS performance feedback, 2020 final score, and 2022 payment adjustment information by:
- Going to cms.gov/login
- Logging in using your HCQIS Access Roles and Profile (HARP) system credentials; these are the same credentials that allowed you to submit your 2020 MIPS data
If you don’t have a HARP account, please refer to the Register for a HARP Account and Connect to Organization documents in the QPP Access User Guide and start the process now.
For Shared Savings Program ACOs, please note that beginning August 5, 2021, you will be able to create a HARP account and manage your account in the ACO Management System (ACO-MS). Contact your ACO to find out how you can obtain a HARP account via ACO-MS. If you have any questions, please contact the ACO Information Center at SharedSavingsProgram@cms.hhs.gov or 1-888-734-6433 (Option 1).
To learn more about the information in your performance feedback, review the following 2020 MIPS Performance Feedback Resources:
- NEW! 2020 Performance Period Benchmarks (ZIP) – Identifies the performance period benchmark results (as available) for measures without a historical benchmark and provides general information about performance period benchmarks.
- 2020 MIPS Performance Feedback FAQs (PDF) – Highlights what performance feedback is, who receives the feedback, and how to access it on the Quality Payment Program website.
- 2022 MIPS Payment Year Payment Adjustment User Guide (PDF) – Reviews information about the calculation and application of MIPS payment adjustments and answers frequently asked questions.
MIPS Eligible Clinicians Participating in MIPS Alternative Payment Model (APM) Entities
Individual clinicians and representatives of APM Entities will also be able to access performance feedback directly on the Quality Payment Program website using their HARP account. Note: Performance feedback is not related to model-specific requirements and assessments outside of the Quality Payment Program.
Questions?
Contact the Quality Payment Program at 1-866-288-8292 or by e-mail at: QPP@cms.hhs.gov. Please consider calling during non-peak hours before 10:00 a.m. and after 2:00 p.m. ET to receive assistance more quickly.
Customers who are hearing impaired can dial 711 to be connected to a TRS Communications Assistant.