Data published via the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Open Payments program is now available for review through May 15, 2026. Physicians and other covered recipients are encouraged to utilize this window of opportunity to ensure the accuracy of information submitted about payments they may have received from reporting entities, including drug and medical device companies.
According to the CMS Open Payment Program website:
“If a covered recipient believes a record is inaccurate, they can initiate a dispute and work directly with the reporting entity to resolve the dispute before the data becomes public; CMS does not mediate disputes.
Reporting entities may resolve disputes throughout the Pre-publication review and dispute period and have an additional 15-day correction period from May 15-30 to correct any outstanding disputed records. During this time, reporting entities respond to disputes initiated during the pre-publication review and dispute period and make any necessary changes before the data is published.”
The mission of the Open Payments program is to provide the public with a more transparent and accountable health care system. Reporting entities such as drug and medical device companies are required to disclose payments that are made to physicians and other covered recipients.
The definition of a covered recipient includes the following health care providers:
- Physicians
- Physician assistants
- Nurse practitioners
- Clinical nurse specialists
- Certified registered nurse anesthetists & anesthesiologist assistants
- Certified nurse-midwives
- Teaching Hospitals
From February 1 through March 31, 2026, reporting entities submitted Open Payments data to CMS. The Open Payments Program Year 2025 data and updates to the previous program years’ data will be published in June 2026. Now is your opportunity to review the data before it is published.
For more information on how to review your data, visit the Covered Recipients webpage.
You may also contact Stacey P. Hettiger, MSMS Senior Director of Advocacy and Payor Relations, with your questions at shettiger@msms.org or 517-336-5766.