Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Plans December 28 ...

Plan Communications User Guide Appendices, Version 6.3
F.25 Plan Payment Report (PPR)/Interim Plan Payment Report (IPPR) Data
File
Also known as the APPS Payment Letter, this data file itemizes the final monthly payment to the
MCO. This data file and subsequent report is produced by the APPS when final payments are
calculated. CMS makes this report available to MCOs as part of month-end processing.
The IPPR is provided when a Plan is approved for an interim payment outside of the normal
monthly process. The data file/report contains the amount and reason for the interim payment to
the Plan.
F.25.1
Header Record
Item Field Position Length Type Definition
1 Contract
Number
1-5 5 Character Contract Number
2 Record
Identification
Code
6-6 1 Character Record Type Identifier
H = Header Record
3 Contract Name 7-56 50 Character Name of the Contract
4 Payment Cycle
Date
57-62 6 Character Identified the month and year of payment:
Format = YYYYMM
5 Run Date 63-70 8 Character Identifies the date file was created:
Format = YYYYMMDD
6 Filler 71-200 130 Character Spaces
Total Length = 200
December 28, 2012 F-129 PPR/IPPR Data File