Who is eligible for MIPS 483?

Total number of completed PCPCM PRO instruments received in the reporting period. Definitions: A completed PCPCM PRO instrument – A PCPCM PRO instrument for which the patient has responded to at least 8 of 11 items. Active patient – The patient has had a documented interaction with the practice within 12 months of their birth month during the measurement period.

Is MIPS 483 the same as MIPS 483?

Yes. CMS uses zero-padded three-digit Quality IDs (483) in official specifications, while clinicians often search for MIPS 483 or Quality ID 483 without the leading zero. Both refer to the same 2026 MIPS quality measure reported through the Quality Payment Program (QPP).

What is the NQF number for MIPS Measure 483?

MIPS Measure 483 is associated with CBE/NQF number 3568. It can be reported through the Quality Payment Program (QPP) as a MIPS Clinical Quality Measure (CQM).

How do I report MIPS Measure 483 in 2026?

MIPS Measure 483 (Quality ID 483) is reported through the Quality Payment Program (QPP) as a MIPS Clinical Quality Measure (CQM) via qualified registry, or Medicare Part B claims where applicable.

Is MIPS 483 a topped-out measure?

No, MIPS 483 is not topped out, meaning there is still meaningful performance variation across clinicians.

Measure ID: MIPS 483|Primary Care|2026 Performance Year

2026 MIPS Measure #483: Person-Centered Primary Care Measure Patient Reported Outcome

The Person-Centered Primary Care Measure Patient Reported Outcome Performance Measure (PCPCM PRO-PM) uses the PCPCM Patient Reported Outcome Measure (PROM) a comprehensive and parsimonious set of 11 patient-reported items - to assess the broad scope of primary care. Unlike other primary care measures, the PCPCM PRO-PM measures the high value aspects of primary care based on a patient’s relationship with the clinician or practice.

Patient-Reported Outcome-Based Performance Measure – High PriorityPrimary CarePatient-Reported Outcomes

Measure ID:MIPS 483 (Quality ID 483)

CBE:3568

Collection:MIPS CQM

Topped Out:No

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Measure Specification

Eligible Population

All patients with a completed PCPCM PRO instrument during the reporting period

Exclusions

None

Numerator

The calculated total score of all PCPCM PRO scores. _NUMERATOR NOTE:_ Scoring for the PCPCM PRO-PM is completed through a simple 4 step process using the PCPCM PRO to assess the broad scope of primary care from a patient’s perspective. Step One: Exclude incomplete patient responses. Any PCPCM PRO instrument for which a patient failed to answer at least 8 of the 11 items is excluded from calculations. Step Two: Calculate PCPCM PRO item specific mean scores. Patients choose one of four response options for each item in the PCPCM PRO instrument. In scoring the PCPCM PRO, the first step requires determining an item mean score for each of the 11 items. Since the instrument scale is word based – Definitely, Mostly, Somewhat, Not At All – each response option must be assigned a value. Values are assigned as follows: Definitely = 4, Mostly = 3, Somewhat = 2, Not At All = 1. Calculating the mean score for each item then requires looking across all PCPCM PRO instruments received for the entity being assessed during the analysis period. For example, if the entity is a clinician, then all completed (see Step One) PCPCM PRO instruments collected for that clinician are included in the calculation. If the entity is a practice, then all PCPCM PRO instruments collected for that practice are included in the analysis An entity’s score for each PCPCM PRO item is calculated as a mean, i.e., the summary of all responses across PCPCM PRO instruments received for the entity, divided by the number of instruments received. This process leads to 11 item specific PCPCM PRO scores. Means should be reported to two decimal points. Step Three: Calculate the PCPCM PRO total score. The PCPCM PRO total score for the entity is calculated by determining the mean of the 11 scored PRO items. This is done by adding the mean scores of all 11 PRO items and then dividing by 11. PRO means should be reported to two decimal points. Step Four: Converting PCPCM PRO total scores and to PCPCM PRO-PM performance score. In order to use the PCPCM PRO as a performance measure for reporting, the 4 point PCPCM PRO scale must be converted to a 0-100 performance scale. To do this, the PCPCM PRO total score for an entity, as calculated in Step Three, is divided by 4 and then multiplied by 100.

