4. Do I have to meet both the Medicare patient count and payment amount QP/PQ thresholds? No, you do not have to meet the thresholds under both methods. You only need to meet the thresholds for either the patient count method or the payment amount method. Use the CMS APM Lookup tool to determine your status. Pages Advanced APM QP/PQ Thresholds1. What is the difference between a QP and PQ?2. How do I know if I am a QP or PQ?3. How are the QP/PQ thresholds determined?4. Do I have to meet both the Medicare patient count and payment amount QP/PQ thresholds?5. What if I do not meet either the QP or PQ thresholds? Do I have to participate in MIPS? Comments are closed.