Service/care provider—Medicare service provider identifier, NNNNNN
Data Element Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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Short name: | Medicare service provider identifier |
Synonymous names: | Servicing provider number; Provider stem |
METEOR identifier: | 601809 |
Registration status: | Commonwealth Department of Health, Retired 19/10/2023 |
Definition: | A unique numeric identifier for the Medicare service provider to facilitate the payment of patient/provider claims. |
Data Element Concept: | Service/care provider—Medicare service provider identifier |
Value Domain: | Identifier NNNNNN |
Value domain attributes | ||
Representational attributes | ||
Representation class: | Identifier | |
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Data type: | Number | |
Format: | NNNNNN | |
Maximum character length: | 6 |
Data element attributes | |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Guide for use: | It is possible for a provider to have more than one provider number. The stem is combined with the provider's location identifier to distinguish different locations. |
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Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | Department of Health |
Relational attributes | |
Related metadata references: | See also Service/care provider—Medicare referring provider identifier, NNNNNN Commonwealth Department of Health, Retired 19/10/2023 See also Service/care provider—Medicare service provider practice location identifier, text X Commonwealth Department of Health, Retired 19/10/2023 |
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: | Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) state/territory data extract 2013-14 Commonwealth Department of Health, Retired 19/10/2023 Implementation start date: 01/07/2013 Implementation end date: 30/06/2014 DSS specific information: Variable name = SPR |
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