Pharmacy Technician Taxonomy Code: 183700000X
The taxonomy code for Pharmacy Technician is 183700000X. 12,283 providers in the NPI registry list it as their primary specialty.
Definition
- Grouping
- Pharmacy Service Providers
- Classification
- Pharmacy Technician
- Code
183700000X
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.
Pharmacy Technician providers by state
- Texas 2,479
- Puerto Rico 2,032
- California 893
- Pennsylvania 632
- Washington 604
- Michigan 485
- Florida 447
- Ohio 421
- Virginia 396
- New York 302
- Illinois 268
- Tennessee 212
- Georgia 196
- North Carolina 185
- Maryland 184
- Massachusetts 182
- New Jersey 172
- Oregon 158
- Minnesota 140
- South Carolina 136
- Missouri 124
- Nebraska 122
- Arizona 121
- Indiana 115
- Oklahoma 87
- Colorado 83
- Alabama 83
- Arkansas 80
- Idaho 78
- Connecticut 76
- West Virginia 71
- New Hampshire 70
- Louisiana 67
- Utah 60
- Kentucky 58
- North Dakota 55
- Wisconsin 50
- Kansas 41
- Nevada 40
- Mississippi 34
- Maine 33
- New Mexico 31
- Rhode Island 24
- Iowa 24
- Delaware 23
- Montana 20
- District of Columbia 18
- Alaska 17
- South Dakota 16
- Wyoming 14
- Hawaii 11
- Vermont 9
- Guam 3
- Virgin Islands 1
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.