`medicare_fqhc_gaf`

Pack: medicare-pricing · Connect: https://pipeworx.io/mcp (see Connect below for a single-pack URL)

No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/medicare_fqhc_gaf for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

What is the FQHC Geographic Adjustment Factor (GAF) for a place, and what does Medicare pay a Federally Qualified Health Center per visit THERE? Returns the official CMS FQHC PPS GAF for a Medicare locality and calendar year, and the GAF-adjusted per-visit rate (national base rate x GAF). Answers “FQHC PPS GAF for Orlando, Florida 2025”, “CY2026 FQHC geographic adjustment Rest of California”, “what is the FQHC PPS rate in Alaska”.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`locality`	string	no	State code (“FL”), state name (“Florida”), or Medicare locality name (“Fort Lauderdale”, “Rest of Florida”). A bare state returns all of its localities.
`locality_number`	string	no	Optional Medicare locality number, e.g. “99”; with a state it pins one locality.
`year`	number	no	Calendar year, 2024-2026. Omit for the newest loaded year (stated in the response).

Example call

Arguments

{
  "locality": "Florida",
  "year": 2025
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/medicare-pricing/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"medicare_fqhc_gaf","arguments":{"locality":"Florida","year":2025}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('medicare_fqhc_gaf', {
  "locality": "Florida",
  "year": 2025
});

Response shape

Field	Type	Description
`found`	boolean
`year`	number
`year_was_defaulted`	boolean
`locality_count`	number
`note`	string
`source`	string
`data_as_of`	string
`loaded_years`	array
`reason`	string
`hint`	string
`localities`	array
`base_rate_usd`	number \| null
`formula`	string \| null

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "found": {
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "year": {
      "type": "number"
    },
    "year_was_defaulted": {
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "locality_count": {
      "type": "number"
    },
    "note": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "source": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "data_as_of": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "loaded_years": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "number"
      }
    },
    "reason": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "hint": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "localities": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "state": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "locality_number": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "locality_name": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "fqhc_gaf": {
            "type": "number"
          },
          "gaf_adjusted_rate_usd": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ]
          }
        },
        "additionalProperties": true
      }
    },
    "base_rate_usd": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "formula": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ]
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": true
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config — every tool in the catalog, including this one — or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx": {
      "url": "https://pipeworx.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Connect to just the medicare-pricing pack

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "medicare-pricing": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/medicare-pricing/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

medicare_fqhc_gaf