NDC codes

FDA NDC Directory
Product NDC (as listed)72189-291Labeler and product segments. Claims need a package NDC.
Product NDC at billing width72189-0291Add 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
72189-291-907218902919090 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (72189-291-90)Marketed from Nov 10, 2021

How the 11-digit form is made: The product segment has 3 digits, so one leading zero is added to it (5-3-2 → 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)
Atorvastatin Calcium
Generic name (nonproprietary)
atorvastatin calcium
Active ingredients
Atorvastatin20 mg/1
Dosage form
Tablet
Route
Oral
Labeler
DirectRX
Product type
Prescription drug
Marketing category
ANDA — Abbreviated New Drug Application (generic)Application ANDA 213853
Marketing start
Listing expires
Other FDA classes
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors (Mechanism)
Identifiers
Product ID 72189-291_2c2947eb-f8b1-c0f8-e063-6394a90aa6f0SPL ID 2c2947eb-f8b1-c0f8-e063-6394a90aa6f0SPL set ID d076309f-313a-1c71-e053-2995a90a7bb7RxCUI 617310UNII A0JWA85V8F
Pharmacologic class
HMG-CoA Reductase 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

N472189029190 followed by a unit qualifier and the quantity

Package 72189-0291-90. 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 .

Indications (excerpt from the label)

Therapy with lipid-altering agents should be only one component of multiple risk factor intervention in individuals at significantly increased risk for atherosclerotic vascular disease due to hypercholesterolemia. Drug therapy is recommended as an adjunct to diet when the response to a diet restricted in saturated fat and cholesterol and other nonpharmacologic measures alone has been inadequate. In patients with CHD or multiple risk factors for CHD, atorvastatin calcium tablets can be started simultaneously with diet. 1.1 Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults In adult patients without clinically evident coronary heart disease, but with multiple risk factors for coronary heart diseas

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Other NDCs under ANDA 213853

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

FDA NDC Directory listings under ANDA 213853
ProductStrengthForm · routeLabelerProduct NDC
Atorvastatin calciumAtorvastatin 20 mg/1TabletOralNIVAGEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.75834-256
Atorvastatin calciumAtorvastatin 40 mg/1TabletOralNIVAGEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.75834-257
Atorvastatin calciumAtorvastatin 80 mg/1TabletOralNIVAGEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.75834-258
Atorvastatin calciumAtorvastatin 20 mg/1TabletOralNuCare Pharmaceuticals,Inc.68071-2967
Atorvastatin calciumAtorvastatin 20 mg/1TabletOralREMEDYREPACK INC.70518-3783
Atorvastatin calciumAtorvastatin 10 mg/1TabletOralNIVAGEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.75834-255
Atorvastatin calciumAtorvastatin 80 mg/1TabletOralREMEDYREPACK INC.70518-3848
Atorvastatin calciumAtorvastatin 40 mg/1TabletOralBryant Ranch Prepack71335-2697
Atorvastatin calciumAtorvastatin 40 mg/1TabletOralREMEDYREPACK INC.70518-4321
Atorvastatin calciumAtorvastatin 80 mg/1TabletOralBryant Ranch Prepack71335-9646
Atorvastatin calciumAtorvastatin 20 mg/1TabletOralBryant Ranch Prepack71335-2213
Atorvastatin CalciumAtorvastatin 10 mg/1TabletOralDirect_Rx72189-531
Atorvastatin calciumAtorvastatin 40 mg/1TabletOralProficient Rx LP82804-056
Atorvastatin calciumAtorvastatin 20 mg/1TabletOralUmedica Laboratories USA Inc.60290-040
Atorvastatin calciumAtorvastatin 10 mg/1TabletOralUmedica Laboratories USA Inc.60290-039
Atorvastatin calciumAtorvastatin 80 mg/1TabletOralUmedica Laboratories USA Inc.60290-042
Atorvastatin calciumAtorvastatin 40 mg/1TabletOralUmedica Laboratories USA Inc.60290-041

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