Medicare Part D Spending by Drug

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.

医疗保险D部分药物数据集展示了由医师及其他医疗机构为参加医疗保险D部分的受保人开具的药物费用信息。医疗保险D部分所涵盖的药物通常由患者自行使用。

本数据集主要关注每剂量单位平均支出以及随时间推移的平均支出变化。此外，还包括药物的制造商支出信息，以及消费者友好的药物用途和临床指征信息。

医疗保险D部分的药物支出指标基于药物的总成本，代表处方索赔的总支出，包括医疗保险、计划及受益人支付。D部分的支出指标并不反映任何制造商的回扣或其他价格让步，因为CMS禁止公开披露此类信息。