2026 MIPS Improvement Activity IA_EPA_8: Provide Education Opportunities for New Clinicians

Written by Tucker Deyett, Dedicated Advisor, ReportingMD. Source data: CMS Quality Payment Program 2026 measure specifications and benchmark files.

  Subcategory: Expanded Practice Access  

At a glance

IA_EPA_8, Provide Education Opportunities for New Clinicians, is a 2026 MIPS improvement activity in the Expanded Practice Access subcategory, included in 5 MVPs. For PY2026 activities are not weighted: clinicians with small practice, rural, non-patient-facing, or HPSA status attest to one activity, all other Traditional MIPS participants attest to two, and MVP participants attest to one.

Activity description

MIPS eligible clinicians acting as a preceptor for clinicians-in-training (such as medical residents/fellows, medical students, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, or clinical nurse specialists) and accepting such clinicians for clinical rotations in community practices in small, underserved, or rural areas.

Activity details

• Activity ID: IA_EPA_8
• Subcategory: Expanded Practice Access
• Programs: Traditional MIPS, APP, APP Plus
• First performance year: 2018

MVPs that include this activity

Rehabilitative Support for Musculoskeletal Care; Dermatological Care; Gastroenterology Care; Interventional Radiology; Vascular Surgery

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