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Variable: OP_PHYSN_UPIN

Claim Operating Physician UPIN Number

Description

On an institutional claim, the unique physician identification number (UPIN) of the physician who performed the principal procedure. This element is used by the provider to identify the operating physician who performed the surgical procedure. NPIs replaced UPINs as the standard provider identifiers beginning in 2007. The UPIN is almost never populated after 2009.

Comment

n/a

Values

n/a

Other Info

Some additional information on this variable:

  • Short Name: OP_UPIN
  • Long Name: OP_PHYSN_UPIN
  • Type: CHAR
  • Length: 6
  • Source: NCH
  • Value Format:

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