Provider Specific Data for Public Use in SAS Format
Guidance for information about the facts specific to the provider that affects computations for the Prospective Payment System.
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: August 21, 2019
CMS has begun an effort to modernize the Provider Specific File. We need your feedback to ensure we are not changing or breaking something you use or care about. We also want to improve your experience! No ask is too small.
Please email ModernizingMedicare@cms.hhs.gov with the subject line "Provider Specific File Feedback" with your comments or suggestions. The team will only respond to messages related to the Provider Specific File.
We look forward to hearing from you!
The Medicare Administrative Contractor maintains the Provider Specific File (PSF). The file contains information about the facts specific to the provider that affects computations for the Prospective Payment System. The Provider Specific files in SAS format are located in the Download section below for the following provider-types:
- Inpatient
- Skilled Nursing Facility
- Home Health Agency
- Hospice
- Inpatient Rehab
- Long Term Care
- Inpatient Psychiatric Facility
| Note: |
|---|
| As of October 2023, the SAS files are using an updated file layout. |
HHS is committed to making its websites and documents accessible to the widest possible audience, including individuals with disabilities. We are in the process of retroactively making some documents accessible. If you need assistance accessing an accessible version of this document, please reach out to the guidance@hhs.gov.
DISCLAIMER: The contents of this database lack the force and effect of law, except as authorized by law (including Medicare Advantage Rate Announcements and Advance Notices) or as specifically incorporated into a contract. The Department may not cite, use, or rely on any guidance that is not posted on the guidance repository, except to establish historical facts.