Explore and visualize data on Opioid prescriptions covered by Medicare part D in 2014, by MD, State, Zip. Data set includes, per MD, total number of prescriptions & number of opiate prescriptions.
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File "Medicare_Part_D_Opioid_Prescriber_Summary_File_2014.csv" downloaded from https://data.cms.gov/Medicare-Claims/Medicare-Part-D-Opioid-Prescriber-Summary-File-201/e4ka-3ncx/data.
Description of the file:
"The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has prepared a public data set, the Medicare Part D Opioid Prescriber Summary File, which presents information on the individual opioid prescribing rates of health providers that participate in Medicare Part D program. This file is a prescriber-level data set that provides data on the number and percentage of prescription claims (includes new prescriptions and refills) for opioid drugs, and contains information on each provider’s name, specialty, state, and ZIP code. This summary file was derived from the 2014 Part D Prescriber Summary Table (Documentation available at: https://www.cms.gov/Research-Statistics-Data-and-Systems/Statistics-Trends-and-Reports/Medicare-Provider-Charge-Data/Downloads/Prescriber_Methods.pdf)"