_dta:
  1.  additional_changes20182 set up by Jean Roth , jroth@nber.org , 9 Feb 2018
  2.  NBER URL: http://www.nber.org/data/ndc-hcpcs-crosswalk-dme.html
  3.  Source Page: https://www.dmepdac.com/crosswalk/index.html
      https://www.dmepdac.com/crosswalk/2018.html

ndc:
  1.  The National Drug Code (NDC) serves as a universal product identifier for human
      drugs and biologics.
  2.  Each NDC must be reported as an 11-digit code unique to the manufacturer of the
      specific drug or product.

ndcdash:
  1.  The National Drug Code (NDC) serves as a universal product identifier for human
      drugs and biologics.
  2.  Each NDC must be reported as an 11-digit code unique to the manufacturer of the
      specific drug or product.

hcpcs:
  1.  HCPCS codes are used by Medicare and monitored by the CMS .
  2.  HCPCS Level II codes are assigned to every service a medical practitioner provides
  3.  to a Medicare patient including durable medical equipment, prosthetics and
      orthotics supplies.
  4.  These codes are an alpha character followed by four numbers.

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              storage   display    value
variable name   type    format     label      variable label
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ndc             str13   %13s                * National Drug Code (NDC)
ndcdash         str13   %13s                * National Drug Code (NDC) with Dashes
hcpcs           str5    %9s                 * Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System
                                                (HCPCS)
change          str30   %30s                  Change
newvalue        str4    %9s                   New Value
                                            * indicated variables have notes
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Sorted by: ndc  hcpcs  change  newvalue