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Independent measurements of remote MCP servers. Every observation has a timestamp.

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MCP server · Data access / search

CMS Medicare Data

Medicare spending, chronic conditions, hospital quality, readmissions, and enrollment

Checks passed
10 / 22

4 failed · 8 not measured

Median response
532 ms

Median of successful probes over 7 days

30-day uptime
Not measured

Share of countable probes over 30 days, including daily rollups. Auth challenges are excluded.

Discovered tools
5

Tool definitions returned by this server

Independent monitoring

Health & checks

Status history

Responded

The server completed its last measured handshake. This is an observation, not a guarantee.

Last checked
Check summary by test group
Test areaPassedFailedUnmeasured
ConnectionCan a client connect and discover tools?
500
Reliability & speedDoes it respond consistently and quickly?
004
Access & authenticationWhat is required to use this server?
102
Tool qualityAre the tool definitions usable by an agent?
220
Publisher identityCan the publisher be traced to its source?
222

Unmeasured means there is not enough evidence to decide. How these checks work

Inspect individual checks 22 recorded

Core

  • Pass
    Reachable

    Latest probe returned HTTP 200 in 532 ms.

  • Pass
    Valid handshake

    protocolVersion 2025-11-25, serverInfo.name cms-medicare.

  • Pass
    Lists tools

    tools/list returned 5 tools.

  • Pass
    Current protocol

    Negotiated 2025-11-25. The bar is 2025-06-18 or newer.

  • Pass
    HTTPS

    The endpoint URL is https.

Performance

  • Not measured
    Fast (p50)

    Median latency 532 ms over 1 samples in 7 days. The bar is 1000 ms. Need at least 5 samples.

  • Not measured
    Consistent (p95)

    95th percentile 532 ms over 1 samples in 7 days. The bar is 3000 ms. Need at least 20 samples.

  • Not measured
    Reliable (uptime)

    1 of 1 attempts returned a tool list in 30 days (100%). The bar is 99%. Need at least 30 samples.

  • Not measured
    Stable tool list

    Fewer than two successful probes in 30 days, so tool-list stability is not measured.

Access

  • Pass
    Open access

    tools/list succeeded with no credential, and the record declares none.

  • Not measured
    Standard auth

    Auth is not required, so the OAuth metadata check does not apply.

  • Not measured
    Free tier cited

    No publisher quote has been checked.

Tools

  • Pass
    Tools described

    Every tool description is at least 20 characters.

  • Pass
    Valid input schemas

    Every inputSchema is a JSON Schema object.

  • Fail
    Parameters documented

    0 of 17 parameters have a description (0%). The bar is 80%.

  • Fail
    Safety hints

    5 tools set neither readOnlyHint nor destructiveHint.

Publisher

  • Pass
    Verified namespace

    Listed in the Official MCP Registry.

  • Pass
    Website matches publisher

    The website host matches the reverse-domain namespace.

  • Fail
    Source repo linked

    No repository URL is on file.

  • Not measured
    Repo owner matches

    This namespace is not an io.github login, so the owner comparison does not apply.

  • Fail
    Recently updated

    Updated 2026-04-02T02:26:42.241502Z, which is older than 180 days.

  • Not measured
    Open-source licence

    No GitHub repository to ask about a licence.

Start using CMS Medicare Data

Connect to this server

Choose your client, copy the configuration, then enable the server in your client’s MCP settings.

Run this command in your terminal, then restart Claude Code.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http cms-medicare-data https://mcp.olyport.com/cms-medicare/mcp

Capabilities

Tools 5

get_chronic_conditions

Get prevalence of chronic conditions among Medicare beneficiaries. Returns state-level data on 21 chronic conditions including diabetes, heart failure, COPD, depression, Alzheimer's, and more. Useful for understanding disease burden by geography. Args: state: Two-letter US state abbreviation (e.g. 'CA', 'TX'). condition: Chronic condition name to filter by (e.g. 'diabetes', 'heart failure', 'COPD', 'depression'). year: Year of data (e.g. 2022). limit: Maximum number of records to return (default 50, max 1000).

Discovered
get_hospital_quality

Get hospital quality star ratings and general information. Returns hospital quality data including overall star ratings, location details, and hospital type. Filter by state or city. Args: state: Two-letter US state abbreviation (e.g. 'CA', 'TX'). city: City name to filter by (e.g. 'Chicago', 'Houston'). limit: Maximum number of records to return (default 50, max 1000).

Discovered
get_hospital_readmissions

Get 30-day hospital readmission rates by hospital. Returns hospital-level readmission data including excess readmission ratios and predicted/expected readmission rates for conditions like heart attack, heart failure, and pneumonia. Args: state: Two-letter US state abbreviation (e.g. 'CA', 'TX'). hospital_name: Hospital name or partial name to search for. limit: Maximum number of records to return (default 50, max 1000).

Discovered
get_medicare_enrollment

Get Medicare enrollment data by state and county. Returns enrollment counts including total beneficiaries, Original Medicare vs Medicare Advantage enrollment, and Part D enrollment. Useful for understanding Medicare population by geography. Args: state: Two-letter US state abbreviation (e.g. 'CA', 'TX'). year: Year of enrollment data (e.g. 2022). limit: Maximum number of records to return (default 50, max 1000).

Discovered
get_medicare_spending

Get Medicare spending per beneficiary by geographic area. Returns geographic variation in Medicare spending including per-capita costs and total spending amounts. Filter by state, county, or year. Args: state: Two-letter US state abbreviation (e.g. 'CA', 'TX'). county: County name to filter by (e.g. 'Los Angeles'). year: Year of spending data (e.g. 2022). limit: Maximum number of records to return (default 50, max 1000).

Discovered

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Probe history

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Latest stored probes. Raw probe rows are kept for 14 days.
CheckedResultResponseTools
Connected532 ms5