Re-release Request: Requesting to Release CMS Limited Data Set (LDS) Files to a Client

LDS Re-release requests for new clients:

Written request letter
LDS Data Use Agreement (DUA) - Under the "Downloads" section
Check or money order for payment in full to process re-release request ($600 per submission, regardless of the number of clients included in the request.)

LDS Re-release requests for existing clients:

Written request letter
Attachment grid listing existing clients and files requesting to re-release
Check or money order for payment in full to process re-release request ($600 per submission, regardless of the number of clients included in the request.)

LDS file request packets should be sent to:

a. Mailing Address if using U.S. Postal Service
    Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
    RDDC Account
    Accounting Division
    P. O. Box 7520
    Baltimore, Maryland 21207-0520

b. Mailing Address if using express mail (Federal Express, Airborne, etc.)
    Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
    OFM/Division of Accounting-RDDC
    7500 Security Boulevard, C3-07-11
    Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850

The LDS file request process can also be found on the CMS website.

Last Modified April 16, 2009