The data submission period for Medicare’s 2024 Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) performance year is underway and closes on March 31 at 7 pm CT. At stake is a pay cut of up to 9% in the 2026 payment year.
MIPS-eligible physicians and other health care professionals must submit data to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) each year. Data submitted for a given performance year affects Medicare payment two years later.
Scoring for 2024 MIPS performance year covers a 100-point scale based on clinicians' performance across four categories: quality, cost, improvement, and promoting interoperability.
To avoid a pay cut in 2026, clinicians will need a final MIPS score of at least 75 points for the 2024 MIPS performance year.
Clinicians must log in to the Quality Payment Program (QPP) website to submit their 2024 MIPS data or to review the data reported on their behalf by a third party.
Texas Medical Association experts encourage physicians to not wait until the last minute to submit data, and to ensure the data submitted is accurate. Once the deadline passes, the window is closed to submit or correct 2024 MIPS data. For more information, watch CMS’ MIPS Data Submission Process Demonstration (VIDEO).
To log in to the QPP website, clinicians must register in the Healthcare Quality Information System Access Roles and Profile system. For help with this process, please download the QPP Access User Guide.
Clinicians who are unsure about their MIPS eligibility for the 2024 performance year can verify their status using the QPP Participation Status Tool.
For more information, check out the QPP Resource Library.
Last Updated On
March 14, 2025
Originally Published On
March 14, 2025