Nutrition Support Pharmacist providers in the U.S.
179 NPPES records list nutrition support pharmacist as their primary taxonomy, about 0.1 per 100,000 residents; North Dakota and District of Columbia have the most per resident. 2 of them appear in the Medicare Part D prescriber file: a registry record is not proof of an active practice.
What taxonomy code 1835N1003X means
1835N1003X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Pharmacist, Nutrition Support, in the grouping Pharmacy Service Providers. 179 NPPES records list it as their primary taxonomy (file of Aug 9, 2026).
A licensed pharmacist who has demonstrated specialized knowledge and skill in maintenance and/or restoration of optimal nutritional status, designing and modifying treatment according to patient needs.
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 1835N1003X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.
Houston has the most, 5
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 1835N1003X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.
All 42 states and D.C. with records, by state
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 3 | 0.1 |
| Arizona | 4 | 0.1 |
| Arkansas | 2 | 0.1 |
| California | 19 | 0.0 |
| Colorado | 4 | 0.1 |
| Connecticut | 4 | 0.1 |
| District of Columbia | 2 | 0.3 |
| Florida | 14 | 0.1 |
| Georgia | 5 | 0.0 |
| Hawaii | 1 | 0.1 |
| Idaho | 1 | 0.1 |
| Illinois | 5 | 0.0 |
| Iowa | 1 | 0.0 |
| Kansas | 5 | 0.2 |
| Kentucky | 3 | 0.1 |
| Louisiana | 1 | 0.0 |
| Maine | 2 | 0.1 |
| Maryland | 5 | 0.1 |
| Massachusetts | 1 | 0.0 |
| Michigan | 5 | 0.0 |
| Minnesota | 3 | 0.1 |
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 2 | 0.0 |
| Montana | 1 | 0.1 |
| Nevada | 1 | 0.0 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | 0.1 |
| New Jersey | 4 | 0.0 |
| New Mexico | 2 | 0.1 |
| New York | 7 | 0.0 |
| North Carolina | 3 | 0.0 |
| North Dakota | 4 | 0.5 |
| Ohio | 6 | 0.1 |
| Oklahoma | 2 | 0.0 |
| Oregon | 1 | 0.0 |
| Pennsylvania | 8 | 0.1 |
| South Carolina | 3 | 0.1 |
| Tennessee | 6 | 0.1 |
| Texas | 25 | 0.1 |
| Virginia | 1 | 0.0 |
| Washington | 2 | 0.0 |
| West Virginia | 2 | 0.1 |
| Wisconsin | 3 | 0.1 |
| Wyoming | 1 | 0.2 |
In federal data
- NUCC code1835N1003X · Pharmacist
- Size rank456th of 688 specialties by records (0% of all)
- In its family12th of 17 Pharmacist codes, 0.1% of the family
- Part D prescribers2 (1.1% of records)
- Part D claims31 a year per prescriber, on average (444th of 496)
- Concentration8 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 nutrition support pharmacist records
- Joe McNamara, RPHHoover, AL1114004397
- Steven Overby, PHARM.D.Stevenson, AL1649422767
- David Martin, PHARM.D., FACN, CNSSouthside, AL1376544122
- Debbie Waggoner, PHARMDLittle Rock, AR1720193063
- Rebecca Cleary, PHARM.D.Little Rock, AR1417065772
- Mary Seideman, PHARM.D.Phoenix, AZ1215025606
- Joe Hooker, PHARMDMiami, AZ1992021760
- Brian Strang, PHARMDTucson, AZ1548734296
- Amy Copfer, PHARMD, BCNSPTucson, AZ1851356323
- Eleanor Kong, PHARM.D.Santa Monica, CA1336356278
- Sina Refua, PHARMD., BCNSPTorrance, CA1659985471
- Munaver Bholat, PHARM.D.Torrance, CA1255324133
Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.
Common questions
How should I read Nutrition Support Pharmacist's mid-pack national roster?
179 CMS-registered Nutrition Support Pharmacist providers sit across 43 states; Texas leads with 25. Rank 456th of 688 NUCC specialties by headcount.
Where can I find a Nutrition Support Pharmacist provider?
Nutrition Support Pharmacist providers are listed in 43 states; Houston leads by raw city count. By national headcount this code sits just above General Care Certified Respiratory Therapist and just below Critical Care Certified Respiratory Therapist. Browse by state or search by name.
How much Part D prescribing does this specialty do?
Among Nutrition Support Pharmacist NPIs, 2 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 31 claims and $6K drug cost per prescriber; 444th 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.