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ACO REACH Providers

The Accountable Care Organization (ACO) REACH Providers Public Use File (PUF) data details Participant Providers and Preferred Providers in the ACO REACH…

Part of the CMS Data Feeds Dataset › Medicare

Dataplex delivers this CMS feed as the analysis-ready table DWV.ACO_REACH_PROVIDERS on Snowflake and Databricks — three annual reporting periods (2021–2023) aligned to a single schema, refreshed automatically whenever CMS publishes a new file. Every row carries lineage back to the exact CMS source file that produced it.

Key facts

Snowflake

DWV.ACO_REACH_PROVIDERS

Databricks

cms_dwv.aco_reach_providers

Coverage

Jan 2021 – Dec 2023 (3 of 3 annual reporting periods)

Rows

303,686 (total across all reporting periods)

Cadence

Annual

Update pattern

Time-partitioned — each file adds one reporting year

CMS published

2025-05-21

Loaded

2025-05-21

Columns

21 data + 6 lineage

Identifiers

ACO ID

File versions

3

License

CMS public data — U.S. Government work

Platforms

Snowflake Marketplace · Databricks Delta Sharing

Included in the CMS Data Feeds Dataset — start a free trial on Snowflake Marketplace.

Time-partitioned feed — each file version covers one reporting year, so history is additive. Query the full table for all years; filter on the reporting period columns for a single period. Do not filter to the latest file only — that would return just the 2023 reporting year.

Sample queries

About this feed

The Accountable Care Organization (ACO) REACH Providers Public Use File (PUF) data details Participant Providers and Preferred Providers in the ACO REACH Model, formerly Global and Professional Direct Contracting (GPDC) Model. This dataset includes information on each providers capitation arrangement, Advanced Payment Option and elected waivers.

Source: CMS feed metadata

Keywords: Medicare, Original Medicare, Value-Based Care, Coordinated Care, Payment Models, Accountable Care Organizations Theme: Medicare

Coverage timeline

2021 🟩 · 2022 🟩 · 2023 🟩

3 of 3 annual reporting periods present — no gaps.

Release history

Reporting period
CMS published
Loaded
Latest file

2023-01-01 – 2023-12-31

2025-05-21

2025-05-21

2022-01-01 – 2022-12-31

2025-05-21

2025-05-21

2021-01-01 – 2021-12-31

2025-04-25

2025-04-25

Data dictionary

📋 21 data columns + 6 lineage columns

Column-level definitions are maintained by CMS in the official ACO REACH Providers data dictionary.

Data columns

Column
Type

__ACO_ID

TEXT

PAR_LBN

TEXT

ACO_NAME

TEXT

PERF_YEAR

NUMBER

START_DATE

NUMBER

TERM_DATE

NUMBER

PRVDR_CLASS

TEXT

CAPITATION_ARRANGEMENT

BOOLEAN

APO_ELECTION

BOOLEAN

TELEHEALTH_WAIVER

BOOLEAN

PDHV_WAIVER

BOOLEAN

SNF_WAIVER

BOOLEAN

CMHV_WAIVER

BOOLEAN

HOMEBOUNDHH_WAIVER

BOOLEAN

HOSPICECC_WAIVER

BOOLEAN

PTBCOST_BEI_WAIVER

BOOLEAN

CHRONICDISEASE_BEI_WAIVER

BOOLEAN

DIABETICSHOE_WAIVER

BOOLEAN

HIT_WAIVER

BOOLEAN

MNT_WAIVER

BOOLEAN

ACO_ID

TEXT

Lineage columns (present on every feed table)

Column
Type
Description

ROW_ID

TEXT

Unique row ID for this table (PK)

FILE_ID

TEXT

Source file — joins to FEEDS_FILES.ID (FK)

FILE_FEED_ID

TEXT

Parent feed — joins to FEEDS.ID (FK)

FILE_NAME

TEXT

Source file name as published by CMS

ROWNUM

NUMBER

Row number within the source file

CREATED_AT

TIMESTAMP_NTZ

Timestamp when the record was loaded

Row-level lineage

Every row in this table traces to the exact CMS source file that produced it. The FILE_ID column joins to the FEEDS_FILES catalog table, and FILE_FEED_ID joins to the FEEDS master table:

Trace any row back to its source file and reporting period:

Source & provenance

Published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (bureau 009:38).

Frequently asked questions

How often is ACO REACH Providers updated?

Annually. CMS last published this feed on 2025-05-21, and Dataplex loaded it to the warehouse the same day. New releases are added automatically when CMS publishes them.

What years does ACO REACH Providers cover?

2021 through 2023 — three annual reporting periods with no gaps. Each reporting year arrives as its own file version, and all years remain queryable side by side.

How many records are in ACO REACH Providers?

303,686 rows across all three reporting periods. Because this feed is time-partitioned, the full table total is the meaningful count — no deduplication needed.

How do I get ACO REACH Providers data?

It's included in the CMS Data Feeds Dataset on the Snowflake Marketplace (free trial available) and via Databricks Delta Sharing. Once mounted, query DWV.ACO_REACH_PROVIDERS directly — no pipeline setup required.

Pioneer ACO ModelAccountable Care OrganizationsPrepaid Shared Savings Spend PlanACO Realizing Equity, Access and Community Health Financial and Quality ResultsNumber of Accountable Care Organization Assigned Beneficiaries by County

Get this feed

  1. Mount the share — the database and DWV schema appear in your account immediately

  2. Run the sample query above — no ETL, no pipeline maintenance

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