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A. Yes. Whenever there is a need for an individual pharmacist to be identified in a transaction, the pharmacist should be identified using an NPI number. Each licensed pharmacy should obtain an NPI number. NCPDP recommends all pharmacies obtain an NPI number, even if HIPAA covered transactions are not used by the pharmacy.
