# CMS Beneficiary Claims Data API (BCDA)

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/cms/cms-beneficiary-claims-data-api-bcda/  
**Provider:** Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services — https://apis.io/providers/cms/  
**Base URL:** https://bcda.cms.gov  
**Documentation:** https://bcda.cms.gov/

CMS Beneficiary Claims Data API (BCDA) is one of 26 APIs that [Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services](https://apis.io/providers/cms/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. Tagged areas include Medicare, ACO, Claims Data, FHIR, and Bulk Data. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, a changelog, and a GitHub repository.

Enables Medicare Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) and alternative payment model participants to retrieve Medicare Part A, B, and D claims data for their attributed enrollees. Implements the HL7 Bulk FHIR Implementation Guide and delivers NDJSON formatted claims data updated at least weekly.

## Machine-readable artifacts (9)

- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cms/refs/heads/main/openapi/cms-bcda-openapi.yml
- **Overlay** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cms/refs/heads/main/overlays/cms-bcda-overlay.yaml
- **AgentSkill** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cms/refs/heads/main/skills/cms-export-aco-claims-bcda.md
- **Documentation** — https://bcda.cms.gov/api-documentation.html
- **ChangeLog** — https://bcda.cms.gov/announcements.html
- **Deprecation** — https://bcda.cms.gov/v3/welcome-v3
- **Sandbox** — https://sandbox.bcda.cms.gov
- **GitHubRepository** — https://github.com/CMSgov/bcda-app
- **APIsJSON** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cms/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

## Other Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services APIs (12)

- [CMS AB2D API (Claims Data to Part D Sponsors)](https://apis.io/apis/cms/cms-ab2d-api-claims-data-to-part-d-sponsors/)
- [CMS Data at the Point of Care (DPC) API](https://apis.io/apis/cms/cms-data-at-the-point-of-care-dpc-api/)
- [CMS Finder API](https://apis.io/apis/cms/cms-finder-api/)
- [CMS Quality Payment Program (QPP) Submissions API](https://apis.io/apis/cms/cms-quality-payment-program-qpp-submissions-api/)
- [Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services API Reference API](https://apis.io/apis/cms/cms-api-reference-api/)
- [Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Bulk Data API](https://apis.io/apis/cms/cms-bulk-data-api/)
- [Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Code Search API](https://apis.io/apis/cms/cms-code-search-api/)
- [Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Cost Search API](https://apis.io/apis/cms/cms-cost-search-api/)
- [Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Enrollments API](https://apis.io/apis/cms/cms-enrollments-api/)
- [Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Geography API](https://apis.io/apis/cms/cms-geography-api/)
- [Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Households & Eligibility API](https://apis.io/apis/cms/cms-households-eligibility-api/)
- [Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Insurance Issuers API](https://apis.io/apis/cms/cms-insurance-issuers-api/)

## Tags

Medicare, ACO, Claims Data, FHIR, Bulk Data, Part A, Part B, Part D

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