PAAS National

What PAAS National does

PAAS National, LLC is a privately held, Wisconsin-incorporated company founded in 1993 that operates a membership subscription business serving independent community pharmacies across all 50 US states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands. The company's core function is helping pharmacies prevent, prepare for, and appeal audits conducted by Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) and other third-party payers, with a reported 115,000 audits analyzed, a 93% average reduction in audit recoupments for members, and $1.4 billion in cumulative recoupments saved since inception. Its product suite is delivered through a web-based member portal and a mobile application, and includes Audit Assistance, a customizable FWA/HIPAA Compliance Program, a USP 800 Compliance Program, Cultural Competency Training built on the PAAS Care Model, the PAAS Vault license tracking add-on, and the Rx Days' Supply Calculator mobile app. A wholly-owned subsidiary, PAAS National Technologies LLC, houses mobile application development. PAAS is differentiated by a proprietary audit database with per-auditor scorecards, a senior team of five pharmacists with over 50 years of combined audit defense experience, and a distribution partnership with the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA).

Name

PAAS National

Legal name

PAAS National, LLC

Website

https://paasnational.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

PAAS National, founded in 1993 and based in Stoughton, Wisconsin, is a membership subscription company that helps independent community pharmacies prevent, prepare for, and appeal audits conducted by Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) and other third-party payers across the United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pharmacy Audit Defense and Compliance Services

NAICS

Pharmacy Benefit Management and Other Third Party Administration of Insurance and Pension Funds (524292)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) & Pharmacy Network Administration (HLAFALAI)

Keywords

• Pharmacy audit assistance
• PBM audit defense
• HIPAA compliance training
• Pharmacy compliance programs
• USP 800 compliance

Headquarters

HQ city

Stoughton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Subscription: PAAS National operates on a membership subscription model where clients purchase subscriptions for one or more products. Clients receive access to services related to the particular product offering(s) available under their membership. Membership terms are annual with renewal invoicing sent prior to expiration.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

PAAS National provides membership-based audit defense and regulatory compliance services to community pharmacies. Its offerings include the Audit Assistance membership (pre-audit preparation, documentation review, and appeal support against PBM audits), a web-based FWA/HIPAA Compliance Program, a USP 800 hazardous drug compliance program, Cultural Competency Training via the PAAS Care Model, the PAAS Vault license tracking system, and a mobile Rx Days' Supply Calculator app. Services are delivered through a web member portal, mobile app, phone, and email support.

Product overview

PAAS National offers a suite of web-based compliance and audit defense services for community pharmacies. The core offerings include: (1) Audit Assistance - the primary membership providing pre/post-audit support, documentation guidance, and ongoing education through the Newsline newsletter and member portal resources; (2) Fraud, Waste & Abuse/HIPAA Compliance Program - a customizable compliance platform with training tracking and exclusion list verification; (3) USP 800 Compliance Program - hazardous drug handling compliance; (4) Cultural Competency Training using the PAAS Care Model; (5) PAAS Vault for license tracking; and (6) Rx Days' Supply Calculator mobile app. Services are delivered via a web-based member portal (portal.paasnational.com) and a mobile app, with resources including days' supply charts, webinars, and expert analyst consultation. Founded in 1993, the company serves pharmacies across all 50 states, DC, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PAAS Vault: License tracking system for pharmacy compliance
• FWAC/HIPAA Compliance
• Rx Days' Supply Calculator
• PAAS Care Model

Quantifiable outcome

• 93% average reduction in audit recoupments
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• NCPA (National Community Pharmacists Association)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNCPA is listed as a partner on the PAAS National website. PAAS National is affiliated with NCPA to help community pharmacies. Their ability to advocate and help community pharmacies is much greater with their affiliation and collaboration with NCPA.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Omnicell: Large healthcare technology company providing pharmacy automation, medication adherence, and compliance solutions to hospital and retail pharmacies. Comparable because it serves pharmacies with adjacent compliance, workflow, and medication management technology.
• QS/1 (RedSail Technologies): Pharmacy management systems and services provider (under RedSail Technologies) serving independent and small-chain pharmacies. Comparable as an established vendor in the same customer base with workflow, billing, and audit-relevant functionality.
• CoverMyMeds: McKesson-owned prior authorization and benefit verification technology platform that operates at scale across pharmacies and PBMs. Comparable as a large, established player in the pharmacy-PBM workflow space, though its focus is PA/benefits rather than audit defense.
• RelayHealth Pharmacy Solutions: Pharmacy claims processing and network services business operated by McKesson that handles billing, reimbursement, and audit-related workflows for retail pharmacies. Comparable as a much larger incumbent enabling pharmacy-PBM interactions, with overlapping scope on audit and compliance processes.

Others

• Pharmacy Times: Leading pharmacy industry media outlet and continuing education provider covering clinical, regulatory, and pharmacy practice topics. Comparable because it reaches the same independent pharmacy audience with regulatory and PBM content that overlaps PAAS's Newsline and educational webinars.
• National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP): Non-profit association that supports state pharmacy boards with licensure, accreditation (e.g., VIPPS), and compliance resources. Comparable as a pharmacy-compliance ecosystem participant that independent pharmacies look to for guidance, overlapping with PAAS's compliance content and license tracking (PAAS Vault) offerings.

Emerging players

• ScriptPro: Pharmacy automation and management software vendor focused on independent and hospital outpatient pharmacies. Comparable because it serves the same independent pharmacy segment with workflow, dispensing, and compliance-adjacent technology that competes for the same compliance dollar.
• PioneerRx: Pharmacy management software vendor targeting independent and community pharmacies with dispensing, clinical, and workflow modules. Comparable because it embeds in the same independent pharmacy customer and increasingly layers in compliance and audit-relevant features.

Direct peers

• Pharmacists Mutual Insurance Company: Insurance and risk services provider focused exclusively on pharmacists and pharmacies, offering professional liability, workers' comp, and practice risk resources. Comparable because it serves the same independent pharmacy buyer with protective services that overlap PAAS's audit-defense value proposition.
• MedTrainer: Healthcare compliance training and operations platform offering FWA/HIPAA training, policy management, and exclusion list checks to pharmacies and other healthcare providers. Directly competes with PAAS's FWA/HIPAA Compliance Program and shares the SMB pharmacy buyer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/paasnational
• Facebookfacebook.com/PAASNational
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/paas-national-inc-

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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