307 National Association of Boards of Pharmacy Number

SIMPLE DATA ELEMENT/CODE REFERENCES
128/D3

SOURCE
National Association of Boards of Pharmacy Database and Listings

AVAILABLE FROM
National Council for Prescription Drug Programs
4201 North 24th Street, Suite 365
Phoenix, AZ 85016

ABSTRACT
A unique number assigned in the U.S. and its territories to individual clinic, hospital, chain, and independent pharmacy locations that conduct business at retail by billing third-party drug benefit payers. The National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP) maintains this database under contract from the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy. The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy is a seven-digit numeric number with the following format SSNNNNC, where SS=NCPDP assigned state code number, NNNN=NCPDP assigned pharmacy location number, and C=check digit calculated by algorithm from previous six digits.