The Merit-Based Incentive Payment System: Mips Scoring Methodology Overview - Centers For Medicare & Medicaid Services Page 7

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Who Will Participate in MIPS?
Affected clinicians are called “MIPS eligible clinicians” and will participate in MIPS. The types of
Medicare Part B eligible clinicians affected by MIPS may expand in future years.
Years 3+
Years 1 and 2
Secretary may
broaden Eligible
Clinicians group to
include others
such as
Physical or occupational therapists,
Speech-language pathologists,
Physicians, PAs, NPs, Clinical nurse
Audiologists, Nurse midwives, Clinical
specialists, Certified registered nurse
social workers, Clinical psychologists,
anesthetists
Dietitians /
Nutritional professionals
Note: Physician means doctor of medicine, doctor of osteopathy (including osteopathic
practitioner), doctor of dental surgery, doctor of dental medicine, doctor of podiatric
medicine, or doctor of optometry, and, with respect to certain specified treatment, a doctor
of chiropractic legally authorized to practice by a State in which he/she performs this
function.
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