Practice Members
Join a community dedicated to improving oncology patient care with NCODA Practice Membership. Designed for oncology healthcare providers, this membership offers exclusive access to industry-leading resources, best practices, and a collaborative network of professionals committed to advancing medically integrated oncology care. As a member, you’ll gain valuable tools, including clinical education, treatment support initiatives, and advocacy opportunities that enhance patient outcomes and streamline practice operations. Connect with peers, stay informed on the latest oncology trends, and leverage NCODA’s expertise to optimize your practice.
Learn From Successful Medically-Integrated Practices
Oncology physicians lead the medical management of cancer care, guiding patients through diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship with clinical expertise and compassion. In a medically integrated practice, they work closely with pharmacists, nurses, advanced practice providers, and other specialists to develop and oversee individualized treatment plans. Their role extends beyond prescribing therapy—they ensure that care is aligned, coordinated, and responsive to each patient’s unique needs. By embracing a team-based, patient-centered approach, oncology physicians help drive improved outcomes and a more seamless, supportive treatment experience.
Oncology pharmacists are highly trained medication experts who play a critical role in the safe and effective delivery of cancer treatments. Within a medically integrated oncology practice, they are embedded in the care team, collaborating closely with physicians, nurses, and other providers to ensure that each patient’s therapy is optimized, personalized, and well-coordinated. They manage complex medication regimens, monitor for potential interactions and side effects, and provide essential education to patients and caregivers. Their direct involvement in the clinical setting enhances medication access, improves adherence, and supports better treatment outcomes.
Advanced Practice Providers (APPs)—including nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs)—are integral to the delivery of comprehensive oncology care. In a medically integrated practice, APPs assess, diagnose, and manage treatment plans in close collaboration with physicians and the broader care team. They provide direct patient care, monitor treatment response, manage side effects, and offer critical education and support to patients and families. Their clinical expertise and accessibility enhance the patient experience and help ensure seamless, high-quality care across all aspects of the cancer journey.
Nurses are vital to promoting the importance of the medically-integrated team and advocating for the improvement of managing patients receiving oral and IV oncolytics. In a medically integrated oncology practice, they serve as vital connectors between patients and the multidisciplinary care team. From administering treatments and managing symptoms to offering education and emotional support, oncology nurses play a central role in delivering coordinated, patient-centered care. Their close collaboration with pharmacists, physicians, and other team members ensures that patients receive timely, safe, and effective therapy in a supportive and understanding environment.
Pharmacy technicians are key members of the medically integrated oncology care team, supporting the safe, accurate, and efficient delivery of oral and infused cancer therapies. Working closely with pharmacists, they assist with medication preparation, inventory management, prior authorizations, and patient communication. In a medically integrated pharmacy, technicians play a hands-on role in ensuring patients have timely access to their medications, while also helping to maintain seamless coordination across the care team. Their attention to detail and commitment to patient care contribute directly to improved outcomes and a more supportive treatment experience.
By empowering oncology pharmacy technicians through free continuing education and oncolytics resources, we can create better continuity of care for patients being treated with oral oncolytics.
NCODA’s Professional Student Organization empowers the future generation of oncology pharmacy professionals. We support students through education, mentorship, meeting scholarships, professional development and post-graduate training.
Practice administrators play a crucial role in the overall success and efficiency of an oncology care team. They are responsible for managing the daily operations of the practice—overseeing staff, coordinating patient services, ensuring compliance with healthcare regulations, and optimizing financial performance. In a medically integrated oncology setting, administrators are essential in aligning clinical and pharmacy services, streamlining workflows, and supporting a patient-centered approach to care. Their leadership ensures that the entire team can focus on delivering high-quality, coordinated care that improves patient outcomes.
Practice in Focus
Creating a Collaborative Community Environment
NCODA is committed to creating a collaborative community environment, providing a platform for practice members to share everyday experiences and help one another succeed. Practice in Focus is an ideal way to highlight the work being done within our members’ facilities while connecting cancer care specialists.
Featured Practice: The American Oncology Network (AON) Pharmacy
The American Oncology Network (AON) Pharmacy supports patients across 21 states as the trusted pharmacy for AON’s oncology clinics. Based in Fort Myers, FL, their team provides critical services like benefit investigations, prior authorizations, financial assistance, and education to help patients access and stay on therapy. 
AON Pharmacy is deeply involved with NCODA, with team members in leadership roles and regular use of resources like OCE sheets and CAWT. Committed to tackling challenges like financial toxicity, they continue to advocate for patient-first solutions and better access to care.
