Pharmacist
NUCC 183500000X
294,436 CMS NPPES-registered providers across 56 states · 4th of 690 specialties by headcount.
Where this specialty sits in the corpus
Pharmacist ranks 4th of 690 NUCC specialties by CMS NPPES headcount (4.02% of all registered NPIs), densest in California; per resident West Virginia leads.
- 294,436
- NPPES providers in specialty
- 4th
- of 690 specialties
- 417
- state-share HHI
- 9.8%
- Part D prescriber share
West Virginia is densest per capita (1.5× the national rate).
Taxonomy fingerprint
Pharmacist (NUCC 183500000X; 9.8% Part D prescribers (28,933 of 294,436); avg 127 Part D claims/prescriber (472nd of 572); Open Payments avg $2K/physician (202nd of 551; 107 paid, $198K total); state-share HHI 417; next-larger headcount neighbor Mental Health Counselor (+7,255); next-smaller Clinical Social Worker (-10,310)).
Next larger: Mental Health Counselor (301,691) Next smaller: Clinical Social Worker (284,126)
Population-adjusted state index
Each multiple is this specialty's providers-per-resident in a state divided by the national rate (Census Vintage population estimates). Raw headcount favors large states; this ranking surfaces denser markets.
Over-indexed vs national rate
- West Virginia 1.5× · 129.8/100k
Under-indexed vs national rate
- Virgin Islands 0.33× · 28.7/100k
- Guam 0.50× · 43.6/100k
- Northern Mariana Islands 0.51× · 44.4/100k
- Utah 0.68× · 58.8/100k
- Texas 0.70× · 60.9/100k
Which states have the most providers?
| # | State | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 32,698 |
| 2 | New York | 23,068 |
| 3 | Florida | 19,484 |
| 4 | Texas | 18,577 |
| 5 | Pennsylvania | 13,081 |
| 6 | Ohio | 10,879 |
| 7 | Illinois | 9,800 |
| 8 | North Carolina | 9,740 |
| 9 | Michigan | 8,445 |
| 10 | Georgia | 8,340 |
| 11 | New Jersey | 8,210 |
| 12 | Washington | 7,880 |
| 13 | Tennessee | 7,295 |
| 14 | Arizona | 6,795 |
| 15 | Virginia | 6,591 |
Top Cities for Pharmacist
| # | City | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New YorkNew York | 2,802 |
| 2 | BrooklynNew York | 2,773 |
| 3 | HoustonTexas | 2,349 |
| 4 | ChicagoIllinois | 1,926 |
| 5 | Los AngelesCalifornia | 1,785 |
| 6 | PhiladelphiaPennsylvania | 1,617 |
| 7 | San DiegoCalifornia | 1,565 |
| 8 | PhoenixArizona | 1,495 |
| 9 | PittsburghPennsylvania | 1,493 |
| 10 | SeattleWashington | 1,490 |
| 11 | San AntonioTexas | 1,381 |
| 12 | MiamiFlorida | 1,257 |
Sample Pharmacist NPIs
A directory sample from this NUCC code (not a ranking). Names and locations are unique to this taxonomy.
| # | Provider |
|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Magnifico, RPHGrand Rapids, MI |
| 2 | Laura Campbell, PHARMDBulls Gap, TN |
| 3 | Corwin Brower, RPHChristiansburg, VA |
| 4 | Larry Aull, PHARM.D.Athens, GA |
| 5 | Carl Grove, RPHBrunswick, ME |
| 6 | Marisa Rowen, PHARM.D.Tucson, AZ |
| 7 | John Johnson, PHARM DAthens, GA |
| 8 | Sherrill Spires, PH.D., RPHFort Bragg, CA |
| 9 | James Stevenson, PHARMDAnn Arbor, MI |
| 10 | Brian Morris, RPHLawrenceville, GA |
| 11 | Kelly KarpaHershey, PA |
| 12 | Joel Hadfield, RPHEdmonds, WA |
| 13 | Quan Pho, PHARM DOkeechobee, FL |
| 14 | Nathan Painter, PHARM.D.San Diego, CA |
| 15 | David Powell, PHARMDWhite Bluff, TN |
| 16 | Gary Koesten, R.PH.Boynton Beach, FL |
| 17 | David Kilgo, R.PHBentonville, AR |
| 18 | Alejandro Vega, PHARM. DCoral Gables, FL |
Related Specialties
Adjacent specialties in the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
Compare Pharmacist vs Pharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist →
Frequently Asked Questions
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Data sources and methodology
Provider data from CMS NPPES (download.cms.gov/nppes). Specialty classification from NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org). Part D averages from the CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF; industry payments from CMS Open Payments 2024. Counts reflect self-designated primary taxonomy at NPI enrollment. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Methodology · About
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