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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released a database that details how much Medicare paid 825,000 individual providers, including physicians, nurse practitioners, physical therapists and other professionals, nation wide. The database includes only payments made to medical providers under Medicare Part B. That means it does not include payments made by Medicare Advantage plans.

The Journal has downloaded the CMS database to its own servers to allow users a way to quickly search for New Mexico health care providers. CMS says the data can help patients evaluate providers of different medical services. For example, you can see which providers have the most experience performing certain procedures. By clicking on a search result, the database lets you see how much providers charge for a variety of procedures and how much CMS reimburses them for those procedures.

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