2026 Specialty Measure Set

2026 MIPS Quality Measures for Podiatry

The 9 MIPS quality measures designated by CMS for the Podiatry specialty set. These are the measures podiatry specialists are most likely to report on, though any MIPS-eligible measure can be submitted.

9measures
4high priority
8with benchmarks
6topped out
Related:MIPS Reporting & Strategy →MIPS Cost Category →VBCA's QCDR →
ID ↑Measure eCQMType Status
MIPS 126Diabetes Mellitus: Diabetic Foot and Ankle Care Peripheral Neuropathy – Neurological Evaluation—ProcessTopped Out
MIPS 127Diabetes Mellitus: Diabetic Foot and Ankle Care, Ulcer Prevention - Evaluation of Footwear—ProcessTopped Out
MIPS 155Falls: Plan of Care—High PriorityTopped Out
MIPS 219Functional Status Change for Patients with Lower Leg, Foot or Ankle Impairments—High PriorityBenchmark
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 358Patient-Centered Surgical Risk Assessment and Communication—High PriorityTopped Out
MIPS 503Gains in Patient Activation Measure (PAM) Scores at 12 Months—High PriorityBenchmark

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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