Provider Data Catalog

State-Level Health Inspection Cut Points

State-specific ranges for the weighted health inspection score for each health inspection star rating category.

Freshness

Last posted
Period covered
Update frequency
Next update

Dates as CMS lists them in its catalog. CMS last changed the data itself on Sep 30, 2026.

Columns 6

The Provider Data Catalog lists only column headers in machine-readable form. Full definitions are in the data dictionary.

ColumnWhat it meansType
Statestatetext
5 Stars5_starstext
4 Stars4_starstext
3 Stars3_starstext
2 Stars2_starstext
1 Star1_startext

At a glance

Catalog
Provider Data Catalog
Publisher
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Rows
53
Columns
6
State column
state
Topics
Nursing homes, Quality and ratings
Contact
BetterCare@cms.hhs.gov

API

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

https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/api/1/datastore/query/hicp-9999/0?limit=10

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

CMS's description

State-specific ranges for the weighted health inspection score for each health inspection star rating category. Data are presented as one row per state or territory.

The summary at the top is the first sentence of this description. Record id pdc:hicp-9999. This record as JSON.

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