California Cancer Reporting System Standards, Volume III
|
CCR ID |
NAACCR ID |
|
E1669 |
2485 |
The NPI (National Provider Identifier) code for physician who performed the most definitive surgical procedure.
Admissions
10
Either valid NPI assigned 10-digit numeric codes (9-digit number plus 1 check digit) or all blanks are allowed.
N/A
Manual
Yes; record with the earliest admission date for this tumor.
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 |