NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Pharmacotherapy Pharmacist providers in the U.S.

6,343 NPPES records list pharmacotherapy pharmacist as their primary taxonomy, about 1.9 per 100,000 residents; South Dakota and North Dakota have the most per resident. 208 of them appear in the Medicare Part D prescriber file: a registry record is not proof of an active practice.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 1835P1200X · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

What taxonomy code 1835P1200X means

1835P1200X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Pharmacist, Pharmacotherapy, in the grouping Pharmacy Service Providers. 6,343 NPPES records list it as their primary taxonomy (file of Aug 9, 2026).

A licensed pharmacist who has demonstrated specialized knowledge and skill in optimizing pharmacotherapeutic care of patients, by developing, implementing, monitoring, and modifying complex treatment plans, providing advanced level education and consultation, and collaborating with other health professionals in the management of therapy.

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

  1. South Dakota4.5
  2. North Dakota4.0
  3. District of Columbia3.8
  4. Michigan3.6
  5. Idaho3.6
  6. New Mexico3.5
  7. Oklahoma3.2
  8. Minnesota2.9
  9. 50 states and D.C.1.9

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 1835P1200X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

Chicago has the most, 101

  1. Chicago, IL101
  2. Minneapolis, MN70
  3. San Diego, CA68
  4. Tucson, AZ66
  5. Baltimore, MD61
  6. Pittsburgh, PA58
  7. Indianapolis, IN57
  8. Nashville, TN54

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 1835P1200X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.

All 51 by state

StateRecordsPer 100,000
Alabama761.5
Alaska152.0
Arizona1832.5
Arkansas290.9
California6051.6
Colorado1111.9
Connecticut631.7
Delaware181.7
District of Columbia263.8
Florida4081.8
Georgia1891.7
Hawaii231.6
Idaho703.6
Illinois2772.2
Indiana1672.4
Iowa742.3
Kansas481.6
Kentucky982.2
Louisiana571.2
Maine161.1
Maryland1492.4
Massachusetts1131.6
Michigan3573.6
Minnesota1642.9
Mississippi301.0
Missouri1222.0
StateRecordsPer 100,000
Montana302.6
Nebraska392.0
Nevada611.9
New Hampshire141.0
New Jersey780.8
New Mexico733.5
New York2661.4
North Carolina1761.6
North Dakota314.0
Ohio2912.5
Oklahoma1303.2
Oregon872.1
Pennsylvania2762.1
Rhode Island232.1
South Carolina1112.1
South Dakota414.5
Tennessee1842.6
Texas3561.2
Utah682.0
Vermont81.2
Virginia1331.5
Washington1902.4
West Virginia382.1
Wisconsin991.7
Wyoming122.1

In federal data

  • NUCC code1835P1200X · Pharmacist
  • Size rank124th of 688 specialties by records (0.09% of all)
  • In its family3rd of 17 Pharmacist codes, 1.9% of the family
  • Part D prescribers208 (3.3% of records)
  • Part D claims395 a year per prescriber, on average (194th 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 pharmacotherapy pharmacist records

  1. Mike Beiergrohslein, PHARM.D.Anchorage, AK1134167299
  2. John Wanek, PHARMDAnchorage, AK1568499648
  3. Judith Thompson, PHARMDAnchorage, AK1013047992
  4. Cindy Bueler, R.PH.Anchorage, AK1972720563
  5. Heidi Brainerd, RPH, MS, BCPSAnchorage, AK1568649507
  6. Ballard SaulAnchorage, AK1710546726
  7. Liliya Vorobey, PHARMDAnchorage, AK1912602400
  8. Rachel Zander, PHARMDHomer, AK1487115077
  9. Amber Briggs, PHARM.D.Soldotna, AK1144225012
  10. Rose Lamesjerant, PHARMDFairbanks, AK1326852427
  11. Rebecca Reyes, PHARM.D.Kotzebue, AK1396827044
  12. Laura Vaughn, PHARMDJuneau, AK1285945717
  13. Evan Deisen, PHARMDJuneau, AK1639002769
  14. Carrie Urena, PHARMD, BCPSKlawock, AK1801617824
  15. Jonathan Redlinski, PHARMDWrangell, AK1114730090
  16. Stormy O'Bryant, PHARMDAlabaster, AL1992150049

Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.

Common questions

Where does the large Pharmacotherapy Pharmacist headcount concentrate?

6,343 Pharmacotherapy Pharmacist NPIs span 53 states; California alone holds 605. Top metros include Chicago, IL; Minneapolis, MN; San Diego, CA; Tucson, AZ. Nationally this is 124th of 688 NUCC codes.

Where can I find a Pharmacotherapy Pharmacist provider?

Pharmacotherapy Pharmacist providers are listed in 53 states; Chicago leads by raw city count. By national headcount this code sits just above Midwife and just below School Social Worker. Browse by state or search by name.

How heavy is Pharmacotherapy Pharmacist Part D prescribing at scale?

Among Pharmacotherapy Pharmacist NPIs, 208 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 395 claims and $164K drug cost per prescriber; 194th 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.