Pharmacotherapy Pharmacist
NUCC 1835P1200X · Pharmacist
6,070 CMS NPPES-registered providers across 53 states · 123rd of 690 specialties by headcount.
Where this specialty sits in the corpus
Pharmacotherapy Pharmacist ranks 123rd of 690 NUCC specialties by CMS NPPES headcount (0.08% of all registered NPIs), densest in California; per resident South Dakota leads.
- 6,070
- NPPES providers in specialty
- 123rd
- of 690 specialties
- 378
- state-share HHI
- 3.7%
- Part D prescriber share
South Dakota is densest per capita (2.3× the national rate; North Dakota 2.1×); 1.9% of the Pharmacist category.
Taxonomy fingerprint
Pharmacotherapy Pharmacist (NUCC 1835P1200X; 3.7% Part D prescribers (227 of 6,070); avg 433 Part D claims/prescriber (310th of 572); Open Payments avg $300/physician (429th of 551; 5 paid, $1K total); state-share HHI 378; next-larger headcount neighbor Periodontics (+50); next-smaller Midwife (-13)).
Next larger: Periodontics (6,120) Next smaller: Midwife (6,057)
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
- South Dakota 2.3× · 4.1/100k
- North Dakota 2.1× · 3.7/100k
- District of Columbia 2× · 3.5/100k
- New Mexico 1.9× · 3.5/100k
- Michigan 1.9× · 3.5/100k
Under-indexed vs national rate
- New Jersey 0.43× · 0.8/100k
- Arkansas 0.47× · 0.8/100k
- Mississippi 0.57× · 1/100k
- Puerto Rico 0.59× · 1.1/100k
- Maine 0.60× · 1.1/100k
Which states have the most providers?
| # | State | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 595 |
| 2 | Florida | 371 |
| 3 | Michigan | 350 |
| 4 | Texas | 342 |
| 5 | Ohio | 292 |
| 6 | Pennsylvania | 257 |
| 7 | Illinois | 256 |
| 8 | New York | 239 |
| 9 | Washington | 190 |
| 10 | Georgia | 189 |
| 11 | Tennessee | 178 |
| 12 | Arizona | 167 |
| 13 | North Carolina | 166 |
| 14 | Indiana | 163 |
| 15 | Minnesota | 158 |
Top Cities for Pharmacotherapy Pharmacist
| # | City | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ChicagoIllinois | 95 |
| 2 | San DiegoCalifornia | 67 |
| 3 | MinneapolisMinnesota | 64 |
| 4 | BaltimoreMaryland | 62 |
| 5 | TucsonArizona | 54 |
| 6 | IndianapolisIndiana | 53 |
| 7 | SeattleWashington | 53 |
| 8 | PittsburghPennsylvania | 51 |
| 9 | HoustonTexas | 50 |
| 10 | PhoenixArizona | 48 |
| 11 | AtlantaGeorgia | 48 |
| 12 | Oklahoma CityOklahoma | 48 |
Sample Pharmacotherapy Pharmacist NPIs
A directory sample from this NUCC code (not a ranking). Names and locations are unique to this taxonomy.
| # | Provider |
|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Isetts, B.C.P.S., PH.D.Minneapolis, MN |
| 2 | Ann Nye, PHARM.D.Greenville, NC |
| 3 | Tami Remington, PHARM.D.Ann Arbor, MI |
| 4 | Lynn Stevenson, PHARMD, BCPS, CDMAuburn, AL |
| 5 | Philip Gregory, PHARMDStockton, CA |
| 6 | Todd Lemke, PHARMD CDEPaynesville, MN |
| 7 | Matthew Bardin, PHARM.D.Plant City, FL |
| 8 | Jennifer Strickland, PHARMD, CDMColumbus, GA |
| 9 | Christopher Cook, PHARM.D., PH.D.Athens, GA |
| 10 | Jacqueline Piozet, PHARMDPortland, OR |
| 11 | Janice Perry, RPH, PHARMD, FASCPWarrenton, VA |
| 12 | Cynthia Causey, PHARMDNatchitoches, LA |
| 13 | Lawrence Lemchen, R.PH.Bellevue, WA |
| 14 | Elizabeth Perea, PHARM D., PHCAlbuquerque, NM |
| 15 | Allen Nichol, PHARM.D.Columbus, OH |
| 16 | Billie Minton, PHARM.D.Kingsport, TN |
| 17 | Clinton Bullock, RPH, NCPSTalihina, OK |
| 18 | Lori Arena, PHARM.D.Boston, MA |
Related Specialties
Adjacent specialties in the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy - same Pharmacist category.
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
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-27.