401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Blackburn's Physicians Pharmacy, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$24M
Total assets Small plan by assets: 166
Participants Small participant base: 76th
Percentile by assets National rank: $146,042
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head

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Official DOL plan name: Physicians Pharmacy Direction Retirement Plan for Self-Employed · Sponsored by Blackburn's Physicians Pharmacy, Inc. · Pennsylvania · Retail Trade

$24M in assets, 166 participants

Blackburn's Physicians Pharmacy, Inc.'s Physicians Pharmacy Direction Retirement Plan for Self-Employed reported $24M in total assets and 166 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 76th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

#7,167 in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)

Coverage in Pennsylvania

Physicians Pharmacy Direction Retirement Plan for Self-Employed covers 166 participants in Pennsylvania, about 20% of the average Pennsylvania filer (state average ~822 per filing). Assets: $24M.

#7,167
in Retail Trade (8,414 peers): +18.1%
assets growth YoY: 0.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Physicians Pharmacy Direction Retirement Plan for Self-Employed's outsized position by total assets

Physicians Pharmacy Direction Retirement Plan for Self-Employed vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$24,243,016 Top 24% higher than 76% of 127,068 filed plans

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023

Physicians Pharmacy Direction Retirement Plan for Self-Employed among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Physicians Pharmacy Direction Retirement Plan for Self-Employed sits mid-pack in the medium band (166 participants).

Micro (1-10) 35,718 filings (27%) Small (11-100) 27,089 filings (21%) Medium (101-1,000) 55,445 filings (43%) Large (1,001-10,000) 10,273 filings (8%) Mega (10,000+) 1,374 filings (1%)

Physicians Pharmacy Direction Retirement Plan for Self-Employed reported net income rose from -$4M in the plan year 2022 filing to $4M in the plan year 2023 filing.
Physicians Pharmacy Direction Retirement Plan for Self-Employed end-of-year assets rose from $21M in the plan year 2022 filing to $24M in the plan year 2023 filing.
Physicians Pharmacy Direction Retirement Plan for Self-Employed reported participants rose from 156 in the plan year 2022 filing to 166 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 251619077 · Blackburn's Physicians Pharmacy, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Physicians Pharmacy Direction Retirement Plan for Self-Employed · $24M · 166 · 76th

VS-ST $24M
VS-ST 166
VS-ST 76th
VS-ST 401(k)
VS-ST near Global Holdings Management Group (US) Inc. 401(k) Plan
VS-ST ind #7167

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Retail Trade retirement plans → · Plans in Pennsylvania →

End-of-year total assets ($M) among Physicians Pharmacy Direction Retirement Plan for Self-Employed and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Pennsylvania filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$21M
Net Assets (End of Year)	$24M
Net Income	$4M
Employer EIN	251619077
Plan Effective Date	1983-01-01
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Blackburn's Physicians Pharmacy, Inc.)

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets: $25M 20.027930493739632% vs 2022; 2024 filing year

Year	Plans	Participants	Total Assets
2022	1	156	$21M
2023	1	166	$24M
2024	1	174	$25M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Pennsylvania

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Physicians Pharmacy Direction Retirement Plan for Self-Employed vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants

Comcast Corporation Retirement - Investment Plan $17.4B · 93,136
Cigna 401(k) Plan $13.0B · 66,760
The Vanguard Retirement and Savings Plan $9.8B · 18,200
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Incentive Savings Plan $9.3B · 61,697
The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan $9.0B · 25,184

Compare Physicians Pharmacy Direction Retirement Plan for Self-Employed side-by-side with 3 peers →

Physicians Pharmacy Direction Retirement Plan for Self-Employed's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Global Holdings Management Group (US) Inc. 401(k) Plan in NY ($24M); by covered participants it is California Retina Associates 401(k) Plan in CA (166 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($24M here).

Global Holdings Management Group (US) Inc. 401(k) Plan (NY) $24M · 63
Buckeye Power Sales Co., Inc. 401(k) Plan (OH) $24M · 247
T. W. Frierson Contractor, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan (TN) $24M · 155
Italmatch USA 401(k) Plan (GA) $24M · 233

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (166 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

California Retina Associates 401(k) Plan (CA) 166 · 0 off
Lightways Hospice and Serious Illness Care 401(k) Plan (IL) 166 · 0 off
Air Conditioning Innovative Solutions 401(k) Plan (TX) 166 · 0 off
The Amadas Group, Inc. Savings Plan (VA) 166 · 0 off

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Physicians Pharmacy Direction Retirement Plan for Self-Employed assets move in 2023? ▼

Physicians Pharmacy Direction Retirement Plan for Self-Employed grew sharply - up 18.1% during 2023, from $21M to $24M. Reported net income was $4M.

How have Blackburn's Physicians Pharmacy, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼

Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Blackburn's Physicians Pharmacy, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 20.0%, from $21M to $25M.

Where does Physicians Pharmacy Direction Retirement Plan for Self-Employed rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼

Physicians Pharmacy Direction Retirement Plan for Self-Employed ranks in the 76th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).

Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Physicians Pharmacy Direction Retirement Plan for Self-Employed? ▼

Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Global Holdings Management Group (US) Inc. 401(k) Plan in NY ($24M, 63 participants).

Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Physicians Pharmacy Direction Retirement Plan for Self-Employed? ▼

Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is California Retina Associates 401(k) Plan in CA (166 participants, $362K in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 251619077.