Value Based Payment (VBP)
File Specifications
Element # | Name | Direction | Allowed Values | Data Type | Required/Optional | Length | Start | End |
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1 | Plan_ID# | Organization ID used to submit the IDSS to NCQA. This ID is consistent across all Lines of Business. | ###### | VARCHAR | R | 6 | 1 | 6 |
2 | Product_Line | A member's product line at the end of the measurement period. | 1 = MEDICAID 2 = SNP 11 = HARP |
NUMBER | R | 2 | 7 | 8 |
3 | Unique_Member_ID# | Medicaid Client ID Number (CIN) *The field is alphanumeric and should be treated as text field. This field is mandatory – do not leave it blank! | VARCHAR | R | 8 | 9 | 16 | |
4 | County_of_Residence | Enter the 3-digit county FIPS code for each member's residence of county. | ### | NUMBER | R | 3 | 17 | 19 |
5 | Zip_Code_of_Residence | ##### | NUMBER | R | 5 | 20 | 24 | |
6 | Practice_Tax_ID# | Populate with valid TINs only. This field is mandatory – do not leave it blank! | ######### | NUMBER | R | 9 | 25 | 33 |
7 | PCMH_Site_ID# | PCMH Site ID# - NCQA generated ID | NUMBER | O | 11 | 34 | 44 | |
8 | Practice_Site_ID# | Internal plan practice site ID# | VARCHAR | O | 13 | 45 | 57 | |
9 | Practice_Name | This field is mandatory – do not leave it blank! | TEXT | R | 50 | 58 | 107 | |
10 | Practice_Address_Line_1 | TEXT | R | 35 | 108 | 142 | ||
11 | Practice_Address_Line_2 | TEXT | O | 35 | 143 | 177 | ||
12 | Practice_Address_Line_3 | TEXT | O | 35 | 178 | 212 | ||
13 | Practice_Address_City | TEXT | R | 25 | 213 | 237 | ||
14 | Practice_Address_State | TEXT | R | 2 | 238 | 239 | ||
15 | Practice_Address_Zip_Code | ##### | NUMBER | R | 5 | 240 | 244 | |
16 | Practice_Telephone_Number | ########## | NUMBER | O | 10 | 245 | 254 | |
17 | Provider_NPI | National Provider Identifier – 10 Digit ID | ########## | NUMBER | R | 10 | 255 | 264 |
18 | Provider_First_Name | TEXT | R | 15 | 265 | 279 | ||
19 | Provider_Middle_Initial | TEXT | O | 1 | 280 | 280 | ||
20 | Provider_Last_Name | TEXT | R | 35 | 281 | 315 | ||
21 | VBP_Contractor_Tax_ID# | Populate with valid TINs only. If member is NOT in a VBP level 1 or higher arrangement set to '999999999'. | ######### | NUMBER | R | 9 | 316 | 324 |
22 | VBP_Contractor_DBA_Name | If member is NOT in a VBP level 1 or higher arrangement set to '999999999'. | NUMBER | R | 50 | 325 | 374 | |
23 | VBP_Contractor_Type | 1 = Provider/Hospital 2 = IPA 3 = ACO 9 = Unknown |
NUMBER | R | 1 | 375 | 375 | |
24 | VBP_Arrangement_Type | Refer to Section C, #2b of the DOH 4255 – Provider Contract Statement and Certification form. | 1 = TCGP 2 = IPC 3 = HARP 4 = HIV/AIDs 5 = Maternity 6 = Off Menu |
NUMBER | R | 1 | 376 | 376 |
25 | DOH_VBP_Contract_ID# | Number provided by DOH in Agreement approval letter, begins with DOH ID ### | #### | NUMBER | R | 4 | 377 | 380 |
26 | MCO_Unique_Contract_ID# | Plan generated ID used to submit contract to DOH; Section A, #3 of the 4255. | VARCHAR | R | 50 | 381 | 430 | |
27 | Prov_Att_start_date | MMDDYYYY – Must be between 1/1/2019 and 12/31/2019 | MMDDYYYY | DATE | R | 8 | 431 | 438 |
28 | Prov_Att_end_date | MMDDYYYY – Must be between 1/1/2019 and 12/31/2019 | MMDDYYYY | DATE | R | 8 | 439 | 446 |
Field Definitions
# | Field Name | Description/Specifications |
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1 | Plan_ID# | Enter your Organization ID used to submit the IDSS to NCQA. This ID is consistent across all Lines of Business. |
2 | Product_Line | Enter the member's product line at the end of the measurement period . Enter the corresponding number (1) Medicaid, (2) SNP, (11) HARP. |
3 | Unique_Member_ID# | Enter member's Medicaid Client Identification Number (CIN). The field should be continuous without any spaces or hyphens. The field is alpha-numeric and should be treated as a text field. This field is mandatory – do not leave it blank! |
4 | County_of_Residence | Enter the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) code for the member's county of residence. Please refer to Appendix IV, Table 5 - NYS FIPS Codes by County at the end of this manual for a complete listing of NYS FIPS codes. |
5 | Zip_Code_of_Residence | Enter the 5-digit zip code of the member's residence. |
6 | Practice_Tax_ID# | Enter the 9-digit Federally assigned Tax Identification number for the Practice of the member's provider. Populate with valid TINs only. This field is mandatory – do not leave it blank! |
7 | PCMH_Site_ID# | Enter the NCQA assigned number associated with your Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCHM.) |
8 | Practice_Site_ID# | Enter your internal site ID assigned by the plan. |
9 | Practice_Name | Enter the complete name of the provider's practice. This field is required, do not leave blank. |
10 | Practice_Address_Line_1 | Enter the physical address of the practice location. (Enter up to 3 lines) |
11 | Practice_Address_Line_2 | |
12 | Practice_Address_Line_3 | |
13 | Practice_Address_City | Enter the city in which the practice is located. |
14 | Practice_Address_State | Enter the 2-digit abbreviation for the state in which the practice is located. |
15 | Practice_Address_Zip_Code | Enter the 5-digit zip code in which the practice is located. |
16 | Practice_Telephone_Number | Enter the practice's main phone line, it should be in the format of ########## with no intervening "-". |
17 | Provider_NPI | This is the unique 10-digit National Provider Identifier (NPI) of the provider the member was serviced by during the reporting period. This should be a provider organization which had frequent contact with the member and, therefore, could potentially affect the need for hospitalization or not. A member may be serviced by multiple providers during the same time period (provide one row of data for every provider a member was serviced by). |
