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Medicare Advantage Geographic Variation - National & State

Demographics and use of inpatient, skilled nursing, outpatient, equipment and professional services for Medicare Advantage enrollees, nationally and by state.

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Last posted: Jul 30, 2026
Period covered: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
Update frequency: Annually

Dates as CMS lists them in its catalog.

Columns 61

Column	What it means	Type
YEAR`YEAR`		number
STATE`STATE`		string
BENE_GEO_CD`BENE_GEO_CD`		string
BENES_MA_CNT`BENES_MA_CNT`		number
BENE_AVG_AGE`BENE_AVG_AGE`		number
BENE_FEML_PCT`BENE_FEML_PCT`		number
BENE_MALE_PCT`BENE_MALE_PCT`		number
BENE_RACE_WHT_PCT`BENE_RACE_WHT_PCT`		number
BENE_RACE_BLACK_PCT`BENE_RACE_BLACK_PCT`		number
BENE_RACE_HSPNC_PCT`BENE_RACE_HSPNC_PCT`		number
BENE_RACE_OTHR_PCT`BENE_RACE_OTHR_PCT`		number
BENE_DUAL_PCT`BENE_DUAL_PCT`		number
BENES_IP_STAY_CNT`BENES_IP_STAY_CNT`		number
BENES_IP_PCT`BENES_IP_PCT`		number
IP_STAYS_PER_1000_BENES`IP_STAYS_PER_1000_BENES`		number
IP_DAYS_PER_1000_BENES`IP_DAYS_PER_1000_BENES`		number
BENES_IRF_CNT`BENES_IRF_CNT`		number
BENES_IRF_PCT`BENES_IRF_PCT`		number
IRF_STAYS_PER_1000_BENES`IRF_STAYS_PER_1000_BENES`		number
IRF_DAYS_PER_1000_BENES`IRF_DAYS_PER_1000_BENES`		number
BENES_LTC_CNT`BENES_LTC_CNT`		number
BENES_LTC_PCT`BENES_LTC_PCT`		number
LTC_STAYS_PER_1000_BENES`LTC_STAYS_PER_1000_BENES`		number
LTC_DAYS_PER_1000_BENES`LTC_DAYS_PER_1000_BENES`		number
BENES_SNF_CNT`BENES_SNF_CNT`		number
BENES_SNF_PCT`BENES_SNF_PCT`		number
SNF_STAYS_PER_1000_BENES`SNF_STAYS_PER_1000_BENES`		number
SNF_DAYS_PER_1000_BENES`SNF_DAYS_PER_1000_BENES`		number
BENES_EM_CNT`BENES_EM_CNT`		number
BENES_EM_PCT`BENES_EM_PCT`		number
EM_EVENTS_PER_1000_BENES`EM_EVENTS_PER_1000_BENES`		number
BENES_PRCDRS_CNT`BENES_PRCDRS_CNT`		number
BENES_PRCDRS_PCT`BENES_PRCDRS_PCT`		number
PRCDRS_EVENTS_PER_1000_BENES`PRCDRS_EVENTS_PER_1000_BENES`		number
BENES_TESTS_CNT`BENES_TESTS_CNT`		number
BENES_TESTS_PCT`BENES_TESTS_PCT`		number
TESTS_EVENTS_PER_1000_BENES`TESTS_EVENTS_PER_1000_BENES`		number
BENES_IMGNG_CNT`BENES_IMGNG_CNT`		number
BENES_IMGNG_PCT`BENES_IMGNG_PCT`		number
IMGNG_EVENTS_PER_1000_BENES`IMGNG_EVENTS_PER_1000_BENES`		number
BENES_DME_CNT`BENES_DME_CNT`		number
BENES_DME_PCT`BENES_DME_PCT`		number
DME_EVENTS_PER_1000_BENES`DME_EVENTS_PER_1000_BENES`		number
BENES_AMBLNC_CNT`BENES_AMBLNC_CNT`		number
BENES_AMBLNC_PCT`BENES_AMBLNC_PCT`		number
AMBLNC_EVENTS_PER_1000_BENES`AMBLNC_EVENTS_PER_1000_BENES`		number
BENES_TRTMNT_CNT`BENES_TRTMNT_CNT`		number
BENES_TRTMNT_PCT`BENES_TRTMNT_PCT`		number
TRTMNT_EVENTS_PER_1000_BENES`TRTMNT_EVENTS_PER_1000_BENES`		number
BENES_OP_DLYS_CNT`BENES_OP_DLYS_CNT`		number
BENES_OP_DLYS_PCT`BENES_OP_DLYS_PCT`		number
OP_DLYS_VISITS_PER_1000_BENES`OP_DLYS_VISITS_PER_1000_BENES`		number
BENES_FQHC_RHC_CNT`BENES_FQHC_RHC_CNT`		number
BENES_FQHC_RHC_PCT`BENES_FQHC_RHC_PCT`		number
FQHC_RHC_VISITS_PER_1000_BENES`FQHC_RHC_VISITS_PER_1000_BENES`		number
BENES_OP_CNT`BENES_OP_CNT`		number
BENES_OP_PCT`BENES_OP_PCT`		number
OP_VISITS_PER_1000_BENES`OP_VISITS_PER_1000_BENES`		number
BENES_ER_VISITS_CNT`BENES_ER_VISITS_CNT`		number
BENES_ER_VISITS_PCT`BENES_ER_VISITS_PCT`		number
ER_VISITS_PER_1000_BENES`ER_VISITS_PER_1000_BENES`		number

At a glance

Catalog: data.cms.gov
Publisher: Office of Enterprise Data and Analytics (OEDA)
Rows: 432
Columns: 61
State column: STATE
Topics: Medicare Advantage and Part D plans, Spending and use of services, Hospitals, Nursing homes
Contact: PDAG_Data_Products@cms.hhs.gov

API

Free, no key needed. This request returns the first 10 rows as JSON:

https://data.cms.gov/data-api/v1/dataset/8e989bc0-2260-49a7-9c6d-8e9e10af7cea/data?size=10

To keep only one state, filter on the STATE column.

CMS's description

The Medicare Advantage Geographic Variation National & State dataset provides information on demographic characteristics and service utilization for hospital inpatient, skilled nursing facility services, outpatient, DME, and professional services between 2016-2023 for Medicare Advantage beneficiaries at the national and state levels.

Methodology and other documents from CMS:

MA GV PUF Methods Updated 08172026 (PDF)

The summary at the top was written by hand from this description. Record id cms:8e989bc0-2260-49a7-9c6d-8e9e10af7cea. This record as JSON.

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At a glance

API

CMS's description