Number of Ambulatory Primary Care Visits
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Primary Care
Country
United States of America
Publishing Organisation
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): Comprehensive Primary Care Plus
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Efficiency
Domain
Service Delivery and Care Planning
Defining Attributes
Definition
The number of ambulatory primary care visits (including to federally qualified health centres (FQHCs), rural health clinics (RHCs) and critical access hospitals (CAHs)).
Numerator
The number of ambulatory primary care visits (including to federally qualified health centres (FQHCs), rural health clinics (RHCs) and critical access hospitals (CAHs)) during the measurement period.
Denominator
Total beneficiaries per 1000.
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods
Medicare claims data
Frequency of Data Collection
Annually
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
365
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Annually
Reporting Frequency in Days
365
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No
Source and Reference Attributes
Technical Specifications
Singh P, Fu N, Dale S, et al. The Comprehensive Primary Care Plus Model and Health Care Spending, Service Use, and Quality. JAMA. 2024;331(2):132-146. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.24712 www.cms.gov/priorities/innovation/data-and-reports/2023/cpc-plus-fifth-annual-eval-report
Link to Measurement Tools
Quality Indicator Confirmed to be Part of a Program Used to Monitor Quality and Safety of Care Among Older People at a Population-Level between 2012-2022
Yes
Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)
No
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
02 December 2025
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Date Modified 02 December 2025