Phillip Berry

CEO
Phillip Berry is Founder and CEO of Northwind Pharmaceuticals. A graduate of Butler University, he has served on the board of advisors for the College of Business and is an active Butler alum.

Driven by a desire to transform businesses and communities through creative problem-solving, Phil leads the strategic vision of Northwind. His commitment to improving population health reaches beyond the workplace to creating positive health outcomes for underserved groups in his home town of Indianapolis and globally.

Phil has served as board Vice President for Gennesaret Free Clinics and as a member of the board of directors for Timmy Global Health. A graduate of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Program through Babson College, he went on to serve as a Business Advisor to that program and a mentor to other entrepreneurs.

Phil currently serves as a Board Member for the National Association of Worksite Health Centers.

An active blogger on healthcare and business topics, Phil has authored three books: Nexus of Care, Stones Across the River, and Every Day is Gameday.

Phil is based in Indianapolis and offices out of Northwind's headquarters at the former St. Bernadette’s Church and School.

Featured Articles

Prepackaged Meds in Standard Sizes

Phillip Berry | Dec 1st, 2008
One of the biggest challenges of repackaging medications for clinics is managing the wide variations in prescribing patterns.  Physicians that offer pharmaceutical dispensing generally focus on a few items that they frequently prescribe and that are prescribed in standard pill counts.  This enables the clinic to minimize inventory while maximizing products dispensed to patients. PCA … more »
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Using PCA’s Dispensing Solution

Phillip Berry | Nov 26th, 2008
PCA Pharmaceuticals provides prepackaged medications and manufacturer labeled pharmaceuticals for physician dispensing within the clinic.  PCA also provides medical supplies to clinics. We ship nationwide and specialize in working with student health centers, community health centers and independent medical clinics. PCA’s dispensing system encompasses labeling and tracking tools to make the medication dispensing process as … more »
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The Uninsured in America

Phillip Berry | Nov 25th, 2008
Last week, there was a very interesting editorial in the Wall Street Journal titled “What do We Really Know About the Uninsured?”.  This editorial was written by William Snyder, a policy adviser at the Heartland Institute.  He argues that before we revamp the entire health-care system, we need to understand what it means to be … more »
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Help and Ordering at PCA Pharmaceuticals

Phillip Berry | Nov 24th, 2008
PCA Pharmaceuticals makes it easy for you to reach us with your questions and orders.  Normal business hours are 8am to 5pm EST, Monday through Friday.  Here is our contact information: PCA Contact InformationToll free: 800.722.0772Fax toll free: 877.722.8999Email: info@pcameds.net Web: www.pcameds.net We monitor the email address continually and offer very quick response to any … more »
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Clinic Dispensing & Insurance

Phillip Berry | Nov 20th, 2008
Though we recommend that clinics engaged in pharmaceutical dispensing generally avoid the insurance reimbursement process, we have some clinics that are successfully navigating these rough waters.  I recently asked one of our student health centers how their process works. Q: How does your claims process work for pharmaceutical dispensing? Clinic: Our claims process is separate … more »
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Physician Dispensing Q&A

Phillip Berry | Nov 13th, 2008
The exchange below comes directly from a recent interaction with a clinic looking to begin pharmaceutical dispensing. Phil, could you please tell me more about the regulations for point of care dispensing? So we have a log book- is that all we have to do? Clinics need to keep track of what products are dispensed … more »
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