# unique physician identification number

> alphanumeric identifier formerly used by Medicare to identify doctors in the United States

**Wikidata**: [Q7886957](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7886957)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unique_physician_identification_number)  
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