→ Look up your NPI at TechyPolicy.com — the interactive tool shows your individual Part B allowed amounts, penalty exposure at each year’s rate (9% → 12%), cohort assignment, small practice designation, and organizational context. If you manage a group, the organization scorecard aggregates all ASM participants within your entity.

CMS has released the Ambulatory Specialty Model (ASM) preliminary participants dataset for the 2027 performance year starting January 1, 2027.

CMS determines ASM participant eligibility using the following criteria. A clinician must meet all four to be subject to mandatory participation in a given performance ye

ASM selection isn’t a one-time event—it’s a data-driven, multi-year process tied to historical claims and episode volume.

CMS finalized its proposal for a new test model launching in 2027: the Ambulatory Specialty Model (ASM).

CMS has finalized the Ambulatory Specialty Model (ASM)—a mandatory, condition‑focused value‑based care initiative designed to transform specialist care for Original Medicare beneficiaries. Launching on January 1, 2027, and running through December 31, 2031, ASM targets outpatient specialists treating heart failure and low back pain.

ASM represents the first large-scale effort by CMS to hold specialists accountable. Learn more about ASM.

CMS proposes the Ambulatory Specialty Model (ASM), a new mandatory model holding specialists accountable for heart failure and low back pain.