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June 11, 2026

Hospices: Download Your FY 2025 PEPPER

CMS released the FY 2025 Program for Evaluating Payment Patterns Electronic Report (PEPPER) for hospices. PEPPER helps you review your billing data to make sure claims are accurate. Use it to:

  • Spot billing patterns that may need improvement.
  • Identify areas that may need audits or closer monitoring.
  • Find diagnosis-related groups that may be under-coded or over-coded.
  • Track areas where patient stays are getting longer.

How to Get Your PEPPER

Authorized officials (AOs), access managers (AMs), and staff end users (SEUs) can download their organization's report from the PEPPER Portal.

How to become an SEU:

  • Sign in to the CMS Identity & Access Management (I&A) SystemExternal Website using your existing NPPES or PECOS credentials.
  • Request the PEPPER business function under your organization.
  • Your request must be approved by your AO or AM.

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