Discover more about this AON in our interview with Sara Rentzel, CPhT, RPhT, below.
NCODA Practice in Focus Participants
Q: Tell us about your practice.
Q: Why is your practice involved with NCODA?
Q: How is your practice involved with NCODA?
A: We are proud to have one of our team members involved as an OPTA leader and now also an NCODA Regional Leader. Many team members of AON Pharmacy are actively involved in OPTA and NCODA as well including attending and presenting education seminars.
Q: Could you speak on the value of a particular NCODA resource?
Q: What challenges does your practice face in oncology?
Q: How can industry partners support Medically Integrated Pharmacies?
A: Industry partners can better support the medically integrated team/pharmacy by listening to our feedback about barriers to patient care. They can support us by assisting with making changes that benefit the patients and provide prompt access to life-saving medications.
MISSION STATEMENT/PHILOPSOPHY:
To provide the most powerful team of cancer experts investing in the health of our patients by pursuing the most advanced and innovative treatment methods and providing unrelenting dedication to our patients.
LOCATIONS:
Tulsa Oklahoma
Bartlesville Oklahoma
McAlester Oklahoma
PRACTICE DETAILS (how many providers, how many employees, etc):
10 Medical Oncologists
4 Gyn Oncologists
4 Rad. Oncologists
3 Dermatologists specializing in cancer
14 Mid-levels
2 Pharm. Ds
QUALIFICATIONS/CREDENTIALS (are you QOPI certified, etc.):
QOPI Certified
ACHC Certified Specialty/Oncology Pharmacy
INTRODUCTION TO PHARMACY SERVICES STAFF W/ BRIEF BIO:
Darrell Willyard Pharm. D.
Linda Purdom RN OCN
Shelly Striplin Pharmacy Tech
Orlando Franco Pharmacy Tech, MA
DISPENSING TYPE (RETAIL VS DISPENSARY):
Oklahoma Licensed Retail Pharmacy
SERVICES PROVIDED (BONE MARROW, RADIATION, CHEMO):
62 Chair infusion Suite (Tulsa) 14 Chairs (Bartlesville) 12 chairs (McAlester)
Radiation (Tulsa)
Dermatology (Mohs Surgery) Tulsa
WHY DID YOU JOIN NCODA?
Terrific way to meet and share ideas with other people with similar jobs/goals.
HOW DID YOU HEAR ABOUT US?
Mike Reff called and spoke to me.
HOW CAN NCODA HELP YOU?
My favorite part is networking at meetings.
As a small pharmacy with only 1 retail pharmacist- I appreciate the PQI and Oral Chemo Drug information sheets. These save me time and manpower in having the work performed for me.
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE MORE INVOLVED WITH NCODA?
I am open to helping in any way that I am needed.
WHAT ARE SOME CHALLENGES YOU FACE NOW OR WILL FACE IN THE FUTURE OF ONCOLOGY?
We are working hard to manage DIR fees and to stop the outflow of prescriptions to other Specialty Pharmacies.
MISSION STATEMENT/PHILOPSOPHY:
To meet patients wherever they are on their cancer journey and walk with them on that journey; to provide compassionate, personalized cancer care for an unparalleled patient experience.
LOCATIONS:
Coeur D’ Alene, ID
PRACTICE DETAILS (how many providers, how many employees, etc):
3 MO/DO
2 ARNP
20-25 employees
INTRODUCTION TO PHARMACY SERVICES STAFF W/ BRIEF BIO:
From Left to Right: Nicole Davis CPhT Oral Chemotherapy, Beverly Ward PharmD, Valerie Frodin CPhT IV Infusions)
DISPENSING TYPE (RETAIL VS DISPENSARY):
Medically Integrated Dispensing (MID)
SERVICES PROVIDED (BONE MARROW, RADIATION, CHEMO):
Patient Centered Care
IV Chemo Infusions
On-site MID
Genetic Testing
Clinical Trials
Nutrition Counseling
Financial Counseling
WHY DID YOU JOIN NCODA?
I was shown NCODA by a fellow member and I appreciated all of the resources NCODA offered.
HOW DID YOU HEAR ABOUT US?
Referred by a team member.
HOW CAN NCODA HELP YOU?
By assisting Beacon in our Mission to provide the highest quality patient centered care with treatment support kits, education and the latest news in oncology.
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE MORE INVOLVED WITH NCODA?
