CMS Medicare Data
Medicare spending, chronic conditions, hospital quality, readmissions, and enrollment
What it can do
What data it sees
Do you need an account
No: the server works without sign-in
Medicare spending, chronic conditions, hospital quality, readmissions, and enrollment
How to connect
How to connect CMS Medicare Data to Claude
The server address to paste into Claude settings:
https://mcp.olyport.com/cms-medicare/mcp
- Open Claude (claude.ai or the desktop app).
- Go to Settings → Connectors.
- Click Add custom connector.
- Paste the server address copied below into Remote MCP server URL and click Add.
- In a chat, click + → Connectors and switch the new connector on.
Custom connectors are available on Free, Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise plans (Free is limited to one). On Team and Enterprise an organization Owner adds the connector first under Organization settings → Connectors.
Authorization
After you click Add, a sign-in window for the service opens. Sign in with your own account and approve access. Claude never sees your password.
How to connect CMS Medicare Data to ChatGPT
The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:
https://mcp.olyport.com/cms-medicare/mcp
- Open ChatGPT in a browser (chatgpt.com). A Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise or Edu plan is required.
- Turn on developer mode once: Settings → Apps → Advanced settings → Developer mode.
- Open Settings → Connectors and click Create.
- Fill in the form: Name (anything), Description (one line about what the service does), MCP server URL (copy it below).
- Under Authentication choose OAuth if the service requires sign-in, otherwise None. Click Create.
- In a new chat open + → Apps/Connectors and enable the connector.
OpenAI has renamed this section before (Connectors → Apps/Plugins). If the label differs, search settings for "developer mode". On Business/Enterprise workspaces an admin must allow custom connectors first.
Authorization
On first use ChatGPT opens the service's sign-in window. Sign in and approve access.
How to connect CMS Medicare Data to Cursor
The server address to paste into Cursor settings:
https://mcp.olyport.com/cms-medicare/mcp
Fastest: click Open in Cursor below and confirm the prompt.
Manually:
- In Cursor open Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP and click Add new global MCP server.
- Paste the JSON copied below into
~/.cursor/mcp.json(per project:.cursor/mcp.jsonin the repo root). - Save the file. The server appears in the MCP list; authorize it there if asked.
Authorization
If the service needs sign-in, an authorize button appears next to the server in the MCP list.
Server tool list (5)
Raw names from tools/list. Only developers need these.
| 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). |
| 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). |
| 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). |
| 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). |
| 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). |