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Provider of Services File

The Provider of Services (POS) Extract is created from the Online Survey and Certification Reporting System (OSCAR) database. These data include provider number, name, and address and characterize the participating institutional providers. The data are collected through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Regional Offices. The file contains an individual record for each Medicare-approved provider and is updated quarterly.

Media: CD ROM
File Cost: $100.00 per Quarter
Data Format: Self-extracting ZIP files

Note: Files may be too large to open on a desktop
Available: CY 1991 through Current Calendar Quarter

(Quarterly updates are available for the current year only.)

File Categories

  1. Hospital
  2. SNF/NF (dually)
  3. SNF/NF (distinct)
  4. Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF)
  5. Home Health Agencies (HHA)
  6. Portable X-Rays
  7. Physical Therapy/Speech Pathology
  8. End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)
  9. Nursing Facilities (NF)
  10. Intermediate Care Facility-Mentally Retarded (ICF/MR)
  11. Rural Health Clinic
  12. Physical Therapy - Independent Practice
  13. Comprehensive Outpatient Rehab Facilities (CORF)
  14. Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASC)
  15. Hospices
  16. Organ Procurement Organization
  17. Community Mental Health Centers (CMHC)
  18. Federally Qualified Health Centers
  19. CLIA88 Laboratories added: effective 1997
Downloads

Browse the record layout [PDF, 879 KB]

Order form and general ordering instructions [WINzipped Excel, 82KB]

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