Example Usage Scenarios:

The following are example usage scenarios for this profile:

• Query for an practitioner by name or NPI
• Reference from other Resources

Mandatory and Must Support Data Elements

The following data-elements must always be present (Mandatory definition) or must be supported if the data is present in the sending system (Must Support definition). They are presented below in a simple human-readable explanation. Profile specific guidance and examples are provided as well. The Formal Views below provides the formal summary, definitions, and terminology requirements.

Each Practitioner Must Have:

1. An identifier which Must Support an NPI if available.
2. A name

Each PractitionerRole Must Support:

1. Contact information
2. An address*

*see guidance below

Profile Specific Implementation Guidance:

• Servers that support only US Core Practitioner Profile SHALL provide implementation specific guidance how to access a provider’s location and contact information using only the Practitioner resource.
• It is important to balance the privacy of healthcare workers with the patient’s right to access information. Only professional/work contact information about the practitionerSHOULD be available to the patient (such as a work address or office telephone number).
• This profile may be referenced by different capability statements, such as the Conformance requirements for the US Core Server, or a provider directory capability statement.
• * Systems SHOULD follow the Project US@ Technical Specification for Patient Addresses Final Version 1.0 as the standard style guide for Practitioner.address.line and  Practitioner.address.city.

• Differential Table
• Key Elements Table
• Snapshot Table
• Statistics/References
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This structure is derived from Practitioner

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
Practitioner		0..*	Practitioner	A person with a formal responsibility in the provisioning of healthcare or related services
Slices for identifier	S	1..*	Identifier	An identifier for the person as this agent Slice: Unordered, Open by pattern:$this
identifier:All Slices				Content/Rules for all slices
system	S	1..1	uri	The namespace for the identifier value
value	S	1..1	string	The value that is unique
identifier:NPI	SC	0..*	Identifier	An identifier for the person as this agent us-core-16: NPI must be 10 digits us-core-17: NPI check digit must be valid (Luhn algorithm check) Required Pattern: At least the following
system		1..1	uri	The namespace for the identifier value Fixed Value: http://hl7.org/fhir/sid/us-npi
name	S	1..*	HumanName	The name(s) associated with the practitioner
family	S	1..1	string	Family name (often called 'Surname')
telecom	S	0..*	ContactPoint	A contact detail for the practitioner (that apply to all roles)
system	S	0..1	code	phone | fax | email | pager | url | sms | other
value	S	0..1	string	The actual contact point details
address	S	0..*	Address	Address(es) of the practitioner
line	S	0..4	string	Street name, number, direction & P.O. Box etc. Example General: 49 MEADOW ST
city	S	0..1	string	Name of city, town etc. Example General: EVERYTOWN
state	S	0..1	string	Sub-unit of country (abbreviations ok) Binding: USPS Two Letter Alphabetic Codes (extensible): Two letter USPS alphabetic codes. Example General: OK
postalCode	S	0..1	string	US Zip Codes Example General: 74047
country	S	0..1	string	Country (e.g. can be ISO 3166 2 or 3 letter code)
Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings (Differential)

Path	Conformance	ValueSet
Practitioner.address.state	extensible	UspsTwoLetterAlphabeticCodes (a valid code from https://www.usps.com/)

Constraints

Id	Grade	Path(s)	Details	Requirements
us-core-16	error	Practitioner.identifier:NPI	NPI must be 10 digits : value.matches('^[0-9]{10}$')
us-core-17	error	Practitioner.identifier:NPI	NPI check digit must be valid (Luhn algorithm check) : (((select(value.substring(0,1).toInteger()).select(iif($this<5, $this*2, (($this*2)-9))))+(value.substring(1,1).toInteger())+(select(value.substring(2,1).toInteger()).select(iif($this<5, $this*2, (($this*2)-9))))+(value.substring(3,1).toInteger())+(select(value.substring(4,1).toInteger()).select(iif($this<5, $this*2, (($this*2)-9))))+(value.substring(5,1).toInteger())+(select(value.substring(6,1).toInteger()).select(iif($this<5, $this*2, (($this*2)-9))))+(value.substring(7,1).toInteger())+(select(value.substring(8,1).toInteger()).select(iif($this<5, $this*2, (($this*2)-9))))+(value.substring(9,1).toInteger()) + 24)mod 10=0)

