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Data Element Name:  Attending/Emergency Department Physician 1 State License Number
Format-Length:  A/N - 8 Required For:  ED, IP
Effective Date:  1/1/94 Revision Date:  September 2003
National Standard Mapping:

Electronic - 837I
X12 Loop
Ref. Des.
Data Element
Code
Description
Version 4050R 2310A REF01 128 0B State License Number Qualifier
REF02 127 Attending Physician State License Number
Paper Form Locator Code Qualifier
Institutional - UB-04 76 N/A

Definition:

The professional license number, issued by the New York State Department of Education, used to identify the physician or other health care professional primarily responsible for the care of the patient.

For emergency department visits, if there is more than one physician or health care professional responsible for the care of the patient, then additional physician or health care professional's license numbers should be reported in the Operating/Emergency Department Physician 2 State License Number and/or the Other/Emergency Department Physician 3 State License Number. When reporting multiple providers of care, report the state license numbers in the order in which the care was provided.

Data users will need to note that hospital policy may dictate which physician license number will be used for this data element. In some instances hospital policy may dictate that an attending physician or chief of service may be assigned to any number of patients who may not have a primary care giver.

Codes and Values:

  1. The first two positions of this field indicate the category of license held by the health care professional (see License Code Description in Appendix J).

  2. Must be valid numerically for each range of entry.

  3. Must be a valid professional license number issued by the New York State Department of Education preceded by a valid license category code.

  4. If the Attending Physician does not possess a valid New York State License Number, the License Number of the Chief of Service should be reported.

Edit Applications:

  1. Must be a valid entry, if reported.

  2. Inpatient and Emergency Department Only:
    Must be entered.
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