CPC Initiative - Participating Primary Care Practices

The Comprehensive Primary Care (CPC) Initiative - Participating Primary Care Practices dataset provides a list of practices involved in a multi-payer…

Part of the CMS Data Feeds Dataset › Medicare

Dataplex delivers this CMS feed as the analysis-ready table DWV.CPC_INITIATIVE__PARTICIPATING_PRIMARY_CARE_PRACTICES on Snowflake and Databricks — two snapshot releases spanning 2017–2017, 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.CPC_INITIATIVE__PARTICIPATING_PRIMARY_CARE_PRACTICES
Databricks	cms_dwv.cpc_initiative__participating_primary_care_practices
Coverage	Jan 2017 – Dec 2017
Cadence	Annual
Update pattern	Full-refresh — each file replaces the prior snapshot
CMS published	2025-04-24
Loaded	2025-10-18
Columns	8 data + 6 lineage
Identifiers	ZIP codes
File versions	2
License	CMS public data — U.S. Government work
Platforms	Snowflake Marketplace · Databricks Delta Sharing

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Current — CMS last published this feed on 2025-04-24. Coverage runs through 2017-12-31.

Full-refresh feed — each file version is a complete snapshot and newer files supersede older ones. Filter to the latest file (see the sample query) to avoid double-counting across versions.

Sample queries

Snowflake

-- Latest snapshot only (avoids double-counting across file versions)
SELECT *
FROM DWV.CPC_INITIATIVE__PARTICIPATING_PRIMARY_CARE_PRACTICES
WHERE FILE_ID IN (
  SELECT ID FROM DWV.FEEDS_FILES WHERE IS_LATEST = 1
)
LIMIT 100;

Databricks

About this feed

The Comprehensive Primary Care (CPC) Initiative - Participating Primary Care Practices dataset provides a list of practices involved in a multi-payer initiative which fosters collaboration between public and private health care payers to strengthen primary care.

— Source: CMS feed metadata

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

Coverage timeline

2017 🟩

1 of 1 years with snapshot releases — no gaps.

Release history

Reporting period	CMS published	Loaded	Latest file
Snapshot as of 2025-04-24	2025-04-24	2025-10-18	✓
Snapshot as of 2020-12-11	2020-12-11	2023-08-29

Data dictionary

📋 8 data columns + 6 lineage columns

Column-level definitions are maintained by CMS in the official CPC Initiative - Participating Primary Care Practices data dictionary.

Data columns

Column	Type
NAME_OF_INITIATIVE	TEXT
PARTICIPATING_PRACTICE	TEXT
PARTICIPATING_PRACTICE_LOCATION	TEXT
STATE	TEXT
CITY	TEXT
GEOGRAPHIC_REACH	TEXT
STREET_ADDRESS	TEXT
ZIP_CODE	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:

SELECT d.NAME_OF_INITIATIVE, d.PARTICIPATING_PRACTICE, d.PARTICIPATING_PRACTICE_LOCATION,
       ff.TEMPORAL_START, ff.TEMPORAL_END, ff.CMS_FEED_MODIFIED
FROM DWV.CPC_INITIATIVE__PARTICIPATING_PRIMARY_CARE_PRACTICES d
JOIN DWV.FEEDS_FILES ff ON d.FILE_ID = ff.ID;

Source & provenance

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

• Official CMS data dictionary

• CPC Initiative Participating Primary Care Practices Methodology

Frequently asked questions

How often is CPC Initiative - Participating Primary Care Practices updated?

Annually. CMS last published this feed on 2025-04-24, and Dataplex loaded it to the warehouse on 2025-10-18. New releases are added automatically when CMS publishes them.

What years does CPC Initiative - Participating Primary Care Practices cover?

2017 through 2017.

How many records are in CPC Initiative - Participating Primary Care Practices?

Count the current snapshot yourself once the share is mounted:

SELECT COUNT(*)
FROM DWV.CPC_INITIATIVE__PARTICIPATING_PRIMARY_CARE_PRACTICES d
JOIN DWV.FEEDS_FILES ff ON d.FILE_ID = ff.ID
WHERE ff.IS_LATEST = 1;

How do I get CPC Initiative - Participating Primary Care Practices 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.CPC_INITIATIVE__PARTICIPATING_PRIMARY_CARE_PRACTICES directly — no pipeline setup required.

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

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

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