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Eligible Clinician (EC)

An eligible clinician (EC) is a clinician who can take part in the Quality Payment Program through the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). This term can also include participants in other CMS programs that use electronic clinical quality measures (eCQMs) for quality reporting, such as those in Alternative Payment Models (APMs).

Last Updated: Jun 11, 2026