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    • Medicare Part D Spending by Drug

    Metadata Updated: June 27, 2024

    The Medicare Part D by Drug dataset presents information on spending for drugs prescribed to Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in Part D by physicians and other healthcare providers. Drugs prescribed in the Medicare Part D program are drugs patients generally administer themselves.

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

    Drug spending metrics for Part D drugs are based on the gross drug cost, which represents total spending for the prescription claim, including Medicare, plan, and beneficiary payments. The Part D spending metrics do not reflect any manufacturers’ rebates or other price concessions as CMS is prohibited from publicly disclosing such information.

    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-d-spending-by-drug-methodology

    Dates

    Metadata Created Date January 25, 2022
    Metadata Updated Date June 27, 2024
    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 June 27, 2024
    Publisher Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
    Maintainer
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    Data First Published 2021-12-22
    Language en-US
    Data Last Modified 2024-06-13
    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-d-spending-by-drug-data-dictionary
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    Harvest Source Title Healthdata.gov
    Homepage URL https://data.cms.gov/summary-statistics-on-use-and-payments/medicare-medicaid-spending-by-drug/medicare-part-d-spending-by-drug
    License https://www.usa.gov/government-works
    Program Code 009:000
    Related Documents https://data.cms.gov/resources/medicare-part-d-spending-by-drug-methodology
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash 3c1ac9e8695c50c99c840d877b60f758d97e20f97fc3b0b5a2a13e20cf0d5594
    Source Schema Version 1.1
    Temporal 2022-01-01/2022-12-31

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