California Cancer Reporting System Standards, Volume III
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CCR ID |
NAACCR ID |
|
E1667 |
2475 |
The NPI (National Provider Identifier) code for the physician currently responsible for the patient's medical care.
Patients and Admissions
10
er291 NPI--Physician--Follow-up
Either valid NPI assigned 10-digit numeric codes (9-digit number plus 1 check digit) or all blanks are allowed.
N/A
Manual
Yes, from patient's file.
None
| 8/06 | New data item for 2007. |
| 2010 |
Data Changes: Improved wording of allowable values. Removed invalid link to NPI which was http://new.cms.hhs.gov/nationalProvIdentStand/Downloads/NPIcheckdigit.pdf |