[SO/URSA-CKD] Nephrologists and Nephrology Group Providers

Object Description

One record per individual nephrologist provider or nephrology provider group.

Metadata

• Table Name: ursa.so_ursa_ckd_prov_001
• Layer: SYNTHETIC_OBJECT
• Object Type: Single Stack
• Temporal Class: Entity
• Case ID: Provider ID
• Primary Key: Provider ID

Published Fields

• Data Model Keys

  • Provider ID -- The database identifier for a individual or organization provider. (See also [URSA-CORE] Provider)
  • Affiliated Provider Group Provider ID -- The provider group the individual provider is employed by or otherwise affiliated with. (See also [URSA-CORE] Provider Group)

• Provider Fields

  • Provider NPI
  • Is Individual Provider -- Indicates that the provider is an individual, rather than an organization. (See also [URSA-CORE] Provider)
  • Provider Description
  • Primary NUCC Provider Taxonomy Code -- The 10-character National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) provider taxonomy code designated as the primary scope of practice in the referenced provider's entry in the National Provider Identifier (NPI) registry. Typically identifies an individual provider's primary specialty, or an organizational provider's facility type.
  • Primary NUCC Provider Taxonomy Description -- The natural language description of the provider's Primary NUCC Provider Taxonomy Code. (See also [URSA-CORE] Primary NUCC Provider Taxonomy Code)
  • Practice Address ZIP Code 5-Digit

• Location Fields

  • Practice ZIP County Description
  • Practice ZIP Dartmouth Atlas HSA ID
  • Practice ZIP Dartmouth Atlas HRR ID
  • Practice ZIP Dartmouth Atlas HSA Description
  • Practice ZIP Dartmouth Atlas HRR Description
  • Practice ZIP Dartmouth Atlas HRR City
  • Practice ZIP Dartmouth Atlas HRR State Abbreviation
  • Practice ZIP Census Latitude
  • Practice ZIP Census Longitude

• Validation Only Fields

  • Is Nephrology Specialty Code
  • Is Provider Description Specific to Nephrology

Terms

• Nephrologist: A physician specializing in nephrology. Identified by the presence of a qualifying primary NUCC provider taxonomy code.
• Nephrology Group Provider: An organizational provider with affiliated nephrologists and/or non-nephrologist clinicians delivering nephrology-related care to patients. Identified by the presence of a qualifying primary NUCC provider taxonomy code or by an organization name containing certain key words.

Foreign Keys

• prov_id → ursa.no_ursa_core_prov_001.prov_id
• affiliated_prov_group_prov_id → ursa.no_ursa_core_prov_001.prov_id