Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is highlighting data products the agency released during the month of January:

Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS) – Annual Updates

The 2022 Chronic Pain Among Medicare Beneficiaries PUF and 2023 Chronic Pain Among Medicare Beneficiaries PUF provide an overview of Medicare beneficiaries’ experience with chronic pain for their respective year. The datasets aggregate information by demographics, presence of chronic conditions and health status.

The 2022 Mental Health Among Medicare Beneficiaries PUF and 2023 Mental Health Among Medicare Beneficiaries PUF provide an overview of Medicare beneficiaries’ mental health for their respective year. The datasets aggregate information by demographics, presence of chronic conditions and health status.

The 2024 Diabetes Prevalence Among Medicare Beneficiaries Early Release PUF provides an overview of Medicare beneficiaries’ diabetes prevalence in 2024. The dataset aggregates information by demographics, presence of chronic conditions, health status to include Type 2 diabetes and pre-diabetes.

The 2024 Falls Among Medicare Beneficiaries Early Release PUF provides an overview of Medicare beneficiaries’ prevalence of falls, falls-related medical complications, and fear of falling rating in 2024. The dataset aggregates information by demographics, presence of chronic conditions and health status.

Medicare Drug Spending Data - Quarterly Update

The Medicare Quarterly Part B and Part D Drug Spending Datasets provide more timely information on use and spending for drugs prescribed to Medicare beneficiaries. This release includes data for 2024 and Quarters 1 and 2 of 2025. These preliminary datasets will be updated each quarter and may change with each new release due to claims lag. Once an entire year of data is available with a sufficient run-out period, that data will move out of the preliminary quarterly dataset and into the final, annual version of the Medicare Part B and Part D Drug Spending datasets. 

CMS Program Statistics - Annual Update

The CMS Program Statistics presents detailed summary statistics on the characteristics of Medicare populations, utilization, and payments, as well as counts for Medicare-certified institutional and non-institutional providers, and Medicare premiums. The annual update now includes reports with data for calendar years 2022 and 2023 and includes new Part D premium reports that present counts of beneficiaries who pay Part D premiums and Part D premium amounts by year, demographic characteristics, and area of residence.

Medicare Enrollment - Monthly Update

The Medicare Monthly Enrollment Public Use File and Medicare Enrollment Dashboard present counts of Medicare beneficiaries with hospital/medical coverage and prescription drug coverage by geographic area and now include enrollee counts for October 2025.