Diabetes Recognition Program
The NCQA Diabetes Recognition Program provides clinicians with tools that support delivery of high-quality care to patients with diabetes.
What is Diabetes Recognition?
NCQA’s Diabetes Recognition Program recognizes clinicians who use evidence-based measures to provide high-quality care to their patients with diabetes. The program is designed to help improve care while enhancing practices’ operational efficiency and market positioning. Investing in NCQA Recognition can help clinicians and practices prioritize delivery of the best possible care.
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What’s New in Diabetes Recognition?
Requirements. Transitioned from paper-based to digitally specified measures, with new measures phased in starting in January 2026. Submissions are now annual.
Eligibility. Broadened to include any setting that provides care for patients with diabetes.
Submission. Conducted through Q-PASS and linked with Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Recognition. Requires a random sample of at least 25 patients per clinician. Submissions are digital (CSV or FHIR®), and demographic data are collected via questionnaire.
Why the NCQA Diabetes Recognition Program?
Improve outcomes. Helps implement a framework to strengthen clinical accountability, provides insights to improve.
Prioritize condition management. Focuses on preventing disease progression and addressing related concerns.
Differentiate in the marketplace. Recognized clinicians use evidence-based measures to provide high-quality care to patients with diabetes. Recognized practices and clinicians are listed in NCQA Report Cards.
Succeed in value-based arrangements. Helps provide intermediate outcomes to measure and manage the population while addressing the full spectrum of the diabetes population.
Achieve Medical Board Maintenance of Certification Credits. Clinicians in NCQA-Recognized practices may be able to receive MOC credits toward board-level certifications. Find out if your board offers credit.
Apply to the Program at No Cost
Thanks to grant funding from the Helmsley Foundation, NCQA will cover Diabetes Recognition Program application fees for up to five clinicians at your organization.
Interested organizations with more than five clinicians should complete this form, and an NCQA representative will be in touch to help you through the application process.
Follow these steps to take advantage of this offer:
- Click here to sign in or register for a Q-PASS account.
- Enter the code DPPS24 in the “Application Notes” section.
- Complete the enrollment process and sign the required agreements. If you aren’t authorized to sign them, invite the appropriate individual to sign on your behalf, and let us know; we’ll send instructions to them. All agreements must be signed to proceed with the Recognition process.
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What’s Included in the Program?
NCQA’s Diabetes Recognition Program measures clinician-level performance in the following areas:
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Beginning January 2026:
NEW Statin Therapy Prescription
NEW Depression Screening and Follow-Up
NEW Continuous Glucose Monitoring Utilization
To earn NCQA Recognition, clinicians submit data demonstrating that they meet specific criteria for the clinical performance measures the Diabetes Recognition Program comprises.
Program Pricing
Program fees are $257 per clinician.
Get Started
- Understand Program Requirements. Review the Diabetes Recognition Program Requirements Package for an overview of what’s involved and how your organization can qualify.
- Complete the Education Course. Enroll in a course developed by program creators to gain insights and practical guidance on meeting program requirements.
- Connect With Us. Let us know you’re interested! Schedule a conversation with a program representative to ask questions and receive personalized support.
Submit questions through My NCQA.