specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
alignedWith:
  framework: FinOps Foundation Framework
  frameworkUrl: https://www.finops.org/framework/
  dataSpec: FOCUS
  dataSpecVersion: '1.3'
  dataSpecUrl: https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
provider: AmerisourceBergen
providerId: amerisourcebergen
publisherName: Cencora, Inc.
serviceCategory: Pharmaceutical Distribution
created: '2026-05-04'
# Provenance stamped 2026-08-11: this artifact was written by the API Evangelist
# bulk sweep dated 2026-05-04, not harvested from the provider. See roadmap#35.
method: generated
modified: '2026-05-05'
reconciled: false
tags:
  - FinOps
  - FOCUS
  - Pharmaceutical Distribution
  - Healthcare
description: >-
  FOCUS-aligned FinOps placeholder for AmerisourceBergen / Cencora. There is no
  developer API metered billing surface; pharmaceutical distribution is
  invoiced as cost-of-goods plus distribution fees under master agreements,
  outside the scope of API FinOps.
notes: >-
  No public API billing surface. Charges flow through distribution agreements
  rather than per-request invoices.
sources:
  - https://www.cencora.com
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Not Applicable
  billingFrequency: Not Applicable
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
    - Usage
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: AmerisourceBergen
  ServiceCategory: Pharmaceutical Distribution
  ProviderName: AmerisourceBergen
  PublisherName: Cencora, Inc.
  InvoiceIssuerName: Cencora, Inc.
  BillingCurrency: USD
meters:
  - name: api_requests
    description: Placeholder; not currently billed by Cencora as a developer line item
    unit: request
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - consumer
principles:
  - name: Visibility
    description: >-
      Cencora customers see consumption through EDI usage reporting and
      ordering portals, not through a public usage API.
  - name: Allocation
    description: >-
      Allocate any integration costs to the supply-chain or procurement
      function that owns the Cencora relationship.
  - name: Optimization
    description: >-
      Cost levers are batching of EDI documents, order consolidation, and
      contract pricing tiers, not API request optimization.
  - name: Accountability
    description: >-
      Budget ownership sits with procurement and supply-chain leadership; FinOps
      practitioners should partner with them rather than treat this as an API
      spend line.
maintainers:
  - FN: API Evangelist
    email: info@apievangelist.com