2026 Specialty Measure Set

2026 MIPS Quality Measures for Nutrition/Dietician

The 8 MIPS quality measures designated by CMS for the Nutrition/Dietician specialty set. These are the measures nutrition/dietician specialists are most likely to report on, though any MIPS-eligible measure can be submitted.

8measures

4high priority

7with benchmarks

5topped out

ID ↑	Measure	eCQM	Type	Status
MIPS 001	Diabetes: Glycemic Status Assessment Greater Than 9%	CMS122v14	High Priority	Benchmark
MIPS 130	Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record	CMS68v15	High Priority	Topped Out
MIPS 134	Preventive Care and Screening: Screening for Depression and Follow-Up Plan	CMS2v15	Process	Topped Out
MIPS 181	Elder Maltreatment Screen and Follow-Up Plan	—	High Priority	Topped Out
MIPS 226	Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation	CMS138v14	Process	Topped Out
MIPS 288	Dementia: Education and Support of Caregivers for Patients with Dementia	—	High Priority	Topped Out
MIPS 431	Preventive Care and Screening: Unhealthy Alcohol Use: Screening & Brief	—	Process	Benchmark

All Specialty Sets

Allergy/Immunology12 Anesthesiology4 Audiology10 Cardiology22 Certified Nurse Midwife11 Chiropractic Medicine8 Clinical Social Work19 Dentistry2 Dermatology11 Diagnostic Radiology6 Electrophysiology Cardiac Specialist2 Emergency Medicine10 Endocrinology16 Family Medicine62 Gastroenterology11 General Surgery10 Geriatrics22 Hospitalists4 Infectious Disease15 Internal Medicine57 Interventional Radiology13 Mental/Behavioral Health20 Nephrology17 Neurology22 Neurosurgical8 Nutrition/Dietician8 Obstetrics/Gynecology23 Oncology/Hematology24 Ophthalmology17 Optometry6 Orthopedic Surgery29 Otolaryngology20 Pathology7 Pediatrics16 Physical Medicine9 Physical Therapy/Occupational Therapy25 Plastic Surgery7 Podiatry9 Preventive Medicine20 Pulmonology14 Radiation Oncology4 Rheumatology15 Skilled Nursing Facility12 Speech Language Pathology10 Thoracic Surgery10 Urgent Care11 Urology21 Vascular Surgery12

VBCA-Developed Measures

CMS-approved measures available through VBCA:

AVBC1

Ischemic Imaging Stewardship in CCD

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2026 MIPS Quality Measures for Nutrition/Dietician

All Specialty Sets

VBCA-Developed Measures

Heart Rate Control in Atrial Fibrillation

Echocardiogram Stewardship in CHF

SGLT2 Inhibitors in CKD

Ischemic Imaging Stewardship in CCD

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