The Center for Pharmacy Practice Innovation (CPPI) at the VCU School of Pharmacy is recruiting Virginia pharmacists to help evaluate the Virginia Medicaid Pharmacist Provider Enrollment Guide, a resource designed to support pharmacists seeking payment for clinical services.

As previously shared by the Center, in 2023 Virginia legislature required Medicaid to pay pharmacists for services delivered under statewide protocols and collaborative practice agreements. However, the complexity of Medicaid credentialing and billing processes created practical barriers that prevented many pharmacists from taking advantage of the opportunity.

To address these barriers, Teresa Salgado, Ph.D., director of CPPI, led research examining factors that have limited pharmacists' participation in statewide protocol implementation and Medicaid billing. Findings from that research informed the development of the Virginia Medicaid Pharmacist Provider Enrollment Guide, providing step-by-step instructions for pharmacists to enroll in Medicaid, become credentialed and begin the billing process.

The Virginia Medicaid Pharmacist Provider Enrollment Guide is organized into three sections:

• Part I. Group Enrollment: Enrolling your pharmacy as a Medicaid provider.
• Part II. Individual within a Group Enrollment: Enrolling yourself as an individual provider within your pharmacy.
• Part III. Credentialing with individual Managed Care Organizations: Once enrolled as an individual within a group, credentialing is required to receive payment for services delivered through statewide protocols or collaborative practice agreements.

CPPI officially launched and presented the guide on March 14, 2026, during the Virginia Pharmacist Association 45th Annual Convention and is currently conducting a study to evaluate the guide’s effectiveness and gather feedback from pharmacists to further refine the resource.

By helping pharmacists navigate enrollment and credentialing requirements, the guide aims to increase pharmacists’ enrollment in Medicaid, support broader implementation of statewide protocols and expand patient access to pharmacist-provided care throughout Virginia.

Help Test the Enrollment Guide 

CPPI is currently recruiting Virginia pharmacists who have not yet registered as Medicaid providers to participate in the study. Participation includes:

• Receiving access to the toolkit
• Using the guide to navigate the Medicaid provider enrollment process
• Completing a brief 5- to 10-minute survey about your experience

Pharmacists interested in participating in the study or accessing the toolkit can request a PDF version by emailing cppi@vcu.edu.