Pharmacy and appliance contractor payment data
A management information file detailing community pharmacy and appliance contractor payments is compiled each month.
The file contains every payment made to every pharmacist and appliance contractor, broken down by pharmacy and type of payment.
Payments include:
- drug costs
- fees
- patient charges
- locally authorised payments
Other details, such as the numbers of items dispensed and patient charges collected, are also included in the MIS Glossary.
MIS Glossary (Excel: 35.5KB)LPC Levy Calculation from September 2025 Prescriptions (Excel: 19KB) LPC Levy Calculation from February 2024 Prescriptions (Excel: 47KB)LPC Levy Calculation from March 2020 Prescriptions (Excel: 36KB)LPC Levy Calculation Prior to December 2016 Prescriptions (Excel: 31KB)
Reports will be provided directly to Contract Managers and other recipients.
This information is provided to fulfil several requirements including:
- pharmacy and appliance contractor payment monitoring
- contract management
- reconciling Itemised Prescribing Payment (IPP) reports
- audit
- fraud prevention
To request access to the MIS reports, email [email protected]
Requests need to be authorised by the Head of Finance or equivalent from the ICB.