CMS Hospital and Non-Hospital Facility Provider Certification Details

Quarterly updated data from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services provides provider certification, termination, and ownership details for Medicare and Medicaid facilities. The file supports federal regulatory requirements and CMS-sponsored quality research efforts. Information is organized by CMS Certification Number.

Use Cases

• Analyze provider certification and termination trends across facility types for regulatory compliance monitoring.
• Map facility ownership and location characteristics to study geographic access to Medicare services.
• Support research on quality improvement by linking provider accreditation details from the iQIES system to other CMS data.

Strengths

• Data is updated quarterly, ensuring regular refresh of provider status and details.
• Sourced from the authoritative Internet Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (iQIES) environment used by CMS.
• Supports critical federal regulatory requirements and official CMS research efforts.

Limitations

• The specific number of rows, columns, and data volume is unknown, making it difficult to assess scale.
• Sample data and a detailed column schema are unavailable, complicating initial analysis planning.
• As of Q4 2023, this file is part of a new structure alongside other POS files, which may cause integration challenges with older data.

Provenance

Source

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Collection Method

Data extracted from the Internet Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (iQIES) environment.

Freshness

Updated quarterly; last metadata update was 2026-01-13.

Geography

United States (implied by CMS jurisdiction).