| MEPS-MPC Response Rates |
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These tables contain a summary of the response rates, refusal rates, and other nonresponse rates since 1996 for the various types of medical providers included in the MPC. Refusal rates include unwillingness to accept signed permission forms. Other nonresponse rates include providers that could not be located or had no record of the patient.
Select a provider type and year for tables that break down the response rate by provider type:
2022 Provider Types |
Pair-Level Response rates |
Pair-Level Refusal rates |
Other Pair-Level Nonresponse rates |
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Hospitals
|
70.0
|
4.6
|
25.4
|
|
Office-based providers
|
64.2
|
5.1
|
30.6
|
|
HMOs
|
57.8
|
2.2
|
40.0
|
|
Home care providers
|
77.3
|
5.0
|
17.6
|
|
Institutions
|
89.2
|
2.9
|
7.8
|
|
SBDs
|
63.4
|
3.3
|
33.2
|
|
Pharmacies
|
84.2
|
9.7
|
6.0
|
2021 Provider Types |
Pair-Level Response rates |
Pair-Level Refusal rates |
Other Pair-Level Nonresponse rates |
|
Hospitals
|
60.0
|
2.6
|
37.4
|
|
Office-based providers
|
64.0
|
3.7
|
32.4
|
|
HMOs
|
46.3
|
0.0
|
53.7
|
|
Home care providers
|
73.0
|
4.2
|
22.8
|
|
Institutions
|
84.9
|
2.5
|
12.6
|
|
SBDs
|
49.5
|
5.3
|
45.1
|
|
Pharmacies
|
81.2
|
11.2
|
7.6
|
2020 Provider Types |
Pair-Level Response rates |
Pair-Level Refusal rates |
Other Pair-Level Nonresponse rates |
|
Hospitals
|
77.5
|
3.1
|
19.4
|
|
Office-based providers
|
68.6
|
5.0
|
26.4
|
|
HMOs
|
89.2
|
0.0
|
10.8
|
|
Home care providers
|
74.9
|
3.2
|
21.9
|
|
Institutions
|
81.7
|
9.2
|
9.2
|
|
SBDs
|
47.9
|
.8
|
51.3
|
|
Pharmacies
|
81.6
|
6.8
|
11.6
|
2019 Provider Types |
Pair-Level Response rates |
Pair-Level Refusal rates |
Other Pair-Level Nonresponse rates |
|
Hospitals
|
57.2
|
3.2
|
39.6
|
|
Office-based providers
|
65.3
|
2.4
|
32.3
|
|
HMOs
|
70.2
|
0.0
|
29.8
|
|
Home care providers
|
80.2
|
2.6
|
17.2
|
|
Institutions
|
82.0
|
5.3
|
12.8
|
|
SBDs
|
47.3
|
4.6
|
48.1
|
|
Pharmacies
|
77.1
|
6.2
|
16.7
|
2018 Provider Types |
Pair-Level Response rates |
Pair-Level Refusal rates |
Other Pair-Level Nonresponse rates |
|
Hospitals
|
87.7
|
2.8
|
9.5
|
|
Office-based providers
|
82.4
|
3.6
|
14.0
|
|
HMOs
|
85.5
|
4.3
|
10.2
|
|
Home care providers
|
84.9
|
4.4
|
10.7
|
|
Institutions
|
90.5
|
1.8
|
7.7
|
|
SBDs
|
68.0
|
5.0
|
27.0
|
|
Pharmacies
|
87.8
|
5.0
|
7.2
|
2017 Provider Types |
Pair-Level Response rates |
Pair-Level Refusal rates |
Other Pair-Level Nonresponse rates |
|
Hospitals
|
87.0
|
4.8
|
8.2
|
|
Office-based providers
|
82.0
|
3.6
|
14.4
|
|
HMOs
