Pharmacist
Pharmacy Service Providers › Pharmacist
About this specialty
An individual licensed by the appropriate state regulatory agency to engage in the practice of pharmacy. The practice of pharmacy includes, but is not limited to, assessment, interpretation, evaluation, and implementation, initiation, monitoring or modification of medication and or medical orders; the compounding or dispensing of medication and or medical orders; participation in drug and device procurement, storage, and selection; drug administration; drug regimen reviews; drug or drug-related research; provision of patient education and the provision of those acts or services necessary to provide medication therapy management services in all areas of patient care.
Source: Adapted from National Association of Boards of Pharmacy Model State Pharmacy Act, Article 1, Section 104. [1/1/2006: definition modified, source modified]
Highest Medicare-paid providers
| Provider | Location | Medicare paid |
|---|---|---|
| FISHHAT INC | MC LEAN, VA | $193,045 |
| GOOD PHARMACY INC. | ROCK HILL, SC | $160,235 |
| SYMART DRUG CO., INC. | OSSINING, NY | $154,666 |
| ROLSETH DRUG CO | LINDSTROM, MN | $118,497 |
| FRENCH'S PHARMACY, INC. | MORTON, MS | $101,761 |
| SONA HEALTH INC | ASHEVILLE, NC | $100,100 |
| COLTS NECK APOTHECARY INC | COLTS NECK, NJ | $99,411 |
| S A M MEDICINE INC | LOS ANGELES, CA | $92,953 |
| BOATWRIGHT DRUG CO., INC | MILLINGTON, TN | $86,931 |
| PINE PLAINS PHARMACY INC | PINE PLAINS, NY | $86,570 |
Ranked by total Medicare payments — a measure of billing volume, not care quality.
Taxonomy definitions from the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (public domain). Provider counts derived from NPPES; payment figures from CMS Medicare data. Not affiliated with CMS, NPPES, NUCC, or any government agency.