The identification of Shani Merril, the 12-year-old girl who was killed last week in a fire on a ferry boat during a family vacation in Thailand, was completed on Wednesday.
The NDC is a universal number that identifies a drug. The NDC number consists of 11 digits in a 5-4-2 format. The first five digits identify the manufacturer of the drug and are assigned by the Food and Drug Administration.
Page 1. White Paper. Coding Systems. Understanding NDC and HCPCS. National Drug Code. The National Drug Code (NDC) serves as a universal product identifier for prescription. medications approved for human consumption.