CPESN® DMV is a network of high-performing community pharmacies with the goal of improving the quality of patient care and reducing overall health care costs through the use of enhanced patient services and collaboration with other healthcare providers.

Leadership & Luminaries

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Fariborz Zarfeshan, Network Lead Luminary (Pharmacist Owner)

Owner of Alfa Specialty Pharmacy in Columbia, Maryland.

Jeff Sherr - Chair of the Board (Luminary, Pharmacist Owner)

Owner of Apple Discount Drugs in Fruitland, Maryland.

Amber Barkley - Lead Account Manager

Amber has extensive experience in community pharmacy as a former certified technician. She works for CPESN DMV while also going to nursing school and serving in the National Guard.

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Carla Daniel, Account Manager (Pharmacist)

Dr. Carla Daniel is a CPESN DMV account manager for community pharmacies in Washington, DC. Dr. Daniel is currently the Pharmacy Manager at Grubb’s SE Pharmacy. Through collaborations with the Community Pharmacy Enhancement of Services Network (CPESN), the American Pharmacists Association (APhA), and the District of Columbia Department of Health (DC DoH), Dr. Daniel has implemented multiple initiatives to improve patient access to care. 

She earned her PharmD degree from Duquesne University School of Pharmacy in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where she served as President of her pharmacy class. She completed her postgraduate residency training through Virginia Commonwealth University's Community-Based Pharmacy Residency Program and was the recipient of the Amy Whitaker Dudenko Memorial Community-Based Residency Award. 

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Christine Lee, Luminary (Pharmacist Owner)

Christine Lee-Wilson, PharmD, is the owner of Professional Pharmacy in Rosedale, Maryland.  Professional Pharmacy offers a variety of clinical services, including vaccinations, remote patient monitoring, long-acting injectable clinic, and medication therapy management. 

Before purchasing Professional Pharmacy in November 2016, Christine worked at Fink’s Pharmacy for six years.  She was responsible for their clinical programs, including their AADE Diabetes Program.  Christine also has experience in managed care; she was the pharmacotherapy management supervisor for XLHealth and had a team of 12 pharmacists responsible for telephonic MTM.  

Christine was the President of the Maryland Pharmacists Association. 2013 to 2015.  She currently serves as a board member for the Harford Belair Foundation and Care.  She received the Distinguished Young Pharmacist of the Year Award in 2010 and the Most Innovative Pharmacy Practice Award in 2008.  

She completed her PharmD at St. John’s University and her Pharmacy Practice Residency at the University of Maryland, School of Pharmacy.

Zahraa Mohammed, Luminary (Pharmacist Owner)

Zahraa is the owner of Wellcare Pharmacy in Randallstown, Maryland.

Thuy Cao - Account Manager (Pharmacy Technician Owner)

Thuy and her husband, Trieu Bao, own Soleil Pharmacy in Glen Burnie, Maryland and Voshell's Pharmacy in Baltimore, MD.

Local Network Requirements

The minimum requirements for participation in CPESN DMV are the same as for participation in CPESN USA with the addition of the following two: 

  • Adherence Packaging

    Unit dose packaging designed to assist patients with medication organization by incorporating date and time into the unit dose device; call pharmacy to determine whether or not fee applies. This service may include the pharmacist working with the patients and/or their caregivers to determine an appropriate adherence packaging system such as bubble packing, medication strips, med planners, or automated medication planners. The pharmacist will work closely with patient, caregivers, and prescribers to make sure that the medications including dosing regimens are up-to-date routine.

  • Home Delivery

    Pharmacy provided delivery service.  Call pharmacy for further details.

How to Join CPESN DMV

For more information about CPESN DMV or to join the network, contact Dixie Leikach, Managing Network Facilitator at [email protected]