|
89.6
|
0.0
|
10.4
|
|
Home care providers
|
85.0
|
7.3
|
7.7
|
|
Institutions
|
91.6
|
1.8
|
6.6
|
|
SBDs
|
66.1
|
7.2
|
26.7
|
|
Pharmacies
|
85.8
|
2.5
|
11.7
|
2016 Provider Types |
Pair-Level Response rates |
Pair-Level Refusal rates |
Other Pair-Level Nonresponse rates |
|
Hospitals
|
85.1
|
8.1
|
6.8
|
|
Office-based providers
|
86.1
|
7.0
|
6.9
|
|
HMOs
|
76.6
|
-
|
23.4
|
|
Home care providers
|
84.1
|
11.1
|
4.8
|
|
Institutions
|
90.8
|
4.6
|
4.6
|
|
SBDs
|
53.9
|
5.0
|
41.2
|
|
Pharmacies
|
85.0
|
6.7
|
8.3
|
2015 Provider Types |
Pair-Level Response rates |
Pair-Level Refusal rates |
Other Pair-Level Nonresponse rates |
|
Hospitals
|
80.5
|
9.3
|
10.2
|
|
Office-based providers
|
84.5
|
8.2
|
7.3
|
|
HMOs
|
74.2
|
-
|
25.8
|
|
Home care providers
|
79.6
|
10.6
|
9.8
|
|
Institutions
|
88.8
|
5.2
|
6.0
|
|
SBDs
|
56.7
|
4.8
|
38.5
|
|
Pharmacies
|
83.2
|
2.3
|
14.5
|
2014 Provider Types |
Pair-Level Response rates |
Pair-Level Refusal rates |
Other Pair-Level Nonresponse rates |
|
Hospitals
|
83.5
|
4.5
|
12.0
|
|
Office-based providers
|
86.3
|
5.1
|
0.0
|
|
HMOs
|
70.5
|
-
|
29.5
|
|
Home care providers
|
85.6
|
7.5
|
6.9
|
|
Institutions
|
91.9
|
3.7
|
4.4
|
|
SBDs
|
50.9
|
3.4
|
45.7
|
|
Pharmacies
|
79.2
|
2.9
|
17.9
|
2013 Provider Types |
Pair-Level Response rates |
Pair-Level Refusal rates |
Other Pair-Level Nonresponse rates |
|
Hospitals
|
86.5
|
7.4
|
6.1
|
|
Office-based providers
|
88.6
|
6.0
|
5.4
|
|
HMOs
|
64.3
|
33.1
|
2.3
|
|
Home care providers
|
84.6
|
9.7
|
5.8
|
|
Institutions
|
90.2
|
4.5
|
5.3
|
|
SBDs
|
55.5
|
3.5
|
41.0
|
|
Pharmacies
|
76.3
|
7.2
|
16.5
|
2012 Provider Types |
Pair-Level Response rates |
Pair-Level Refusal rates |
Other Pair-Level Nonresponse rates |
|
Hospitals
|
84.6
|
3.2
|
12.2
|
|
Office-based providers
|
86.8
|
5.6
|
7.6
|
|
HMOs
|
71.5
|
5.6
|
22.9
|
|
Home care providers
|
84.9
|
8.0
|
7.2
|
|
Institutions
|
89.5
|
5.3
|
5.3
|
|
SBDs
|
57.6
|
1.9
|
40.5
|
|
Pharmacies
|
74.3
|
3.0
|
22.6
|
2011 Provider Types |
Pair-Level Response rates |
Pair-Level Refusal rates |
Other Pair-Level Nonresponse rates |
|
Hospitals
|
90.9
|
4.3
|
4.7
|
|
Office-based providers
|
88.7
|
5.7
|
5.6
|
|
HMOs
|
85.6
|
-
|
14.4
|
|
Home care providers
|
88.9
|
3.6
|
7.5
|
|
Institutions
|
90.0
|
5.6
|
4.4
|
|
SBDs
|
44.1
|
3.3
|
52.5
|
|
Pharmacies
|
73.0
|
2.2
|
24.8
|
2010 Provider Types |
Pair-Level Response rates |
Pair-Level Refusal rates |
Other Pair-Level Nonresponse rates |
|
Hospitals
|
82.5
|
5.5
|
12.0
|
|
Office-based providers
|
80.1
|
7.3
|
12.6
|
|
HMOs
|
79.1
|
-
|
20.9
|
|
Home care providers
|
77.3
|
10.6
