About this Dataset

Medicare Part B Discarded Drug Units

The Medicare Part B Discarded Drug Units dataset provides spending information on claims for Medicare Part B drugs that were identified as having discarded amounts of a drug. As of January 1, 2017, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requires all physicians, hospitals, and other providers submitting claims for Medicare Part B drugs to report any discarded amount of a single use vial or other single use package drug on its claim for payment. With the passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act in November 2021, manufacturers must pay a refund to Medicare for discarded amounts above a specified threshold effective for drugs furnished beginning with January 1, 2023.
Organization: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Last updated: 2025-10-07T07:29:00.186124
Tags: drugs, medicare, original-medicare

Tables

Medicare Part B Discarded Drug Units : 2023-01-01

@usgov.hhs_gov_medicare_part_b_discarded_drug_units_0021a.medicare_part_b_discarded_drug_units_2023_01_01

58.48 kB
824 rows
8 columns

CREATE TABLE medicare_part_b_discarded_drug_units_2023_01_01 (
  "hcpcs_cd" VARCHAR,
  "brnd_name" VARCHAR,
  "gnrc_name" VARCHAR,
  "tot_mdcr_alowd_amt" DOUBLE,
  "tot_mdcr_alowd_admnrd_amt" DOUBLE,
  "tot_mdcr_alowd_dscrd_amt" DOUBLE,
  "pct_admnrd_units" DOUBLE,
  "pct_dscrd_units" DOUBLE
);