New Wave of Sunshine Act Data Now Available for Review

Physicians can now review and dispute data on payments or other transfers of value from pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers that were reported to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for 2016. All disputes must be resolved directly with manufacturers by May 30; they are responsible for reporting the corrected data to CMS. Public access to the 2016 payment data, as well as updates to data for 2013, 2014, and 2015, begins on June 30.

The collection and reporting of these data are required under the Physician Payment Sunshine Act. If you plan to review your data, test your CMS Enterprise Identity Management (EIDM) system log-in credentials beforehand here. Accounts that have not been accessed recently are locked; if your account has been locked, click here. If you have not yet registered on the Open Payments portal, see the resources APA has posted. ■