|
12.1
|
|
Institutions
|
88.0
|
5.4
|
6.5
|
|
SBDs
|
55.2
|
11.2
|
33.6
|
|
Pharmacies
|
66.1
|
2.0
|
31.9
|
2009 Provider Types |
Pair-Level Response rates |
Pair-Level Refusal rates |
Other Pair-Level Nonresponse rates |
|
Hospitals
|
89.0
|
1.2
|
9.8
|
|
Office-based providers
|
80.1
|
0.3
|
22.7
|
|
HMOs
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Home care providers
|
86.1
|
5.3
|
8.6
|
|
Institutions
|
92.1
|
3.0
|
5.0
|
|
SBDs
|
68.3
|
8.1
|
23.6
|
|
Pharmacies
|
68.9
|
5.0
|
26.2
|
2008 Provider Types |
Pair-Level Response rates |
Pair-Level Refusal rates |
Other Pair-Level Nonresponse rates |
|
Hospitals
|
94.6
|
2.2
|
3.5
|
|
Office-based providers
|
89.1
|
6.7
|
5.4
|
|
HMOs
|
97
|
0
|
3.1
|
|
Home care providers
|
90.1
|
7.7
|
3.2
|
|
Institutions
|
94.4
|
4.4
|
1.5
|
|
SBDs
|
86
|
9.7
|
6.6
|
|
Pharmacies
|
75.6
|
27.1
|
5
|
2007 Provider Types |
Pair-Level Response rates |
Pair-Level Refusal rates |
Other Pair-Level Nonresponse rates |
|
Hospitals
|
94.4
|
2.3
|
3.3
|
|
Office-based providers
|
87.5
|
7.7
|
4.8
|
|
HMOs
|
92.3
|
3.6
|
4.1
|
|
Home care providers
|
88.3
|
6
|
5.7
|
|
Institutions
|
93
|
4.2
|
2.8
|
|
SBDs
|
87.4
|
7.2
|
5.4
|
|
Pharmacies
|
79.7
|
16.5
|
3.8
|
2006 Provider Types |
Pair-Level Response rates |
Pair-Level Refusal rates |
Other Pair-Level Nonresponse rates |
|
Hospitals
|
94.1
|
2.2
|
3.7
|
|
Office-based providers
|
86.9
|
7.4
|
5.7
|
|
HMOs
|
92
|
4.2
|
3.8
|
|
Home care providers
|
85.6
|
8
|
6.5
|
|
Institutions
|
80.8
|
11.5
|
7.7
|
|
SBDs
|
82.3
|
11.1
|
6.6
|
|
Pharmacies
|
79.9
|
14.9
|
5.2
|
2005 Provider Types |
Pair-Level Response rates |
Pair-Level Refusal rates |
Other Pair-Level Nonresponse rates |
|
Hospitals
|
93.1
|
2.6
|
4.3
|
|
Office-based providers
|
85.9
|
8.6
|
5.5
|
|
HMOs
|
96.3
|
1.2
|
2.5
|
|
Home care providers
|
81
|
11.1
|
8
|
|
Institutions
|
96.3
|
.9
|
2.8
|
|
SBDs
|
84.6
|
7.5
|
7.7
|
|
Pharmacies
|
78.7
|
16.7
|
4.6
|
2004 Provider Types |
Pair-Level Response rates |
Pair-Level Refusal rates |
Other Pair-Level Nonresponse rates |
|
Hospitals
|
92
|
2.7
|
5.3
|
|
Office-based providers
|
86.4
|
7.6
|
6
|
|
HMOs
|
89.2
|
5.6
|
5.2
|
|
Home care providers
|
80.9
|
10.8
|
8.3
|
|
Institutions
|
91
|
5.6
|
3.4
|
|
SBDs
|
84
|
7.6
|
8.4
|
|
Pharmacies
|
79.4
|
15.9
|
4.7
|
2003 Provider Types |
Pair-Level Response rates |
Pair-Level Refusal rates |
Other Pair-Level Nonresponse rates |
|
Hospitals
|
89.8
|
4.7
|
5.5
|
|
Office-based providers
|
83.5
|
9.5
|
7
|
|
HMOs
|
87.6
|
3.2
|
9.2
|
|
Home care providers
|
85
|
6.8
|
8.2
|
|
Institutions
|
94.5
|
2.7
|
2.7
|
|
SBDs
|
82.8
|
