NABP Awards Independent Pharmacies DMEPOS Accreditation

The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy® (NABP®) is pleased to announce the accreditation of several independent pharmacies through the Association’s durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) accreditation program. The DMEPOS program ensures that pharmacies supplying DMEPOS products meet the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) quality and accreditation standards.

A deadline of October 31, 2007, was set by CMS specifically for those suppliers, located or serving beneficiaries in the first 10 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA), that wished to participate in the competitive acquisition program. Suppliers who met this deadline may now be considered for a contract for competitive bidding,thereby qualifying the pharmacy for reimbursement for Medicare.

“By meeting the October 31 deadline,these independent pharmacies are doing their part to ensure that Medicare beneficiaries receive the appropriate products, services, and patient care associated with DMEPOS,” states NABP President Oren M. Peacock, Jr, RPh. “With a thorough understanding of the complexities of pharmacy practice and regulation, NABP is the only pharmacy-specific organization approved for DMEPOS accreditation.”

CMS named NABP an accrediting organization for pharmacies that supply DMEPOS products in November 2006. The Association has more than 100 years of experience in pharmacy regulation and provides pharmacies with a cost-effective and straightforward DMEPOS accreditation process that meets CMS requirements. The NABP DMEPOS accreditation program is best suited for pharmacies that provide a limited line of durable medical equipment. A list of the independent pharmacies recently awarded DMEPOS accreditation follows.

  • Absolute Pharmacy, Inc in North Canton, OH,provides pharmacy services to long-term care facilities, including 68 different nursing facilities, assisted living and group homes.
  • Alternacare Infusion Pharmacy in Olathe, KS,has a team of clinicians with more than 80 years of combined experience in health care with a strong focus on home infusion therapy and expertise in nutrition, infectious disease, pediatrics, and oncology. 
  • Avenue Pharmacy in Dayton, KY, provides medication therapy management, as well as diabetic equipment and supplies.
  • Benet’s Pharmacies, Inc in Cincinnati, OH, family-owned since 1925, provides prescription and over-the-counter medications, supplements, home medical equipment, mobility aids, and compounding services.
  • Dominguez Pharmacy in Perris, CA, is a family-owned business providing prescription and over-the-counter medications, supplements, home medical equipment, and mobility aids.
  • Good’s Pharmacy has two retail locations in Tyler, TX, as well as an online pharmacy operation. The company has been in business since 1936.
  • Kindred Care in Lawrence,KS, is a nationwide provider of direct-to-consumer diabetes supplies. The company provides diabetes products, disease education and services to help patients lead healthier and more productive lives.
  • Langley Drug Company in Langley, SC, specializes in cardiovascular care, diabetes and its co-morbidities, diabetes testing supplies, wound care management, women’s and men’s health, incontinence, anti-infectives, respiratory care, and smoking cessation.
  • MedEx Direct, LLC in Warren, MI, MedEx Direct is one of the Midwest’s largest licensed mail-order pharmacies. SafeSharpsDisposal.com, a division of MedEx Direct, markets and sells the Disintegrator Plus device for safe disposal of used insulin yringes.
  • Medicine Shoppe International, Inc, a subsidiary of Cardinal Health Inc, has nearly 1,000 domestic pharmacies operating under the Medicine Shoppe® and Medicap Pharmacy® trade names and more than 400 franchised pharmacies in six other countries. The following Medicine Shoppe International pharmacies received accreditation:
    • Harrisburg Pharmacy Services, Inc dba Medicap Pharmacy #8372, Harrisburg,NC
    • Medicap Pharmacy #8334, York, SC
    • Medicine Shoppe #188, Kansas City, KS
    • Medicine Shoppe #483, Munhall, PA
    • Medicine Shoppe #1101, Springboro, OH
    • Medicine Shoppe #1114, Greensburg, PA
    • Medicine Shoppe #1788, Deer Park, WA
  • NIPRO Healthcare, dba NIPRO Diabetes Systems, in Miramar, FL, specializes in diabetic equipment and is responsible for the design and manufacture of the Amigo insulin pump.
  • Parkview Medical Plaza Pharmacy in Riverside, CA, provides walk-in and mail-order prescription fulfillment, pharmaceutical compounding of non-sterile preparations, and certain durable medical equipment.
  • Parkview Pharmacy, Rancho Cucamonga, CA, is a specialty health care cooperative with expertise in the delivery of personalized pharmaceutical care services to help patients maintain their health and manage their diseases.
  • Pharmacy Concepts, LTD in Arlington,TX, is a closed-shop pharmacy serving nursing homes and assisted living facilities since 2000.
  • Prescription Care Pharmacy in Hollywood, FL,is a full-service pharmacy and caries a complete line of diabetes supplies, including glucose meters, test strips, lancets, insulin, pump supplies, and syringes.
  • Queens Pharmacy in Victorville, CA,is a local, independent pharmacy offering certain durable medical equipment.
  • Sav-a-lot Pharmacy in Delray Beach, FL, family-owned for 20 years, specializes in prescription medications and certain durable medical equipment.
  • Swillings DeAnza Pharmacy, Inc, dba Royal Oak Pharmacy, in Ontario, CA, was accredited by NABP for items including commodes; diabetic equipment and supplies; pharmaceutical products; durable medical equipment; nebulizers; non-custom orthotics; urinals and bedpans; and walkers, canes, and crutches.
  • Tru-Valu Drugs of Sanford, Inc in Sanford, FL, provides diabetic equipment and supplies, diabetic footwear, parenteral and enteral nutrition, pharmaceuticals, and dialysis equipment and supplies.
  • Wellcare Specialty Pharmacy in Tampa, FL, provides special services and personalized care to help its members taking certain injectable biotech and/or biologic prescriptions achieve the best results from prescribed therapy.

For more information about NABP, its DMEPOS accreditation program, or for a full listing of DMEPOS accredited pharmacies, please visit the NABP Web site.

Larissa Doucette

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