Recognizing Leaders in Pharmacy Benefits Management Excellence

The Pharmacy Benefits Institute of America excellence awards were created to commend organizations and individuals who excel in pharmacy benefits management. The CPBS, our flagship certification, is recognized globally as a premier pharmacy benefits management education program. Each year, pharmacy benefits excellence awards are presented to organizations and individuals who achieve pharmacy benefits management excellence in a specific category, no matter what industry they are in. Recipients exemplify an unwavering commitment to pharmacy benefits management excellence.
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Benefits to Being Recognized as a Leader in Pharmacy Benefits Management Excellence

What better way to showcase how excellence, whether among an entire organization or an individual, than with a prestigious award? We want to recognize the immense effort you have put in to helping your customers or organization have a positively memorable experience.

Benefits for the Individual

  • Increased self-esteem​
  • Improved pride and motivation
  • Enhanced skills and knowledge
  • Recognition as a service professional
  • Increased likelihood of getting promoted

Benefits for the Organization

  • Increased customer confidence in your organization
  • Enhanced team morale
  • Becoming part of an elite group of organizations across the globe
  • The assurance of excellence being an organizational focus
  • Recognition by the PBIA awards program differentiation for delivering pharmacy benefits management excellence

Award Categories

-- ORGANIZATIONS --

Small Business
Medium Business
Division of a Medium Business
Large Business
Division of a Large Business
Government
PBM Project of the Year (various sub-categories)
Employee Engagement Award
Customer Culture Award
Customer Focused Innovations
Visionary
Best of the Best
NOMINATE AN ORGANIZATION

-- INDIVIDUALS --

Pharmacy Benefit Management Professional of the Year
Pharmacy Benefit Management Leader of the Year
Pharmacy Benefit Management Executive of the Year
Pharmacy Benefit Management CEO of the Year

Entry Process

1. REVIEW GUIDELINES AND SELECT CATEGORY

Review 2025 Awards Guidelines and determine the Awards Category appropriate to the size and nature of your business, or your individual role.

2. SUBMISSIONS

Organizations must provide a submission per category entered, and including supporting documentation (charts, tables, and graphics). Deadline submission for the annual PBIA Excellence Awards is on May 30, 2025.

3. NOTIFYING FINALISTS

Finalists will be selected and notified early-June.

4. SITE VISITS FOR FINALISTS

Finalist site visits, or RingCentral Meeting sessions, will be completed by a member of the PBIA Awards judging committee between June 9–13 and June 16–20, 2025.

5. ANNOUNCING WINNERS

Annual winners will be publicly announced on June 27th.

The Judging Committee consists of representative senior business people actively involved in the pharmacy benefits management profession. The key stages that the national judging committee undertakes in the evaluation process for each category are to:

  • Evaluate Submissions: Members of the Judging Committee evaluate the submissions and select the finalists for each category.
  • Conduct Site Visits/Telephone Interviews: Organizations, teams and projects are evaluated with an on-site visit. Nominees for individual awards are evaluated with a structured telephone interview.
  • The Judging Committee will select the winners following the completion of finalist interviews and site visits, with winners announced on June 27, 2025.