10.4
|
6.8
|
|
Pharmacies
|
72.9
|
20
|
10.6
|
2002 Provider Types |
Pair-Level Response rates |
Pair-Level Refusal rates |
Other Pair-Level Nonresponse rates |
|
Hospitals
|
90
|
4.8
|
4.5
|
|
Office-based providers
|
83.7
|
9.7
|
6.6
|
|
HMOs
|
89.9
|
5.5
|
4.7
|
|
Home care providers
|
82.3
|
9.3
|
8.4
|
|
Institutions
|
91.3
|
5.8
|
2.9
|
|
SBDs
|
77.3
|
12.1
|
10.6
|
|
Pharmacies
|
79
|
12.2
|
8.8
|
2001 Provider Types |
Pair-Level Response rates |
Pair-Level Refusal rates |
Other Pair-Level Nonresponse rates |
|
Hospitals
|
91.2
|
3.8
|
5
|
|
Office-based providers
|
85
|
6.9
|
8.1
|
|
HMOs
|
89.9
|
2.1
|
6.6
|
|
Home care providers
|
85.1
|
6
|
4.6
|
|
Institutions
|
93.4
|
7.9
|
0
|
|
SBDs
|
79.5
|
9.4
|
11.1
|
|
Pharmacies
|
76.1
|
11.3
|
12.6
|
2000 Provider Types |
Pair-Level Response rates |
Pair-Level Refusal rates |
Other Pair-Level Nonresponse rates |
|
Hospitals
|
91
|
3.7
|
5.4
|
|
Office-based providers
|
86.4
|
7.1
|
6.5
|
|
HMOs
|
92.9
|
3.5
|
3.5
|
|
Home care providers
|
85.8
|
6.8
|
7.5
|
|
Institutions
|
85
|
6.7
|
8.3
|
|
SBDs
|
84
|
6.5
|
9.4
|
|
Pharmacies
|
82
|
7.8
|
10.2
|
1999 Provider Types |
Pair-Level Response rates |
Pair-Level Refusal rates |
Other Pair-Level Nonresponse rates |
|
Hospitals
|
92.6
|
3.6
|
3.7
|
|
Office-based providers
|
88.8
|
5.3
|
5.8
|
|
HMOs
|
87.6
|
8
|
4.4
|
|
Home care providers
|
84
|
8.2
|
7.8
|
|
Institutions
|
77.3
|
18.2
|
4.5
|
|
SBDs
|
84.2
|
6.1
|
9.7
|
|
Pharmacies
|
82.2
|
7.9
|
9.9
|
1998 Provider Types |
Pair-Level Response rates |
Pair-Level Refusal rates |
Other Pair-Level Nonresponse rates |
|
Hospitals
|
93.9
|
2.5
|
3.7
|
|
Office-based providers
|
86.1
|
4.3
|
9.6
|
|
HMOs
|
87.1
|
10.3
|
2.6
|
|
Home care providers
|
82
|
8.9
|
9.1
|
|
Institutions
|
75.4
|
16.9
|
7.7
|
|
SBDs
|
86.2
|
6.3
|
7.5
|
|
Pharmacies
|
83.8
|
8.4
|
7.9
|
1997 Provider Types |
Pair-Level Response rates |
Pair-Level Refusal rates |
Other Pair-Level Nonresponse rates |
|
Hospitals
|
89.4
|
5.8
|
4.8
|
|
Office-based providers
|
87.1
|
5.3
|
6.9
|
|
HMOs
|
71.7
|
9
|
19.3
|
|
Home care providers
|
83.4
|
9
|
7.6
|
|
Institutions
|
82.7
|
10.7
|
6.7
|
|
SBDs
|
88.5
|
10.4
|
1.2
|
|
Pharmacies
|
70
|
6.8
|
23.2
|
1996 Provider Types |
Pair-Level Response rates |
Pair-Level Refusal rates |
Other Pair-Level Nonresponse rates |
|
Hospitals
|
95.1
|
2.1
|
2.8
|
|
Office-based providers
|
88.1
|
6.9
|
5.1
|
|
HMOs
|
80.5
|
8.5
|
11
|
|
Home care providers
|
87.5
|
6.2
|
6.2
|
|
Institutions
|
96
|
4
|
0
|
|
SBDs
|
94.9
|
4.2
|
.9
|
|
Pharmacies
|
72.2
|
6.1
|
21.7
|
|
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