Geriatric Pharmacist providers in the U.S.
1,290 NPPES records list geriatric pharmacist as their primary taxonomy, about 0.4 per 100,000 residents; Wyoming and Montana have the most per resident. 33 of them appear in the Medicare Part D prescriber file: a registry record is not proof of an active practice.
What taxonomy code 1835G0303X means
1835G0303X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Pharmacist, Geriatric, in the grouping Pharmacy Service Providers. 1,290 NPPES records list it as their primary taxonomy (file of Aug 9, 2026).
A pharmacist who is certified in geriatric pharmacy practice is designated as a "Certified Geriatric Pharmacist" (CGP). To become certified, candidates are expected to be knowledgeable about principles of geriatric pharmacotherapy and the provision of pharmaceutical care to the elderly.
Source: NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy code set, definition as NUCC publishes it (nucc.org); counts from CMS NPPES.
Most per resident: the 8 highest
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 1835G0303X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.
Pittsburgh has the most, 15
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 1835G0303X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.
All 50 states and D.C. with records, by state
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 13 | 0.3 |
| Alaska | 5 | 0.7 |
| Arizona | 27 | 0.4 |
| Arkansas | 9 | 0.3 |
| California | 108 | 0.3 |
| Colorado | 14 | 0.2 |
| Connecticut | 9 | 0.2 |
| Delaware | 3 | 0.3 |
| Florida | 77 | 0.3 |
| Georgia | 35 | 0.3 |
| Hawaii | 4 | 0.3 |
| Idaho | 9 | 0.5 |
| Illinois | 56 | 0.4 |
| Indiana | 25 | 0.4 |
| Iowa | 19 | 0.6 |
| Kansas | 17 | 0.6 |
| Kentucky | 27 | 0.6 |
| Louisiana | 8 | 0.2 |
| Maine | 3 | 0.2 |
| Maryland | 28 | 0.5 |
| Massachusetts | 24 | 0.3 |
| Michigan | 47 | 0.5 |
| Minnesota | 22 | 0.4 |
| Mississippi | 8 | 0.3 |
| Missouri | 29 | 0.5 |
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Montana | 9 | 0.8 |
| Nebraska | 3 | 0.2 |
| Nevada | 9 | 0.3 |
| New Hampshire | 5 | 0.4 |
| New Jersey | 38 | 0.4 |
| New Mexico | 7 | 0.3 |
| New York | 93 | 0.5 |
| North Carolina | 55 | 0.5 |
| North Dakota | 3 | 0.4 |
| Ohio | 60 | 0.5 |
| Oklahoma | 10 | 0.2 |
| Oregon | 22 | 0.5 |
| Pennsylvania | 80 | 0.6 |
| Rhode Island | 7 | 0.6 |
| South Carolina | 30 | 0.6 |
| South Dakota | 5 | 0.5 |
| Tennessee | 38 | 0.5 |
| Texas | 67 | 0.2 |
| Utah | 10 | 0.3 |
| Vermont | 2 | 0.3 |
| Virginia | 42 | 0.5 |
| Washington | 30 | 0.4 |
| West Virginia | 10 | 0.6 |
| Wisconsin | 20 | 0.3 |
| Wyoming | 5 | 0.9 |
In federal data
- NUCC code1835G0303X · Pharmacist
- Size rank245th of 688 specialties by records (0.02% of all)
- In its family6th of 17 Pharmacist codes, 0.4% of the family
- Part D prescribers33 (2.6% of records)
- Part D claims96 a year per prescriber, on average (349th of 496)
- Concentration10 states hold half of all records
Source: CMS NPPES; Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF; CMS Open Payments 2024. Presence in these files is not a quality judgment.
A sample of geriatric pharmacist records
- Tammi Hackley, PHARMDAnchorage, AK1144388059
- Shirley Evans, RPHAnchorage, AK1659407435
- Rita Grenier, RPHAnchorage, AK1265561393
- Patricia Balzarini, RPHEagle River, AK1891043980
- Leanna Stephenson, RPHPalmer, AK1568661098
- Daniel Lueker, RPH, CGPArab, AL1093791428
- William ChismClanton, AL1295913390
- Patsy Swanson, RPHHomewood, AL1811323694
- Cynthia Looney, RPH, CGPBirmingham, AL1477743029
- Ashley Parrish, PHARMDMountain Brk, AL1780007930
- Maryam Iranikhah, PHARM.D.Birmingham, AL1497268130
- Christy Tidmore, PHARMDTuscaloosa, AL1053580001
- Kelly MooneyEclectic, AL1982067500
- James Cantrell, R.PHCottonwood, AL1174743595
- Caitlin Hill, PHARMDBay Minette, AL1700493681
- Betsy Potteiger, PHARMD BCACP BCGPFoley, AL1699002972
Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.
Common questions
How should I read Geriatric Pharmacist's mid-pack national roster?
1,290 CMS-registered Geriatric Pharmacist providers sit across 51 states; California leads with 108. Leading metros: Pittsburgh, PA; Louisville, KY; Moorestown, NJ; Chicago, IL. Rank 245th of 688 NUCC specialties by headcount.
Where can I find a Geriatric Pharmacist provider?
Geriatric Pharmacist providers are listed in 51 states; Pittsburgh leads by raw city count. By national headcount this code sits just above Developmental - Behavioral Pediatrics Physician and just below Sports Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician. Browse by state or search by name.
How much Part D prescribing does this specialty do?
Among Geriatric Pharmacist NPIs, 33 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 96 claims and $103K drug cost per prescriber; 349th of 496 specialties by average claims). Non-prescribing clinicians in the same NUCC code are still in NPPES.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org); Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF; CMS Open Payments 2024. Counts are self-designated primary taxonomy, not board certification.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.