Encouraging more co-workers to join NCODA, everyone can benefit!
WHAT ARE SOME CHALLENGES YOU FACE NOW OR WILL FACE IN THE FUTURE OF ONCOLOGY?
Being a newly opened, smaller clinic can be challenging in an environment where privately owned clinics are dwindling. NCODA offers the support we need to have the latest news in treatment and great support and education options for patients.
MISSION STATEMENT/PHILOPSOPHY:
Our vision is to provide an exceptional, unsurpassed health care experience at the Cone Health Cancer care program. Our mission is to create a patient-centered, safe, high-quality, comprehensive program to meet the needs of our community. Through an empowered team, we will provide outstanding, collaborative, coordinated care with empathy and compassion that will exceed our patients, customers and communities expectations.
LOCATIONS:
Cone Health Cancer Center at Wesley Long – Greensboro, NC
Cone Health Cancer Center at Annie Penn- Reidsville, NC
Cone Health Cancer Center at Alamance Regional – Burlington, NC
Cone Health Cancer Center at MedCenter High Point – High Point, NC
Cone Health Cancer Center at MedCenter Mebane – Mebane, NC
Randolph Health Cancer Center – Asheboro, NC
PRACTICE DETAILS (how many providers, how many employees, etc):
19 Medical Oncologists/Hematologists, 5 Gynecologic Oncologists, 1 Neuro-Oncologist
13 Advance Practice Providers
11 Oncology Pharmacists
1 Director of Oncology Pharmacy Services
1 Oncology Informatics Pharmacist
2 Oral Chemotherapy Pharmacists
2 Oral Oncology Specialty Patient Advocates
2 IV Drug Assistance Patient Advocates
1 Ambulatory Hematology Oncology Pharmacy Resident
QUALIFICATIONS/CREDENTIALS (are you QOPI certified, etc.):
Quality Oncology Practice Initiative (QOPI) certified
Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC)
Utilization Review Accreditation Commission (URAC)
Radiation Oncology (American College of Radiology (ACR) accredited)
INTRODUCTION TO PHARMACY SERVICES STAFF W/ BRIEF BIO:
DISPENSING TYPE (RETAIL VS DISPENSARY):
Retail pharmacy (Medically Integrated Pharmacy)
6 Medical offices with chemotherapy infusion suites
SERVICES PROVIDED (BONE MARROW, RADIATION, CHEMO):
CHCC offers outpatient chemotherapy (oral and infusion) services, inpatient chemotherapy, radiation oncology, specialty pharmacy services, genetics testing and counseling, nutrition support, clinical social workers, financial counselors, patient support and cancer survivorship programs. The CHCC pharmacy team support learners from four colleges of pharmacy and two PGY1 pharmacy residency programs. Our pharmacists are dedicated preceptors to our ASHP accredited, PGY2 Ambulatory Hematology Oncology Pharmacy Residency which began in 2005. We have an active clinical trials program receiving NCI and ASCO recognition for high-quality clinical research and excellence in patient enrollments among community oncology practices.
WHY DID YOU JOIN NCODA?
I joined NCODA to collaborate with similar community oncology practices dedicated to excellence in patient care and to participate in the numerous educational opportunities including PQI, Oral Chemo Education Sheets, and Clinical Corner Webinars.
HOW DID YOU BECOME A MEMBER?
I joined NCODA online. Becoming a NCODA member is quick and easy.
HOW DID YOU HEAR ABOUT US? I learned about NCODA from colleagues and by reading an issue of Oncolytics Today.
HOW CAN NCODA HELP YOU? NCODA offers an oncology resource team from across the country to share knowledge, best practices, valuable experience and educational opportunities. NCODA provides engaging, up-to-date education for our patients and for colleagues.
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE MORE INVOLVED WITH NCODA?
Our passion is to educate and empower patients, colleagues and future colleagues to the highest quality, personalized, cancer care. I would like to see our students and residents involved in NCODA activities including Student Educational Talks (SETs), Oncology Journal Clubs, etc. I would also like to expand and promote NCODA’s Intravenous Chemotherapy Education (IVE).
WHAT ARE SOME CHALLENGES YOU FACE NOW OR WILL FACE IN THE FUTURE OF ONCOLOGY?
1) Financial barriers to oral oncology agents
2) Excessive out-of-pocket costs for IV chemotherapy medications
3) Creating and maintaining oncology treatment plans in the electronic medical record
4) Staying current with payer requirements including biosimilars