18 | Provider_First_Name | Enter the provider full first name |
19 | Provider_Middle_Initial | Enter the provider's middle initial. |
20 | Provider_Last_Name | Enter the provider's last name. |
21 | VBP_Contractor_Tax_ID# | This is the unique 9-digit tax identification number of the VBP Contractor (not the provider) that the member is assigned to for a Level 1 or higher VBP arrangement during the reporting period. A member can only be assigned to one VBP contactor at a time. If not applicable, fill with 999999999. |
22 | VBP_Contractor_DBA_Name | The "Doing Business As" (DBA) name is the operating name of a company, as opposed to the legal name of the company. The VBP Contractor may be an ACO, IPA, individual provider or hospital. |
23 | VBP_Contractor_Type | In this field, enter '1' if the contractor is a provider (provider includes hospitals), '2' if the contractor is an IPA, '3' if the contractor is an ACO, '9' if Unknown |
24 | VBP_Arrangement_Type | In this field, enter "1" if the VBP arrangement type is a TCGP arrangement, "2" if it is an IPC arrangement, "3" if it is a HARP arrangement, "4" if it is an HIV/AIDs arrangement, "5" if it is a Maternity arrangement, "6" if it is an Off Menu arrangement. This information can be found in Section C, #2b of the DOH 4255 – Provider Contract Statement and Certification form. |
25* | DOH_VBP_Contract_ID# | This is the number provided by DOH in the Agreement approval letter for your VBP arrangement, it begins with DOH ID ####. * You must populate either field 25 or 26, preferably both fields should be populated. |
26* | MCO_Unique_Contract_ID# | This is the contract identifier created by your plan, which is a required component of all contracts submitted for review (it can be found in Section A, #3 of the DOH 4255, it is also typically in the footer of your contract documents. * You must populate either field 25 or 26, preferably both fields should be populated. |
27 | Prov_Att_start_date | This is the attribution start date with the provider, when the member was first attributed to the provider. This date must be during the reporting period. It should be in the format of MMDDYYYY with no intervening "-" or "/". The format is the same if data is submitted via a fixed-width file or CSV. |
28 | Prov_Att_end_date | This is the attribution end date with the provider, when the member was last attributed to the provider. This date must be during the reporting period. It should be in the format of MMDDYYYY with no intervening "-" or "/". The format is the same if data is submitted via a fixed-width file or CSV. |
Example
Field Name | Plan_ID# | Product_Line | Unique_Member_ID# | County_of_Residence | Zip_Code_of_Residence | Practice_Tax_ID# | PCMH_Site_ID# | Practice_Site_ID# | Practice_Name | Practice_Address_Line_1 | Practice_Address_Line_2 | Practice_Address_Line_3 | Practice_Address_City | Practice_Address_State | Practice_Address_Zip_Code | Practice_Telephone_Number | Provider_NPI | Provider_First_Name | Provider_Middle_Initial | Provider_Last_Name | VBP_Contractor_Tax_ID_# | VBP_Contractor_DBA_Name | VBP_Contractor_Type | VBP_Arrangement_Type | DOH_VBP_Contract_ID# | MCO_Unique_Contract_ID# | Prov_start_date | Prov_end_date | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Data Example 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | W | A | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | X | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | A | B | C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | - | 5 | A | B | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | - | 8 | 9 | A | B | C | H | e | a | l | t | h | C | l | i | n | i | c | W | e | s | t | 1 | 2 | 3 | H | e | a | l | t | h | H | i | g | h | w | a | y | M | e | d | i | c | a | l | A | r | t | s | B | u | i | l | d | i | n | g | S | u | i | t | e | 6 | 3 | 2 | Y | o | u | r | T | o | w | n | N | Y | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 2 | N | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | A | d | d | i | s | o | n | M | J | o | h | n | s | o | n | - | W | i | l | l | i | a | m | s | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | H | e | a | l | t | h | C | l | i | n | i | c | N | Y | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 3 | A | B | C | . | H | e | a | l | t | h | C | l | i | n | i | c | 4 | . | 1 | 2 | . | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data Example 2 (same member as example one but attributed to a different provider) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | W | A | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | X | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | A | B | C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | - | 5 | A | B | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | - | 8 | 9 | A | B | C | H | e | a | l | t | h | C | l | i | n | i | c | W | e | s | t | 1 | 2 | 3 | H | e | a | l | t | h | H | i | g | h | w | a | y | M | e | d | i | c | a | l | A | r | t | s | B | u | i | l | d | i | n | g | S | u | i | t | e | 6 | 3 | 2 | Y | o | u | r | T | o | w | n | N | Y | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 2 | N | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | A | d | d | i | s | o | n | M | J | o | h | n | s | o | n | - | W | i | l | l | i | a | m | s | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | H | e | a | l | t | h | C | l | i | n | i | c | N | Y | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 3 | A | B | C | . | H | e | a | l | t | h | C | l | i | n | i | c | 4 | . | 1 | 2 | . | 1 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
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