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    • Provider of Services File - Hospital & Non-Hospital Facilities

    Metadata Updated: December 12, 2025

    Please be advised that as of Q4 2023 there is a new Provider of Service file (POS) that contains the provider and certification details for Home Health Agencies (HHAs), Hospices, and Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASCs). Data contained in this file are extracted from the Internet Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (iQIES) environment and will be updated quarterly along with the other two POS files.

    The Provider of Services File - Hospital & Non-Hospital Facilities data provide critical resources for other federal regulator requirements as well as supports the ongoing quality & research efforts sponsored by CMS. In this file you will find provider certification, termination, accreditation, ownership, name, location and other characteristics organized by CMS Certification Number.

    Access & Use Information

    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: See this page for license information.

    Downloads & Resources

    References

    https://data.cms.gov/resources/provider-of-services-file-quality-improvement-and-evaluation-system-methodology

    Dates

    Metadata Created Date January 25, 2022
    Metadata Updated Date December 12, 2025
    Data Update Frequency R/P3M

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from Healthdata.gov

    Other Data Resources

    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date January 25, 2022
    Metadata Updated Date December 12, 2025
    Publisher Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
    Maintainer
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    Data First Published 2025-12-09
    Language en-US
    Data Last Modified 2025-12-10
    Category Medicare
    Public Access Level public
    Data Update Frequency R/P3M
    Bureau Code 009:38
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    Catalog Describedby https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.json
    Data Quality True
    Data Dictionary https://data.cms.gov/sites/default/files/2023-07/0ca58d5d-7914-4532-b22d-41741d3e6151/P.QWB.POSQ.OTHER.LAYOUT.MAR23.pdf
    Data Dictionary Type application/pdf
    Harvest Object Id 33de6bc4-f517-4e50-90b6-3b6cbd2b8a27
    Harvest Source Id 651e43b2-321c-4e4c-b86a-835cfc342cb0
    Harvest Source Title Healthdata.gov
    Homepage URL https://data.cms.gov/provider-characteristics/hospitals-and-other-facilities/provider-of-services-file-quality-improvement-and-evaluation-system
    License https://www.usa.gov/government-works
    Program Code 009:000
    Related Documents https://data.cms.gov/resources/provider-of-services-file-quality-improvement-and-evaluation-system-methodology
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash 44453c3eac6a89f04ec548c9e3ee2487adc6994103a605cdeba7ca84c30f4819
    Source Schema Version 1.1
    Temporal 2011-10-01/2025-09-30

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