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NADAC Comparison
The NADAC Weekly Comparison identifies the drug products with current NADAC rates that are replaced with new NADAC rates.
Freshness
- Last posted
- Period covered
- Update frequency
Dates as CMS lists them in its catalog.
Columns 10
| Column | What it means | Type |
|---|---|---|
NDC Descriptionndc_description | Identifies the drug name, strength, and dosage form of the drug product. | string |
NDCndc | The National Drug Code (NDC) is a numerical code maintained by the FDA that includes the labeler code, product code, and package code. The NDC is an 11-digit code. | string |
Old NADAC Per Unitold_nadac_per_unit | The National Average Drug Acquisition Cost per pricing unit from the previous NADAC reference file. | string |
New NADAC Per Unitnew_nadac_per_unit | The National Average Drug Acquisition Cost per pricing unit from the current NADAC reference file. | string |
Classification for Rate Settingclassification_for_rate_setting | Indicates whether the NDC was considered brand ('B') or generic ('G') for the NADAC rate calculation process. If the NDC was considered brand ('B') and approved under an Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA), the indicator is shown as ('B-ANDA'). NDCs approved as biosimilar products are considered brand ('B') and will be designated as ('B-BIO'). | string |
Percent Changepercent_change | The difference between the New NADAC Per Unit and the Old NADAC Per Unit, divided by the Old NADAC Per Unit. | string |
Primary Reasonprimary_reason | Describes the primary reason for the NADAC Per Unit change, see explanation below for each reason: • Survey Rate: The NADAC Per Unit has been updated using information from the most recently completed pharmacy survey. • WAC Adjustment: The NADAC Per Unit has been updated to reflect changes in published pricing. • Help Desk Adjustment: The NADAC Per Unit has been updated as a result of an inquiry to the help desk. • Brand Generic Change: The NADAC Per Unit has been updated as a result of a change in the Classification for Rate Setting. • Rate Group Change: The NADAC Per Unit has been updated due to placement into a new NADAC drug grouping because of a change in the NDC attributes. | string |
Start Datestart_date | The start date indicates the initial NADAC file utilized in the comparison. | date |
End Dateend_date | The end date indicates the latest date NADAC file utilized in the comparison | date |
Effective Dateeffective_date | The effective date indicates the new effective date for the NADAC rate. | date |
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At a glance
- Catalog
- data.medicaid.gov
- Publisher
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), data.medicaid.gov
- Rows
- 3,492,310
- Columns
- 10
- State column
- None found
- Contact
- Medicaid.gov@cms.hhs.gov
API
Free, no key needed. This request returns the first 10 rows as JSON:
https://data.medicaid.gov/api/1/datastore/query/a217613c-12bc-5137-8b3a-ada0e4dad1ff/0?limit=10
CMS's description
The NADAC Weekly Comparison identifies the drug products with current NADAC rates that are replaced with new NADAC rates. Other changes (e.g. NDC additions and terminations) to the NADAC file are not reflected in this comparison. Note: Effective Date was not recorded in the dataset until 6/7/2017
The summary at the top is the first sentence of this description. Record id mcd:a217613c-12bc-5137-8b3a-ada0e4dad1ff. This record as JSON.