2026 Specialty Measure Set

2026 MIPS Quality Measures for Infectious Disease

The 15 MIPS quality measures designated by CMS for the Infectious Disease specialty set. These are the measures infectious disease specialists are most likely to report on—though any MIPS-eligible measure can be submitted.

15measures
7high priority
12with benchmarks
5topped out
Related:MIPS Reporting & Strategy →MIPS Cost Category →VBCA's QCDR →
ID ↑Measure eCQMType Status
MIPS 065Appropriate Treatment for Upper Respiratory Infection (URI)CMS154v14High PriorityTopped Out
MIPS 066Appropriate Testing for PharyngitisCMS146v14High PriorityTopped Out
MIPS 130Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical RecordCMS68v15High PriorityTopped Out
MIPS 176Tuberculosis Screening Prior to First Course of Biologic and/or Immune Response—ProcessTopped Out
MIPS 205Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Testing for People with HIVCMS1188v3ProcessBenchmark
MIPS 226Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and CessationCMS138v14ProcessTopped Out
MIPS 338HIV Viral SuppressionCMS314v3High PriorityBenchmark
MIPS 340HIV Annual Retention in CareCMS1157v2High PriorityBenchmark
MIPS 387Annual Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Screening for Patients who are Active Injection Drug Users—ProcessBenchmark
MIPS 394Immunizations for Adolescents—ProcessBenchmark
MIPS 493Adult Immunization Status—ProcessBenchmark
MIPS 503Gains in Patient Activation Measure (PAM) Scores at 12 Months—High PriorityBenchmark
MIPS 516Hepatitis C Virus (HCV): Sustained Virological Response (SVR)—High Priority—

All Specialty Sets

Allergy/Immunology12Anesthesiology4Audiology10Cardiology22Certified Nurse Midwife11Chiropractic Medicine8Clinical Social Work19Dentistry2Dermatology11Diagnostic Radiology6Electrophysiology Cardiac Specialist2Emergency Medicine10Endocrinology16Family Medicine62Gastroenterology11General Surgery10Geriatrics22Hospitalists4Infectious Disease15Internal Medicine57Interventional Radiology13Mental/Behavioral Health20Nephrology17Neurology22Neurosurgical8Nutrition/Dietician8Obstetrics/Gynecology23Oncology/Hematology24Ophthalmology17Optometry6Orthopedic Surgery29Otolaryngology20Pathology7Pediatrics16Physical Medicine9Physical Therapy/Occupational Therapy25Plastic Surgery7Podiatry9Preventive Medicine20Pulmonology14Radiation Oncology4Rheumatology15Skilled Nursing Facility12Speech Language Pathology10Thoracic Surgery10Urgent Care11Urology21Vascular Surgery12

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