CY 2015 ESRD PPS FR Provider Level Impact File										
This file contains the data used to assess the impact of the ESRD PPS NPRM										
										
Column	Title	Description								
A	Provider_ID	Six character OSCAR Provider Number (CMS Certification Number). 								
B	Dialysis_treatments	Hemo-equivalent treatments								
C	PMT_2014	Estimated total CY 2014 MAP of STEP 1.								
D	PMT_OUTLIER	Estimated total CY 2014 MAP of STEP 2.								
E	PMT_WI	Estimated total CY 2014 MAP of STEP 3.								
F	PMT_WI CBSA	Estimated total CY 2014 MAP of STEP 4.								
G	PMT_LS	Estimated total CY 2014 MAP of STEP 5.								
H	PMT_WIBN	Estimated total CY 2014 MAP of STEP 6.								
I	PMT_FINAL	Estimated total CY 2014 MAP of STEP 7.								
J	Rural/Urban for New CBSA	Identifies urban or rural status based on geographic location.								
		1=Rural								
		2=Urban								
K	Hosp_based	1=Hospital-based								
		2=Freestanding								
L	Size	Identifies size of facility based on total number of hemo-equivalent treatments (including treatments for non-Medicare patients)								
		"1=Less than 3,000 treatments"								
		"2=3,000 to 9,999 treatments"								
		"3=More than 10,000 treatments"								
M	Low Volume	Identifies facilities that qualify for low-volume adjustment								
		1=Yes								
		2=No								
N	Ownership	Identifies type of ownership by:								
		1=Large dialysis organization								
		2=Regional chain								
		3=Independent								
		4=Hospital-based								
		5=Unknown								
O	Census Region	Identifies location of facility by Census Region								
P	State	Identifies whether facility is in Alaska or Hawaii								
		AK=Alaska								
		HI=Hawaii								
		Other=State other than Alaska or Hawaii								
Q	Pediatric	Identifies percentage of pediatric patients								
		1=Less than 2%								
		2=From 2% to 19%								
		3=From 20% to 49%								
		4=50% or more								
R	Profit status	Identifies facilities profit status								
		1) Yes								
		2) No								
S	Wage_index_2014FR	Wage Index for 2014								
T	Wage_index_2015NPRM	Proposed 2015 Wage Index with OLD CBSA Delineations								
U	Wage_index_2015NPRM_newCBSA	Blend of Proposed 2015 Wage Index with OLD and NEW CBSA Delineations								
