Days Supply (Part D)

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This variable is contained in the following files:

SAS Name

DAYS_SUPLY_NUM

This field indicates the number of days' supply of medication dispensed by the pharmacy and consists of the amount the pharmacy enters for the prescription.

Comments

CMS accepts blanks in PDEs where NON-STANDARD FORMAT CODES is B, X, or P.

Source: PDE

Possible values are 0 – 999.