Download Pharmacies in Bulk
The bulk search enables you to search for pharmacies by ZIP code and download all search results.
- In File Maintenance, from the Main menu, select File > Download Pharmacies.
The Download Pharmacies to NextGen window opens.
- Select the Bulk Pharmacy Search tab.
- To find and download all extended ZIP+4 codes, enter the five-digit ZIP code for the pharmacies.
For example, 19044 displays results containing 19044-1111, 19044-1112, and so on.
- Enter the number of miles (radius) from the entered ZIP code.
- Select Search.
The matching pharmacy names appear in the Results section.The results are grouped and listed by how the pharmacies are known to the system. The available groups are:
- New to the System. Pharmacies new to the system that do not match a record in the Pharmacies master file.
- Can be Mapped. Pharmacies new to the system that can be automatically matched to manually-entered pharmacies in the Pharmacies master file.
- Expired Pharmacies. Pharmacies in the system that are marked as expired by Surescripts. Expired pharmacies cannot be used for ePrescribing because all cross-referenced links are broken.
- Already Mapped in the System. Downloaded pharmacies marked for use for ePrescribing.
- Map Manually. Indicates the following:
- Multiple downloaded pharmacies have the same fax number matching to an existing unmatched pharmacy in the Pharmacies master file.
- There is a single downloaded pharmacy that matches two or more existing unmatched pharmacies in the Pharmacies master file.
Note: Tooltips display detailed information explaining the issue when you hover the cursor over a pharmacy name.
- Hidden. Existing pharmacies in the Pharmacies master file set to be hidden.
- To change the order of the pharmacy names, select a column heading.
- Select Add.
The ZIP code is added to the download list.
- Add additional ZIP code and distance combinations.
- To remove a ZIP code from the download list, select the ZIP code and select Remove.
- Select Apply or OK.
A message displays the number of pharmacies that were added.Note:
- Pharmacies listed under Can Be Mapped are automatically mapped if the downloaded pharmacy fax number matches an unmatched pharmacy in the Pharmacies master file.
- Pharmacies listed under Already Mapped in the System are downloaded again if there have been updates through Surescripts.
- For expired pharmacies, all cross-referenced links are broken and the pharmacies can no longer be used for ePrescribing.
- Pharmacies listed under Already Mapped in the System and Expired are automatically updated.
- Pharmacies listed under Map Manually that have not been previously mapped are not updated.
Note: To manually map a pharmacy listed under Map Manually, you must map it in the Pharmacies master file.