Reporting Codes

VBCA Insights

Why This Measure Matters

This survey asks patients to rate their relationship with you and your practice across 11 key areas of person-centered care—things like being heard, having their preferences respected, and feeling supported. Rather than just measuring clinical processes, it captures what patients actually experience when they come to see you. Focus on building trust and communication with every patient; consistently asking for and acting on their input will naturally improve this score. This measure reflects the human side of medicine that drives both satisfaction and better outcomes.

VBCA is a CMS-approved Qualified Clinical Data Registry (QCDR) that submits MIPS Measure 483 to the Quality Payment Program (QPP). Practices can report this measure as a MIPS Clinical Quality Measure (CQM) or through qualified registry submission.

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Specialty Measure Sets

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Related Measures

Patient-Reported Outcomes

MIPS 191: Cataracts: 20/40 or Better Visual Acuity within 90 Days Following Cataract Surgery MIPS 217: Functional Status Change for Patients with Knee Impairments MIPS 218: Functional Status Change for Patients with Hip Impairments MIPS 219: Functional Status Change for Patients with Lower Leg, Foot or Ankle Impairments MIPS 220: Functional Status Change for Patients with Low Back Impairments MIPS 221: Functional Status Change for Patients with Shoulder Impairments MIPS 222: Functional Status Change for Patients with Elbow, Wrist or Hand Impairments MIPS 303: Cataracts: Improvement in Patient’s Visual Function within 90 Days Following Cataract MIPS 420: Varicose Vein Treatment with Saphenous Ablation: Outcome Survey MIPS 459: Back Pain After Lumbar Surgery MIPS 461: Leg Pain After Lumbar Surgery MIPS 470: Functional Status After Primary Total Knee Replacement MIPS 471: Functional Status After Lumbar Surgery MIPS 478: Functional Status Change for Patients with Neck Impairments MIPS 485: Psoriasis – Improvement in Patient-Reported Itch Severity MIPS 486: Dermatitis – Improvement in Patient-Reported Itch Severity MIPS 505: Reduction in Suicidal Ideation or Behavior Symptoms

Official Resources

📄 CMS Measure Specification (PDF)🔗 QPP Quality Payment Program

Clinical Rationale

The Person-Centered Primary Care Measure Patient Reported Outcome Performance Measure (PCPCM PRO-PM) uses the PCPCM PROM - a comprehensive and parsimonious set of 11 patient-reported items - to assess the broad scope of primary care. Unlike other primary care measures, the PCPCM PRO-PM measures the high value aspects of primary care based on a patient’s relationship with the clinician or practice.

Patients identify the PCPCM PROM as meaningful and able to communicate the quality of their care to their clinicians and/or care team. The items within the PCPCM PROM are based on extensive stakeholder engagement and comprehensive reviews of the literature. It is not a consumer satisfaction survey – it is a patient assessment of whether the functions of primary care are being met by their clinician, or practice, and to what extent.

Clinical Recommendations

The IOM Report on Primary Care calls for care to be personalized at the patient level, with care integrated for whole people to overcome the many problems of fragmented and depersonalized care. The PCPCM PRO-PM complements more narrow disease-specific quality measures, and can be used to integrate care for whole people. (IOM, 1996.)

Implementation Notes

This measure contains one strata defined by a single submission criteria. This measure produces a single continuous variable. For the purposes of MIPS implementation, this procedure measure is submitted each time a procedure is performed during the performance period. For each MIPS eligible clinician, group, subgroup*, virtual group, and APM Entity, a minimum of 30 PCPCM PRO instruments per clinician are needed for submission of this measure.

All valid survey results (as defined in the specification) should be included in the aggregate score. For MIPS eligible groups, subgroups*, virtual groups, and APM entities with 5 or more clinicians, a minimum of 150 PCPCM PRO instruments per TIN for each site/location associated with the clinicians’ part of the group, subgroups*, virtual groups, and APM entities are needed for submission of this measure.

If the MIPS eligible group, subgroup*, virtual group, and APM entity with 5 or more clinicians encompasses multiple sites/locations, each site/location would need to meet the PCPCM PRO instruments requirements as stated. Data for the measure are collected using the PCPCM PRO instrument. The target population is all active patients attributed to the clinician or practice.

Every active patient receives an invitation to complete the PCPCM PRO during their birth month. A patient is defined as active if the patient has had a documented interaction with the practice within 12 months of their birth month during the measurement period. *Subgroups are only available through MVP reporting. All measure-specific criteria must be met by the subgroup.

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