Provider of Services File - Internet Quality Improvement and Evaluation System - Home Health Agency, Ambulatory Surgical Center, and Hospice Providers

The Provider of Services File (POS) - Internet Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (iQIES) - Home Health Agency (HHA), Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC)…

Part of the CMS Data Feeds Dataset › Medicare

Dataplex delivers this CMS feed as the analysis-ready table DWV.PROVIDER_OF_SERVICES_FILE__INTERNET_QUALITY_IMPROVEMENT_AND_EVALUATION_SYSTEM__HOME_HEALTH_AGENCY_AMBULATORY_SURGICAL_CENTER_AND_HOSPICE_PROVIDERS on Snowflake and Databricks — coverage from 2023 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.PROVIDER_OF_SERVICES_FILE__INTERNET_QUALITY_IMPROVEMENT_AND_EVALUATION_SYSTEM__HOME_HEALTH_AGENCY_AMBULATORY_SURGICAL_CENTER_AND_HOSPICE_PROVIDERS
Databricks	cms_dwv.provider_of_services_file__internet_quality_improvement_and_evaluation_system__home_health_agency_ambulatory_surgical_center_and_hospice_providers
Coverage	Oct 2023 – Jun 2025
Rows	265,742 (total across all reporting periods)
Cadence	Quarterly
Update pattern	Time-partitioned — each file adds one reporting period
CMS published	2025-07-16
Loaded	2025-07-16
Columns	105 data + 6 lineage
Identifiers	FIPS codes · ZIP codes
File versions	7
License	CMS public data — U.S. Government work
Platforms	Snowflake Marketplace · Databricks Delta Sharing

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Last CMS publication 2025-07-16 — awaiting the next release. New files load automatically when CMS publishes.

Time-partitioned feed — each file version covers one reporting period, so history is additive. Query the full table for all periods; filter on the reporting period columns 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 (2023, 2024, 2025) — history is additive
SELECT *
FROM DWV.PROVIDER_OF_SERVICES_FILE__INTERNET_QUALITY_IMPROVEMENT_AND_EVALUATION_SYSTEM__HOME_HEALTH_AGENCY_AMBULATORY_SURGICAL_CENTER_AND_HOSPICE_PROVIDERS
LIMIT 100;

Databricks

About this feed

The Provider of Services File (POS) - Internet Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (iQIES) - Home Health Agency (HHA), Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC), and Hospice Providers data provides information on provider demographic and associated certification information. In this file you will find provider number (CMS Certification Number), name, address, and other characteristics of the participating institution providers.

— Source: CMS feed metadata

Keywords: Medicare, Original Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Hospitals & Facilities, Home Health, Hospice, Provider Enrollment Theme: Medicare

Coverage timeline

2023 🟩 · 2024 🟩 · 2025 🟩

3 of 3 years covered — no gaps.

Release history

Reporting period	CMS published	Loaded	Latest file
2025-04-01 – 2025-06-30	2025-07-16	2025-07-16	✓
2025-01-01 – 2025-03-31	2025-04-15	2025-04-15
2024-10-01 – 2024-12-31	2025-01-16	2025-01-16
2024-07-01 – 2024-09-30	2024-10-15	2024-10-15
2024-04-01 – 2024-06-30	2024-07-18	2024-07-18
2024-01-01 – 2024-03-31	2024-04-05	2024-04-05
2023-10-01 – 2023-12-31	2024-02-27	2024-03-06

Data dictionary

📋 105 data columns + 6 lineage columns

Column-level definitions are maintained by CMS in the official Provider of Services File - Internet Quality Improvement and Evaluation System - Home Health Agency, Ambulatory Surgical Center, and Hospice Providers data dictionary.

