CY2010 Plan Benefit Package (PBP) Software and Formulary Submission - CMS-R-262

Appendix C - CY 2010 Over the Counter File Record Layout

Required File Format = ASCII File - Tab Delimited
Do not include a header record
Filename extension should be “.TXT”
Field Name

Field Type

NDC

CHAR
Always Required

Field Length
11

Field Description

Sample Field Value(s)

11-Digit National Drug Code

00000333800

Please Note: Certain characters are restricted from HPMS. The submitted file will be rejected if any of the following characters are
included in any field: 1) greater than sign (>), 2) less than sign (<), 3) semi-colon (;), and 4) ampersand (&).