Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently opened the Quality Payment Program (QPP) data submission portal for the 2025 performance period. The portal will remain open until 8 pm ET Tuesday, March 31st, 2026.
Check out the mini video at the bottom of this blog post for a brief overview of what you need to do.
Eligible Clinicians must submit data for three of the four categories for the Merit-based Incentive Payment System Program (MIPS) to earn anywhere between a negative or positive 9% payment adjustment impacting Medicare Part B payments in calendar year 2027. If a clinician is eligible and submits no data, they will automatically receive a negative 9% payment adjustment.
Alternative Payment Model (APM) participants may submit data through the QPP Portal during this window.
Clinicians or their designee should verify that access to the organization’s QPP Portal is active and up to date. Users without a log-in to this portal will need to request access through the HCQIS Authorization Roles and Profile (HARP) system prior to submission by following the link here: https://qtso.cms.gov/access-forms/harp-account-registration
Data submission for each of the categories requires different time periods for data collection:
- Promoting Interoperability: minimum 180 consecutive days
- Improvement Activities: minimum 90 consecutive days
- Quality: full calendar year
- Cost: No submission, full calendar year from claims
Clinicians may use various methods for submitting data to each category:
- self-attestation
- uploading of QRDA-III or JSON files
- using a certified third-party registry
Each of these methods have specific rules that govern their use. Clinicians are encouraged to review those methods before attempting to attest.
Our advisors strongly recommend submitting data well in advance of the deadline to allow time for data validation or necessary updates within the QPP portal system.
In the coming weeks, the Kentucky REC advisors will be contacting clients to assist with data finalization, reviewing attestation checklists, and gathering audit support materials.
Not a client? Contact YOUR Experts at the Kentucky REC for all your QPP & APM questions. We’re here to help. Call us at 859-323-3090
