Pharmacy Technician providers in the U.S.
12,099 NPPES records list pharmacy technician as their primary taxonomy, about 3.0 per 100,000 residents; Texas and Washington have the most per resident. 5 of them appear in the Medicare Part D prescriber file: a registry record is not proof of an active practice.
What taxonomy code 183700000X means
183700000X is the National Uniform Claim Committee code for Pharmacy Technician, in the grouping Pharmacy Service Providers. 12,099 NPPES records list it as their primary taxonomy (file of Aug 9, 2026).
A person who works under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist and performs many pharmacy-related functions that do not require the professional judgment of a pharmacist.
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 183700000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.
San Antonio has the most, 489
Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 183700000X by practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.
All 51 by state
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 82 | 1.6 |
| Alaska | 16 | 2.2 |
| Arizona | 113 | 1.5 |
| Arkansas | 78 | 2.5 |
| California | 873 | 2.2 |
| Colorado | 82 | 1.4 |
| Connecticut | 75 | 2.1 |
| Delaware | 21 | 2.0 |
| District of Columbia | 18 | 2.7 |
| Florida | 448 | 2.0 |
| Georgia | 192 | 1.7 |
| Hawaii | 11 | 0.8 |
| Idaho | 68 | 3.5 |
| Illinois | 261 | 2.1 |
| Indiana | 112 | 1.6 |
| Iowa | 23 | 0.7 |
| Kansas | 39 | 1.3 |
| Kentucky | 57 | 1.3 |
| Louisiana | 65 | 1.4 |
| Maine | 33 | 2.4 |
| Maryland | 178 | 2.9 |
| Massachusetts | 179 | 2.6 |
| Michigan | 483 | 4.8 |
| Minnesota | 140 | 2.4 |
| Mississippi | 29 | 1.0 |
| Missouri | 121 | 2.0 |
| State | Records | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Montana | 20 | 1.8 |
| Nebraska | 121 | 6.1 |
| Nevada | 40 | 1.3 |
| New Hampshire | 70 | 5.0 |
| New Jersey | 169 | 1.8 |
| New Mexico | 31 | 1.5 |
| New York | 296 | 1.5 |
| North Carolina | 183 | 1.7 |
| North Dakota | 55 | 7.0 |
| Ohio | 416 | 3.5 |
| Oklahoma | 85 | 2.1 |
| Oregon | 156 | 3.7 |
| Pennsylvania | 627 | 4.8 |
| Rhode Island | 24 | 2.2 |
| South Carolina | 134 | 2.5 |
| South Dakota | 16 | 1.7 |
| Tennessee | 206 | 2.9 |
| Texas | 2,444 | 8.0 |
| Utah | 58 | 1.7 |
| Vermont | 9 | 1.4 |
| Virginia | 389 | 4.5 |
| Washington | 594 | 7.6 |
| West Virginia | 69 | 3.9 |
| Wisconsin | 49 | 0.8 |
| Wyoming | 13 | 2.2 |
In federal data
- NUCC code183700000X
- Size rank84th of 688 specialties by records (0.17% of all)
- Part D prescribers5 (under 0.1% of records)
- Part D claims135 a year per prescriber, on average (317th of 496)
- Concentration5 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 pharmacy technician records
- Michael Harmon, CPHTAnchorage, AK1083665970
- Stephen Blair, CPHTAnchorage, AK1831140763
- Rebecca French, CPHTAnchorage, AK1043310022
- Travis Ortiz, PHARMACY TECHNICIANAnchorage, AK1093149544
- Valerie Card-King, CPHTAnchorage, AK1972832129
- Barbara Delk, PHARMACY TECHNICIANAnchorage, AK1033116330
- Larry Elliott, CPHTAnchorage, AK1467781351
- Matthew Christiani, PTICAnchorage, AK1346290186
- Sheryl RobertsonEagle River, AK1730234915
- Michael HjeldenEagle River, AK1346627932
- Sandra TsinnieGlennallen, AK1508945429
- Justina Tracey, PHARMACY TECHNICIANWasilla, AK1972226207
- Mary Fortin, CPHTJuneau, AK1730779745
- Jonah Thayne, CPHTSkagway, AK1841143161
- Matthew WilliamsonKetchikan, AK1932161296
- Sharon AstryKetchikan, AK1063544369
Registry order, not a ranking. Search by name to find one provider.
Common questions
Where does the large Pharmacy Technician headcount concentrate?
12,099 Pharmacy Technician NPIs span 54 states; Texas alone holds 2,444. Top metros include San Antonio, TX; Plymouth Meeting, PA; San Juan, PR; Houston, TX. Nationally this is 84th of 688 NUCC codes.
Where can I find a Pharmacy Technician provider?
Pharmacy Technician providers are listed in 54 states; San Antonio leads by raw city count. By national headcount this code sits just above Otolaryngology Physician and just below Other Technician. Browse by state or search by name.
How heavy is Pharmacy Technician Part D prescribing at scale?
Among Pharmacy Technician NPIs, 5 appear in the Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF (average 135 claims and $27K drug cost per prescriber; 317th 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.