North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 90. Medicine and Allied Occupations § 90-113.75B. Annual report to General Assembly and licensing boards

(1) The total number of prescriptions dispensed, broken down by Schedule.

(2) Demographics about the ultimate users to whom prescriptions were dispensed.

(3) Statistics regarding the number of pills dispensed per prescription.

(4) The number of ultimate users who were prescribed a controlled substance by two or more practitioners.

(5) The number of ultimate users to whom a prescription was dispensed in more than one county.

(6) The categories of practitioners prescribing controlled substances and the number of prescriptions authorized by each category of practitioner. For the purpose of this subdivision, medical doctors, surgeons, palliative care practitioners, oncologists and other practitioners specializing in oncology, pain management practitioners, practitioners who specialize in hematology, including the treatment of sickle cell disease, and practitioners who specialize in treating substance use disorder shall be treated as distinct categories of practitioners.

(7) Any other data deemed appropriate and requested by the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services, the North Carolina Medical Board, the North Carolina Board of Podiatry Examiners, the North Carolina Board of Nursing, the North Carolina Dental Board, the North Carolina Veterinary Medical Board, or the North Carolina Board of Pharmacy.