Community/Retail Pharmacy Taxonomy Code: 3336C0003X
The taxonomy code for Community/Retail Pharmacy is 3336C0003X. 64,686 providers in the NPI registry list it as their primary specialty.
Definition
- Grouping
- Suppliers
- Classification
- Pharmacy
- Specialization
- Community/Retail Pharmacy
- Code
3336C0003X
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: NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy code set.
Community/Retail Pharmacy providers by state
- New York 5,868
- California 5,768
- Texas 5,677
- Florida 4,877
- Michigan 2,960
- Pennsylvania 2,839
- North Carolina 2,149
- Ohio 2,048
- Georgia 2,021
- New Jersey 2,008
- Illinois 1,733
- Tennessee 1,346
- Washington 1,265
- Virginia 1,222
- Alabama 1,206
- Puerto Rico 1,192
- Louisiana 1,190
- Missouri 1,170
- Kentucky 1,119
- Maryland 1,083
- Colorado 965
- Minnesota 959
- Arizona 941
- Oklahoma 912
- South Carolina 869
- Wisconsin 864
- Arkansas 851
- Mississippi 811
- Indiana 723
- Iowa 713
- Oregon 651
- Massachusetts 634
- Kansas 594
- Connecticut 555
- Utah 539
- West Virginia 486
- Nevada 456
- Nebraska 453
- Idaho 402
- Maine 305
- Montana 304
- New Mexico 298
- New Hampshire 220
- Hawaii 196
- South Dakota 184
- North Dakota 183
- Delaware 151
- Rhode Island 144
- Wyoming 142
- Alaska 133
- Vermont 127
- District of Columbia 122
- Virgin Islands 25
- Guam 20
- Northern Mariana Islands 13
Related Pharmacy taxonomy codes
| Code | Specialty |
|---|---|
333600000X | Pharmacy |
3336C0002X | Clinic Pharmacy |
3336C0004X | Compounding Pharmacy |
3336H0001X | Home Infusion Therapy Pharmacy |
3336I0012X | Institutional Pharmacy |
3336L0003X | Long Term Care Pharmacy |
3336M0002X | Mail Order Pharmacy |
3336M0003X | Managed Care Organization Pharmacy |
3336N0007X | Nuclear Pharmacy |
3336S0011X | Specialty Pharmacy |
How taxonomy codes are used
Providers choose one or more taxonomy codes when they apply for an NPI, and mark one as primary. Payers use the taxonomy on claims and enrollment to match the provider type and specialty, so the code on the claim should match the taxonomy on the NPPES record.