State Medicaid Drug Utilization Data for 2007

State Drug Utilization Data 2007 contains records of covered outpatient drugs paid for by state Medicaid agencies. The data, provided by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, includes state, drug name, National Drug Code, number of prescriptions, and dollars reimbursed. The dataset was last updated on the platform in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing state-level prescription volumes based on the reported number of prescriptions.
• Comparing Medicaid reimbursement costs for specific drugs based on the dollars reimbursed field.
• Tracking pharmaceutical market share within Medicaid programs based on drug name and National Drug Code.
• Investigating geographic variations in drug utilization based on the state identifier.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.
• Covers a defined program (Medicaid Drug Rebate Program) and specific year (2007).
• Includes key financial and volume metrics: dollars reimbursed and number of prescriptions.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

Collection Method

Reported by states for covered outpatient drugs paid for by state Medicaid agencies.

Time Range

2007

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04 08 20:29:42.435282; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United States (state-level)