NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)72162-2647Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width72162-2647Add the package segment from the table below.
Package NDCs as listed with the FDA, and the 11-digit 5-4-2 form used on claims. The highlighted digit is the added leading zero.
Package NDC11-digit (billing)PackageCopy
72162-2647-172162264701100 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (72162-2647-1)Marketed from May 21, 2026
72162-2647-27216226470236 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (72162-2647-2)Marketed from May 21, 2026

How the 11-digit form is made: The package segment has 1 digit, so one leading zero is added to it (5-4-1 → 5-4-2). Formatting the NDC does not by itself make it billable — the product, package and quantity must match what was dispensed or administered, and payer rules apply. Conversion rules

Product information

Brand name (proprietary)
Methotrexate
Generic name (nonproprietary)
methotrexate
Active ingredients
Methotrexate sodium — 2.5 mg/1
Dosage form
Tablet
Route
Oral
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 217552
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Folic Acid Metabolism Inhibitors (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 72162-2647_e435ace3-53d5-48a9-b0f8-4e11b06a8800SPL ID e435ace3-53d5-48a9-b0f8-4e11b06a8800SPL set ID 4a04756f-e1c9-4d1e-b309-7be31c9176d6RxCUI 105585UNII 3IG1E710ZN
Pharmacologic class
Folate Analog Metabolic Inhibitor

Billing references

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HCPCS codeNo match

No HCPCS code in Med-Code's directory. Oral products like this are usually dispensed by a pharmacy and billed by NDC.

NDC on a medical claim

N472162264701 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 72162-2647-01. Unit qualifiers: F2 (international unit), GR (gram), ME (milligram), ML (milliliter), UN (unit (each)). The qualifier and quantity depend on what was given. About the N4 qualifier

Product label

Current FDA label (SPL), effective . This label includes a boxed warning.

Indications (excerpt from the label)

Methotrexate tablets are a diydrofolate reductase inhibitor indicated for the: • Treatment of adults and pediatric patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) as part of a combination chemotherapy maintenance regimen (1.1) • Treatment of adults with mycosis fungoides (1.1) • Treatment of adults with relapsed or refractory non-Hodgkin lymphoma as part of a metronomic combination regimen (1.1) • Treatment of adults with rheumatoid arthritis (1.2) • Treatment of pediatric patients with polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (pJIA) (1.3) • Treatment of adults with severe psoriasis (1.4) 1.1 Neoplastic Diseases Methotrexate tablets are indicated for the: • treatment of adults and pediat…

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Other NDCs under ANDA 217552

Products listed under the same FDA application: other strengths and forms, and repackagers who relabel the same product.

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 217552
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
MethotrexateMethotrexate sodium 2.5 mg/1TabletOralAlembic Pharmaceuticals Inc.62332-730
MethotrexateMethotrexate sodium 2.5 mg/1TabletOralAlembic Pharmaceuticals Limited46708-730

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