National Provider Identifier

identification number issued to health care providers in the United States by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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National Provider Identifier

Summary

National Provider Identifier is an agent identifier[1].

Key Facts

  • National Provider Identifier is in the country of United States[2].
  • National Provider Identifier's instance of is recorded as agent identifier[3].
  • National Provider Identifier's instance of is recorded as technical standard[4].
  • National Provider Identifier's has part is recorded as checksum[5].
  • +2006-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of National Provider Identifier[6].
  • National Provider Identifier's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0dfg_p[7].
  • National Provider Identifier's official website is recorded as https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Administrative-Simplification/NationalProvIdentStand[8].
  • National Provider Identifier's described at URL is recorded as https://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Medicare-Learning-Network-MLN/MLNProducts/Downloads/NPI-What-You-Need-To-Know.pdf[9].
  • National Provider Identifier's replaces is recorded as unique physician identification number[10].
  • National Provider Identifier's used by is recorded as insurance company[11].
  • National Provider Identifier's used by is recorded as healthcare provider[12].
  • National Provider Identifier's used by is recorded as Medicaid[13].
  • National Provider Identifier's main Wikidata property is recorded as P9450[14].
  • National Provider Identifier's short name is recorded as NPI[15].
  • National Provider Identifier's issued by is recorded as Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services[16].
  • National Provider Identifier's search formatter URL is recorded as https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/registry/provider-view/$1[17].
  • National Provider Identifier's FAQ URL is recorded as https://nppes.cms.hhs.gov/webhelp/nppeshelp/NPPES%20FAQS.html[18].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . cms.gov. Retrieved . cms.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . cms.gov. Retrieved . cms.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . cms.gov. Retrieved . cms.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). National Provider Identifier. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/national-provider-identifier
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_national-provider-identifier_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{National Provider Identifier}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/national-provider-identifier}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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