Program to Evaluate Payment Patterns Electronic Report – PEPPER
There will be a temporary pause in distributing CBRs and PEPPERs as CMS works to improve and update the program and reporting system. This pause will remain in effect through the fall of 2024. We recognize the importance of these reports to your practice. Therefore, during this time, CMS will be working diligently to enhance the quality and accessibility of the reports. In fulfilling this commitment, your feedback is requested. In the near future, CMS will release a Request for Information (RFI) to obtain information from you, the provider community, about how the program can better serve you.
Please visit the CBR or PEPPER website for periodic updates. If you have any further questions please send them to CBRPEPPERInquiries@cms.hhs.gov.
PEPPER provides provider-specific Medicare data for services vulnerable to improper payments. It can be used as a guide for auditing and monitoring efforts to help providers identify and prevent payment errors.
Comparative Billing Reports – CBR
A CBR provides data on Medicare billing trends, allowing a health care provider to compare their billing practices to peers in the same state and across the nation. A CBR educates providers about Medicare’s coverage, coding, and billing rules and acts as a self-audit tool for providers.
