2026 Specialty Measure Set

2026 MIPS Quality Measures for Pulmonology

The 14 MIPS quality measures designated by CMS for the Pulmonology specialty set. These are the measures pulmonology specialists are most likely to report on, though any MIPS-eligible measure can be submitted.

14measures
8high priority
14with benchmarks
8topped out
Related:MIPS Reporting & Strategy →MIPS Cost Category →VBCA's QCDR →
ID ↑Measure eCQMType Status
MIPS 047Advance Care Plan—High PriorityTopped Out
MIPS 052Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Spirometry Evaluation and Long-Acting Inhaled Bronchodilator Therapy—ProcessTopped Out
MIPS 130Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical RecordCMS68v15High PriorityTopped Out
MIPS 226Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation InterventionCMS138v14ProcessTopped Out
MIPS 236Controlling High Blood PressureCMS165v14High PriorityBenchmark
MIPS 238Use of High-Risk Medications in Older AdultsCMS156v14High PriorityTopped Out
MIPS 277Sleep Apnea: Severity Assessment at Initial Diagnosis—ProcessTopped Out
MIPS 279Sleep Apnea: Assessment of Adherence to Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) Therapy—ProcessTopped Out
MIPS 374Closing the Referral Loop: Receipt of Specialist ReportCMS50v14High PriorityTopped Out
MIPS 398Optimal Asthma Control—High PriorityBenchmark
MIPS 431Preventive Care and Screening: Unhealthy Alcohol Use: Screening & Brief Counseling—ProcessBenchmark
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

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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