Community/Retail Pharmacy
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About this specialty
A pharmacy where pharmacists store, prepare, and dispense medicinal preparations and/or prescriptions for a local patient population in accordance with federal and state law; counsel patients and caregivers (sometimes independent of the dispensing process); administer vaccinations; and provide other professional services associated with pharmaceutical care such as health screenings, consultative services with other health care providers, collaborative practice, disease state management, and education classes.
Source: Developed by National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP), National Home Infusion Association (NHIA), and Pharmacist Services Technical Advisory Coalition (PSTAC) [1/1/2006: new]
Highest Medicare-paid providers
| Provider | Location | Medicare paid |
|---|---|---|
| SAFEWAY INC | BOISE, ID | $85,679,241 |
| ALBERTSONS LLC | BOISE, ID | $30,424,449 |
| AMERICAN DRUG STORES LLC | BOISE, ID | $28,814,058 |
| ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL | LOS ANGELES, CA | $15,830,846 |
| NAI SATURN EASTERN LLC | BOISE, ID | $14,668,623 |
| VONS COMPANIES INC | BOISE, ID | $13,792,721 |
| ACME MARKETS INC | BOISE, ID | $10,248,544 |
| WASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR COAGULATION | SEATTLE, WA | $8,142,471 |
| RANDALLS FOOD & DRUGS LP | BOISE, ID | $7,439,798 |
| BLEEDING DISORDERS RESOURCE NETWORK, LLC | DENVILLE, NJ | $6,975,760 |
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.