Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is highlighting several data products the agency released during the month of May:

Medicare Provider Payment and Utilization Public Use Files – Annual Update

The Provider Payment and Utilization Public Use Files are provider-level data products that summarize service utilization and payments in the Original Medicare (Fee-for-Service) and Part D programs.  The following files now include data for calendar year 2024:

• The Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners datasets provide information on services and procedures provided to Original Medicare (Fee-for-Service) beneficiaries by physicians and other healthcare professionals.
• The Medicare Part D Prescriber datasets provide information on prescription drugs prescribed by individual physicians and other healthcare professionals and paid for under the Medicare Part D Prescription Drug program. 

Original Medicare (Fee-For-Service) Geographic Variation Public Use Files and Interactive Dashboard – Annual Update

The Original Medicare (Fee-for-Service) Geographic Variation Public Use Files and Interactive Dashboard now contain updated spending and quality indicator data for the Original Medicare population for calendar year 2024.  The Original Medicare (Fee-for-Service) Geographic Variation Public Use Files include demographic, spending, utilization, and total standardized per capita spending data for calendar years 2007–2024 at the state and county levels, with breakdowns for beneficiaries under 65 and 65 and older. The Interactive Dashboard contains a subset of this information, with data available for calendar years 2019–2024.

Medicare Enrollment – Monthly Update

The Medicare Monthly Enrollment Public Use File and Medicare Enrollment Dashboard present counts of Medicare beneficiaries with hospital/medical coverage and prescription drug coverage by geographic area and now include enrollee counts for February 2026.