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    • Medicare Part B Spending by Drug

    Metadata Updated: May 31, 2025

    The Medicare Part B by Drug dataset presents information on spending for drugs administered in doctors’ offices and other outpatient settings by physicians and other healthcare providers to Medicare Part B enrollees. 

    The dataset focuses on average spending per dosage unit and change in average spending per dosage unit over time. It also includes consumer-friendly descriptions of the drug uses, clinical indications, and manufacturer(s).

    Drug spending metrics for Part B drugs represent the full value of the product, including the Medicare payment and beneficiary liability. All Part B drug spending metrics are calculated at the HCPCS level.

    Access & Use Information

    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: See this page for license information.

    Downloads & Resources

    References

    https://data.cms.gov/resources/medicare-part-b-spending-by-drug-methodology

    Dates

    Metadata Created Date January 25, 2022
    Metadata Updated Date May 31, 2025
    Data Update Frequency R/P1Y

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from Healthdata.gov

    Other Data Resources

    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date January 25, 2022
    Metadata Updated Date May 31, 2025
    Publisher Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
    Maintainer
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    Data First Published 2021-12-22
    Language en-US
    Data Last Modified 2025-05-29
    Category Medicare
    Public Access Level public
    Data Update Frequency R/P1Y
    Bureau Code 009:38
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    Data Quality True
    Data Dictionary https://data.cms.gov/resources/medicare-part-b-spending-by-drug-data-dictionary
    Harvest Object Id 459b39e0-d805-4fbb-a1b3-442a8fb85d01
    Harvest Source Id 651e43b2-321c-4e4c-b86a-835cfc342cb0
    Harvest Source Title Healthdata.gov
    Homepage URL https://data.cms.gov/summary-statistics-on-use-and-payments/medicare-medicaid-spending-by-drug/medicare-part-b-spending-by-drug
    License https://www.usa.gov/government-works
    Program Code 009:000
    Related Documents https://data.cms.gov/resources/medicare-part-b-spending-by-drug-methodology
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash ce666689c5f100589698fee1f98eaa09289c4eeaed7efa7cf0c7d53fb8b24cab
    Source Schema Version 1.1
    Temporal 2023-01-01/2023-12-31

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