_dta: 1. by Jean Roth , jroth@nber.org , 11 Jun 2015 2. by Jean Roth , jroth@nber.org , 10 Jun 2015 3. by Jean Roth , jroth@nber.org , 11 Jun 2015 seq: 1. The NPI public use file has a wide shape with 50 other provider variables. 2. The seq variable indicates which Other Provider Identifier variable, othpid[1-50] , the UPIN-type identifier came from. entity: 1. 1, Individual 2. 2, Organization obs: 863,603 vars: 6 11 Jun 2015 00:39 size: 33,680,517 (_dta has notes) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- storage display value variable name type format label variable label --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- npi str10 %10s National Provider Identifier (NPI) seq byte %9.0g * # of Other Provider Identifier in NPPES file upin str6 %9s Unique Physician Identification Number (UPIN) upintype byte %109.0g upintype Type of UPIN entity byte %12.0g entity * Entity Type Code: NPI is Individual or Organization pcredential str20 %20s Provider Credential Text * indicated variables have notes --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sorted by: upin npi upintype: 1 Medical Doctors (Medical Doctors and Doctors of Osteopathy) 2 Non-physician Practicioners (Such as Anesthesia Assistants, Physician Assistants, Clinical Nurse Practioners) 3 Other Doctors (Such as Chiropractors, Dentists, Podiatrists, and Optometrists) 4 Group UPIN entity: 1 Individual 2 Organization