2026 Specialty Measure Set

2026 MIPS Quality Measures for Nephrology

The 17 MIPS quality measures designated by CMS for the Nephrology specialty set. These are the measures nephrology specialists are most likely to report on, though any MIPS-eligible measure can be submitted.

17measures
7high priority
16with benchmarks
6topped out
Related:MIPS Reporting & Strategy →MIPS Cost Category →VBCA's QCDR →
ID ↑Measure eCQMType Status
MIPS 001Diabetes: Glycemic Status Assessment Greater Than 9%CMS122v14High PriorityBenchmark
MIPS 047Advance Care Plan—High PriorityTopped Out
MIPS 130Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical RecordCMS68v15High PriorityTopped Out
MIPS 182Functional Outcome Assessment—High PriorityTopped Out
MIPS 226Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation InterventionCMS138v14ProcessTopped Out
MIPS 317Preventive Care and Screening: Screening for High Blood Pressure and Follow-Up DocumentedCMS22v14ProcessTopped Out
MIPS 400One-Time Screening for Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) and Treatment Initiation—ProcessBenchmark
MIPS 482Hemodialysis Vascular Access: Practitioner Level Long-term Catheter Rate—High PriorityBenchmark
MIPS 488Kidney Health EvaluationCMS951v3ProcessBenchmark
MIPS 489Adult Kidney Disease: Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (ACE) Inhibitor or Angiotensin Receptor Blocker (ARB) Therapy—ProcessTopped Out
MIPS 493Adult Immunization Status—ProcessBenchmark
MIPS 495Ambulatory Palliative Care Patients’ Experience of Feeling Heard and Understood—High PriorityBenchmark
MIPS 503Gains in Patient Activation Measure (PAM) Scores at 12 Months—High PriorityBenchmark
MIPS 510First Year Standardized Kidney Transplant Waitlist Ratio (FYSWR)—ProcessBenchmark
MIPS 511Percentage of Prevalent Patients Waitlisted for Kidney Transplant (PPPW) and Percentage of Prevalent Patients Waitlisted for Kidney Transplant in Active Status (aPPPW)—ProcessBenchmark
MIPS 512Prevalent Standardized Kidney Transplant Waitlist Ratio (PSWR)—ProcessBenchmark

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

VBCA-Developed Measures

CMS-approved measures available through VBCA:

AVBC1

Heart Rate Control in Atrial Fibrillation

AVBC2

Echocardiogram Stewardship in CHF

AVBC3

SGLT2 Inhibitors in CKD

AVBC4

Ischemic Imaging Stewardship in CCD

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