Tech riderRev. 30 Sept 2026
Medicare Care Compare
- 1Runs onWeb
- 2CostsFree plan
- 3Specialty filtersYes
- 4Organization profilesYes
- 5API accessYes
5 lines stated Written from the maker's own pages: medicare.gov
Overview
Medicare Care Compare is ranked #7 of 16 in healthcare provider directories on Specifiction. It runs on Web. There is a free plan.
Medicare Care Compare plans and pricing
All plansCompared on healthcare provider directories
- Free plan
- Yesmedicare.gov
- Specialty filters
- Yesmedicare.gov
- Organization profiles
- Yesmedicare.gov
- API access
- Yesmedicare.gov
Facts
- Purpose
- Care Compare lets people find and compare Medicare providers and use maps and filters to identify providers that may fit their needs.medicare.gov · 30 Sept 2026
- Provider ratings
- Nursing home overall ratings are based on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures.medicare.gov · 30 Sept 2026
- Hospital data
- CMS reports more than 150 hospital quality measures through Care Compare and the Provider Data Catalog.cms.gov · 30 Sept 2026
- Clinician information
- Clinician profiles can include measure-level star ratings, performance scores, check marks, telehealth indicators, and procedure-volume data.cms.gov · 30 Sept 2026
- Clinician search audience
- Medicare patients and caregivers can search for and compare clinicians and groups enrolled in Medicare.cms.gov · 30 Sept 2026
- Maps and filters
- Medicare says users can use maps and filters to identify providers that are right for them.medicare.gov · 30 Sept 2026
- Data downloads
- Users looking to explore and download provider data are directed to the Provider Data Catalog on Data.cms.gov.medicare.gov · 30 Sept 2026
- Data sources
- Clinician performance information comes from the Quality Payment Program, while general profile information primarily comes from PECOS and may be verified using claims data.cms.gov · 30 Sept 2026
- Data update cadence
- Clinician and group general information is updated monthly, while performance information is updated annually.cms.gov · 30 Sept 2026
- Downloadable clinician data
- The Provider Data Catalog includes clinician demographic, MIPS performance, final-score, performance-category, and procedure-volume data files.cms.gov · 30 Sept 2026
- Limit
- Only data from Medicare-certified hospitals are included in Care Compare.cms.gov · 30 Sept 2026
- Platform experience
- CMS describes the Care Compare interface as optimized for mobile and tablet use, including provider phone numbers that can be tapped to initiate calls.cms.gov · 30 Sept 2026
- Security and privacy
- The Medicare site provides links to its Privacy Policy and privacy settings from Care Compare pages.medicare.gov · 30 Sept 2026
Company
- Headquarters
- Baltimore, Maryland, United Statesmedicare.gov · 28 Sept 2026
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Sources
- medicare.gov/care-compare/· checked 30 Sept 2026
- medicare.gov/care-compare/resources/nursing-home/qua· checked 30 Sept 2026
- cms.gov/medicare/quality/initiatives/hospital-q· checked 30 Sept 2026
- cms.gov/medicare/quality/physician-compare-init· checked 30 Sept 2026
- cms.gov/medicare/quality/physician-compare-init· checked 30 Sept 2026
- cms.gov/newsroom/press-releases/cms-care-compar· checked 30 Sept 2026