Medicare Telehealth Trends

The Medicare Telehealth Trends dataset provides information about people with Medicare who used telehealth services between January 1, 2020 and December 31…

Part of the CMS Data Feeds Dataset › Medicare

Dataplex delivers this CMS feed as the analysis-ready table DWV.MEDICARE_TELEHEALTH_TRENDS on Snowflake and Databricks — coverage from 2022 to 2025 in a single aligned 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.MEDICARE_TELEHEALTH_TRENDS
Databricks	cms_dwv.medicare_telehealth_trends
Coverage	Oct 2022 – Dec 2025
Rows	333,508 (total across all reporting periods)
Cadence	Quarterly
Update pattern	Time-partitioned — each file adds one reporting period
CMS published	2026-06-18
Loaded	2026-06-18
Columns	13 data + 6 lineage
File versions	13
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 2026-06-18. Coverage runs through 2025-12-31. Next CMS release expected ~Sep 2026.

Time-partitioned feed — each file version covers one reporting period, so history is additive. Query the full table for all periods; filter on YEAR for a single period. Do not filter to the latest file only — that would return just the 2025 reporting period.

Sample queries

Snowflake

-- Each file version covers one reporting period (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025) — history is additive
SELECT *
FROM DWV.MEDICARE_TELEHEALTH_TRENDS
LIMIT 100;

Databricks

About this feed

The Medicare Telehealth Trends dataset provides information about people with Medicare who used telehealth services between January 1, 2020 and December 31, 2025. The data were used to generate the Medicare Telehealth Trends Report.

— Source: CMS feed metadata

Keywords: Medicare Theme: Medicare

Coverage timeline

2022 🟩 · 2023 🟩 · 2024 🟩 · 2025 🟩

4 of 4 years covered — no gaps.

Release history

Reporting period	CMS published	Loaded	Latest file
2025-10-01 – 2025-12-31	2026-06-18	2026-06-18	✓
2025-07-01 – 2025-09-30	2026-03-19	2026-03-19
2025-04-01 – 2025-06-30	2025-12-18	2025-12-18
2025-01-01 – 2025-03-31	2025-09-18	2025-09-18
2024-10-01 – 2024-12-31	2025-06-20	2025-06-20
2024-07-01 – 2024-09-30	2025-03-20	2025-03-20
2024-04-01 – 2024-06-30	2024-12-12	2024-12-12
2024-01-01 – 2024-03-31	2024-09-12	2024-09-12
2023-10-01 – 2023-12-31	2024-06-13	2024-06-13
2023-07-01 – 2023-09-30	2024-03-21	2024-03-21

Show 3 earlier file versions

Reporting period	CMS published	Loaded	Latest file
2023-04-01 – 2023-06-30	2023-12-14	2023-12-14
2023-01-01 – 2023-03-31	2023-09-15	2023-09-15
2022-10-01 – 2022-12-31	2023-06-15	2023-08-29

Data dictionary

📋 13 data columns + 6 lineage columns

Column-level definitions are maintained by CMS in the official Medicare Telehealth Trends data dictionary.

Data columns

Column	Type
YEAR	NUMBER
QUARTER	TEXT
BENE_GEO_DESC	TEXT
BENE_MDCD_MDCR_ENRL_STUS	TEXT
BENE_RACE_DESC	TEXT
BENE_SEX_DESC	TEXT
BENE_MDCR_ENTLMT_STUS	TEXT
BENE_AGE_DESC	TEXT
BENE_RUCA_DESC	TEXT
TOTAL_BENE_TH_ELIG	NUMBER
TOTAL_PARTB_ENRL	NUMBER
TOTAL_BENE_TELEHEALTH	NUMBER
PCT_TELEHEALTH	NUMBER

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.YEAR, d.QUARTER, d.BENE_GEO_DESC,
       ff.TEMPORAL_START, ff.TEMPORAL_END, ff.CMS_FEED_MODIFIED
FROM DWV.MEDICARE_TELEHEALTH_TRENDS 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

• Medicare Telehealth Trends Methodology

Frequently asked questions

How often is Medicare Telehealth Trends updated?

Quarterly. CMS last published this feed on 2026-06-18, and Dataplex loaded it to the warehouse the same day. New releases are added automatically when CMS publishes them.

What years does Medicare Telehealth Trends cover?

2022 through 2025.

How many records are in Medicare Telehealth Trends?

333,508 rows across all 13 reporting periods. Because this feed is time-partitioned, the full table total is the meaningful count — no deduplication needed.

How do I get Medicare Telehealth Trends 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.MEDICARE_TELEHEALTH_TRENDS 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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