Data columns

Column	Type
PRVDR_NUM	TEXT
FAC_NAME	TEXT
PRVDR_SBTYP_ID	TEXT
MDCD_VNDR_NUM	TEXT
ORGNL_PRTCPTN_DT	DATE
PRVDR_TYPE_ID	NUMBER
ST_ADR	TEXT
CITY_NAME	TEXT
SSA_CNTY_CD	TEXT
ZIP_CD	TEXT
PHNE_NUM	TEXT
CRTFCTN_DT	DATE
TRMNTN_EXPRTN_DT	DATE
STATE_CD	TEXT
SSA_STATE_CD	TEXT
STATE_RGN_CD	TEXT
RGN_CD	NUMBER
FIPS_STATE_CD	TEXT
FIPS_CNTY_CD	TEXT
CBSA_CD	TEXT
CBSA_URBN_RRL_IND	TEXT
ACRDTN_TYPE_CD	TEXT
INTRMDRY_CARR_CD	TEXT
ACPTBL_POC_SW	BOOLEAN
FY_END_MO_DAY_CD	TEXT
CMPLNC_STUS_CD	BOOLEAN
CRTFCTN_ACTN_TYPE_CD	TEXT
CHOW_DT	DATE
PHRMCY_SRVC_CD	TEXT
HH_AIDE_SRVC_CD	TEXT
LAB_SRVC_CD	TEXT
LPN_LVN_CNT	TEXT
MDCL_SCL_SRVC_CD	TEXT
OTHR_SRVC_CD	TEXT
OT_SRVC_CD	TEXT
NRSNG_SRVC_CD	TEXT
PRSNEL_OTHR_CNT	TEXT
PT_SRVC_CD	TEXT
RN_CNT	TEXT
ASC_BGN_SRVC_DT	DATE
DNTL_SRGRY_SW	BOOLEAN
ENDSCPY_SRGRY_SW	BOOLEAN
FT_SRGRY_SW	BOOLEAN
OB_GYN_SRGRY_SW	BOOLEAN
OPRTG_ROOM_CNT	TEXT
PROCEDURE_ROOM_CNT	TEXT
OPTHMLGY_SRGRY_SW	BOOLEAN
ORTHPDC_SRGRY_SW	BOOLEAN
OTHR_SRGRY_SW	BOOLEAN
OTLRYNGLGY_SRGRY_SW	BOOLEAN
PAIN_SRGRY_SW	BOOLEAN
PLSTC_SRGRY_SW	BOOLEAN
RDLGY_SRVC_CD	TEXT
APLNC_EQUIP_SRVC_CD	TEXT
BRNCH_CNT	TEXT
BRNCH_OPRTN_SW	BOOLEAN
CHOW_SW	BOOLEAN
DIETN_CNT	TEXT
HH_AIDE_CNT	TEXT
HH_AIDE_TRNG_PGM_CD	TEXT
INTRN_RSDNT_SRVC_CD	TEXT
MDCR_HOSPC_SW	BOOLEAN
MEDICARE_HOSPICE_PROVIDER_NUM	TEXT
NTRTNL_GDNC_SRVC_CD	TEXT
OCPTNL_THRPST_CNT	TEXT
PGM_PRTCPTN_CD	TEXT
PHYS_THRPST_STF_CNT	TEXT
REG_PHRMCST_CNT	TEXT
SBUNIT_CNT	TEXT
SBUNIT_OPRTN_SW	BOOLEAN
SBUNIT_SW	BOOLEAN
SCL_WORKR_CNT	TEXT
SPCH_PTHLGST_AUDLGST_CNT	TEXT
SPCH_THRPY_SRVC_CD	TEXT
VCTNL_GDNC_SRVC_CD	TEXT
HOSPICE_TYPE	TEXT
ACUTE_RESP_CARE_CD	TEXT
CNSLNG_SRVC_CD	TEXT
CNSLR_EMPLEE_CNT	TEXT
CNSLR_VLNTR_CNT	TEXT
EMPLEE_CNT	TEXT
HH_AIDE_EMPLEE_CNT	TEXT
HH_AIDE_VLNTR_CNT	TEXT
HMMKR_EMPLEE_CNT	TEXT
HMMKR_SRVC_CD	TEXT
HMMKR_VLNTR_CNT	TEXT
LPN_LVN_VLNTR_CNT	TEXT
MDCL_SCL_WORKR_CNT	TEXT
MDCL_SCL_WORKR_VLNTR_CNT	TEXT
MDCL_SUPLY_SRVC_CD	TEXT
PHYSN_CNT	TEXT
PHYSN_SRVC_CD	TEXT
PHYSN_VLNTR_CNT	TEXT
RN_VLNTR_CNT	TEXT
SHRT_TERM_IP_SRVC_CD	TEXT
SPCH_PTHLGY_SRVC_CD	TEXT
VLNTR_CNT	TEXT
VLNTR_OTHR_CNT	TEXT
FED_CRTFCTN_STUS_ID	NUMBER
FED_CRTFCTN_STUS_NAME	TEXT
PGM_TRMNTN_CD	TEXT
CONTROL_TYPE	TEXT
GNRL_FAC_TYPE_CD	TEXT
PROCESSING_DATE	DATE
GNRL_CNTL_TYPE_CD	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.PRVDR_NUM, d.FAC_NAME, d.PRVDR_SBTYP_ID,
       ff.TEMPORAL_START, ff.TEMPORAL_END, ff.CMS_FEED_MODIFIED
FROM DWV.PROVIDER_OF_SERVICES_FILE__INTERNET_QUALITY_IMPROVEMENT_AND_EVALUATION_SYSTEM__HOME_HEALTH_AGENCY_AMBULATORY_SURGICAL_CENTER_AND_HOSPICE_PROVIDERS 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 documentation

• Pos File Iqies For Hha Asc and Hospice Providers Methodology

Frequently asked questions

How often is Provider of Services File - Internet Quality Improvement and Evaluation System - Home Health Agency, Ambulatory Surgical Center, and Hospice Providers updated?

Quarterly. CMS last published this feed on 2025-07-16, and Dataplex loaded it to the warehouse the same day. New releases are added automatically when CMS publishes them.

What years does Provider of Services File - Internet Quality Improvement and Evaluation System - Home Health Agency, Ambulatory Surgical Center, and Hospice Providers cover?

2023 through 2025.

How many records are in Provider of Services File - Internet Quality Improvement and Evaluation System - Home Health Agency, Ambulatory Surgical Center, and Hospice Providers?

265,742 rows across all seven reporting periods. Because this feed is time-partitioned, the full table total is the meaningful count — no deduplication needed.

How do I get Provider of Services File - Internet Quality Improvement and Evaluation System - Home Health Agency, Ambulatory Surgical Center, and Hospice 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.PROVIDER_OF_SERVICES_FILE__INTERNET_QUALITY_IMPROVEMENT_AND_EVALUATION_SYSTEM__HOME_HEALTH_AGENCY_AMBULATORY_SURGICAL_CENTER_AND_HOSPICE_PROVIDERS directly — no pipeline setup required.

Related feeds

Provider of Services File - Internet Quality Improvement and Evaluation SystemHome Health Agency EnrollmentsHome Health Agency All OwnersHospice EnrollmentsHospice All Owners

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