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Medical Provider Component (MPC) Data Collection Schedule


Annually, the MPC collects data for the following provider types: Hospitals, Office-Based Providers, Institutions, Home Health Agencies, Pharmacies, and Separately Billing Doctors (SBDs). MPC sample files are extracted from the main Household sample at several different times during year. These file extractions are called waves.

During 2022 and 2023, collection of 2021 data for MPC provider types was conducted on a staggered schedule. Data collection for all provider types except Separately Billing Doctors (SBDs) began at the beginning of February or March 2022 and ended in September or October 2022. Data was collected from Separately Billing Doctors (SBDs) last, with waves beginning in August 2022 and ending in January 2023. 2021 files for SBDs were collected in five (5) waves. 2021 files for the rest of the provider types including pharmacies were collected in three (3) waves.

2021 MPC Data Collection Schedule

Provider Type

Start of Initial MPC Wave

Start of Final MPC Wave

End of MPC Data Collection

Number of Waves

Total Weeks

Hospitals

2/1/2022

7/28/2022

10/25/2022

3

38

Office-Based Doctors (OBD)

2/1/2022

7/28/2022

10/14/2022

3

37

Institutions

3/7/2022

8/2/2022

9/23/2022

3

29

Home Health Agencies

3/4/2022

8/2/2022

10/14/2022

3

32

Pharmacies

2/1/2022

7/27/2022

10/21/2022

3

38

Separately Billing Doctors (SBDs)

8/17/2022

12/5/2022

1/10/2023

5

21



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