Taxonomy code 183500000X: Pharmacist

183500000X is the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy code for Pharmacist, in the group Pharmacy Service Providers. It is one of the codes a provider lists on the NPI application to tell CMS and payers what they do.

Code

183500000X

Grouping

Pharmacy Service Providers

Classification

Pharmacist

Section

Individual

NUCC version

26.1

Definition

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.

NUCC notes: Source: Adapted from National Association of Boards of Pharmacy Model State Pharmacy Act, Article 1, Section 104. [1/1/2006: definition modified, source modified]

Get an NPI with this taxonomy

Two free ways. SimpleNPI files the application for you, and a person confirms the taxonomy before filing; the NPI usually arrives by email and text, with all the documentation, within 10 minutes. Or apply yourself at nppes.cms.hhs.gov and type the code into the taxonomy field. First, check the free registry in case you already have an NPI.

Option 1 · Free · Easiest

SimpleNPI files it for you

One short form: name, license, contact, address, identity and an e-signed authorization. About 3 minutes, no CMS account to create.
A person checks your license and address, then files the application with CMS under your signed authorization.
Your NPI arrives by email and text, with all the documentation, usually within 10 minutes. Filed after midnight Eastern? It issues around 6 am Eastern.

Usually within 10 minutes after the form is complete.

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Option 2 · Free

Apply yourself at NPPES

Create an Identity & Access account at nppes.cms.hhs.gov.
Choose Apply for an NPI for myself, Individual (Type 1).
Enter identity, addresses, taxonomy code and license number, then certify and submit.

Usually a few business days; often minutes when the Social Security match passes.

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Related codes in Pharmacist

Code	Name
`1835P2201X`	Pharmacist, Ambulatory Care
`1835C0206X`	Pharmacist, Cardiology
`1835C0207X`	Pharmacist, Compounded Sterile Preparations
`1835C0205X`	Pharmacist, Critical Care
`1835E0208X`	Pharmacist, Emergency Medicine
`1835G0000X`	Pharmacist, General Practice
`1835G0303X`	Pharmacist, Geriatric
`1835I0206X`	Pharmacist, Infectious Diseases
`1835N0905X`	Pharmacist, Nuclear
`1835N1003X`	Pharmacist, Nutrition Support
`1835X0200X`	Pharmacist, Oncology
`1835P1400X`	Pharmacist, Pain Management

Questions

Can I change my taxonomy code later?

Yes, for free, in your NPPES account. Add the new code with its license, make it primary, and remove the old one if it no longer applies. The NPI itself never changes.

Does 183500000X have to match my license?

It should describe the profession your license covers. Payers compare the taxonomy with the license during credentialing, and a mismatch slows that down.

Written by Ammon Hardin, LMT, who grew a massage practice to ten locations, built a veteran therapy network, and credentialed a large number of providers along the way. Updated Tue Oct 27, 2026. Free to read, free to use; SimpleNPI files NPI applications for free.