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
Practitioner		0..*	Practitioner	A person with a formal responsibility in the provisioning of healthcare or related services
implicitRules	?!Σ	0..1	uri	A set of rules under which this content was created
modifierExtension	?!	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored
Slices for identifier	SΣ	1..*	Identifier	An identifier for the person as this agent Slice: Unordered, Open by pattern:$this
identifier:All Slices				Content/Rules for all slices
use	?!Σ	0..1	code	usual | official | temp | secondary | old (If known) Binding: IdentifierUse (required): Identifies the purpose for this identifier, if known .
system	SΣ	1..1	uri	The namespace for the identifier value Example General: http://www.acme.com/identifiers/patient
value	SΣ	1..1	string	The value that is unique Example General: 123456
identifier:NPI	SΣC	0..*	Identifier	An identifier for the person as this agent us-core-16: NPI must be 10 digits us-core-17: NPI check digit must be valid (Luhn algorithm check) Required Pattern: At least the following
system		1..1	uri	The namespace for the identifier value Fixed Value: http://hl7.org/fhir/sid/us-npi
name	SΣ	1..*	HumanName	The name(s) associated with the practitioner
use	?!Σ	0..1	code	usual | official | temp | nickname | anonymous | old | maiden Binding: NameUse (required): The use of a human name.
family	SΣ	1..1	string	Family name (often called 'Surname')
telecom	SΣ	0..*	ContactPoint	A contact detail for the practitioner (that apply to all roles)
system	SΣC	0..1	code	phone | fax | email | pager | url | sms | other Binding: ContactPointSystem (required): Telecommunications form for contact point.
value	SΣ	0..1	string	The actual contact point details
use	?!Σ	0..1	code	home | work | temp | old | mobile - purpose of this contact point Binding: ContactPointUse (required): Use of contact point.
address	SΣ	0..*	Address	Address(es) of the practitioner
use	?!Σ	0..1	code	home | work | temp | old | billing - purpose of this address Binding: AddressUse (required): The use of an address. Example General: home
line	SΣ	0..4	string	Street name, number, direction & P.O. Box etc. This repeating element order: The order in which lines should appear in an address label Example General: 137 Nowhere Street Example General: 49 MEADOW ST
city	SΣ	0..1	string	Name of city, town etc. Example General: Erewhon Example General: EVERYTOWN
state	SΣ	0..1	string	Sub-unit of country (abbreviations ok) Binding: USPS Two Letter Alphabetic Codes (extensible): Two letter USPS alphabetic codes. Example General: OK
postalCode	SΣ	0..1	string	US Zip Codes Example General: 9132 Example General: 74047
country	SΣ	0..1	string	Country (e.g. can be ISO 3166 2 or 3 letter code)
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Terminology Bindings

Path	Conformance	ValueSet
Practitioner.identifier.use	required	IdentifierUse
Practitioner.name.use	required	NameUse
Practitioner.telecom.system	required	ContactPointSystem
Practitioner.telecom.use	required	ContactPointUse
Practitioner.address.use	required	AddressUse
Practitioner.address.state	extensible	UspsTwoLetterAlphabeticCodes (a valid code from https://www.usps.com/)

Constraints

Id	Grade	Path(s)	Details	Requirements
dom-2	error	Practitioner	If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources : contained.contained.empty()
dom-3	error	Practitioner	If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL be referred to from elsewhere in the resource or SHALL refer to the containing resource : contained.where((('#'+id in (%resource.descendants().reference | %resource.descendants().as(canonical) | %resource.descendants().as(uri) | %resource.descendants().as(url))) or descendants().where(reference = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists()).not()).trace('unmatched', id).empty()
dom-4	error	Practitioner	If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a meta.versionId or a meta.lastUpdated : contained.meta.versionId.empty() and contained.meta.lastUpdated.empty()
dom-5	error	Practitioner	If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label : contained.meta.security.empty()
dom-6	best practice	Practitioner	A resource should have narrative for robust management : text.`div`.exists()
ele-1	error	**ALL** elements	All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ext-1	error	**ALL** extensions	Must have either extensions or value[x], not both : extension.exists() != value.exists()
us-core-16	error	Practitioner.identifier:NPI	NPI must be 10 digits : value.matches('^[0-9]{10}$')
us-core-17	error	Practitioner.identifier:NPI	NPI check digit must be valid (Luhn algorithm check) : (((select(value.substring(0,1).toInteger()).select(iif($this<5, $this*2, (($this*2)-9))))+(value.substring(1,1).toInteger())+(select(value.substring(2,1).toInteger()).select(iif($this<5, $this*2, (($this*2)-9))))+(value.substring(3,1).toInteger())+(select(value.substring(4,1).toInteger()).select(iif($this<5, $this*2, (($this*2)-9))))+(value.substring(5,1).toInteger())+(select(value.substring(6,1).toInteger()).select(iif($this<5, $this*2, (($this*2)-9))))+(value.substring(7,1).toInteger())+(select(value.substring(8,1).toInteger()).select(iif($this<5, $this*2, (($this*2)-9))))+(value.substring(9,1).toInteger()) + 24)mod 10=0)

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
Practitioner		0..*	Practitioner	A person with a formal responsibility in the provisioning of healthcare or related services
id	Σ	0..1	id	Logical id of this artifact
meta	Σ	0..1	Meta	Metadata about the resource
implicitRules	?!Σ	0..1	uri	A set of rules under which this content was created
language		0..1	code	Language of the resource content Binding: CommonLanguages (preferred): A human language. Additional Bindings Purpose AllLanguages Max Binding
text		0..1	Narrative	Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation
contained		0..*	Resource	Contained, inline Resources
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension	?!	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored
Slices for identifier	SΣ	1..*	Identifier	An identifier for the person as this agent Slice: Unordered, Open by pattern:$this
identifier:All Slices				Content/Rules for all slices
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
use	?!Σ	0..1	code	usual | official | temp | secondary | old (If known) Binding: IdentifierUse (required): Identifies the purpose for this identifier, if known .
type	Σ	0..1	CodeableConcept	Description of identifier Binding: Identifier Type Codes (extensible): A coded type for an identifier that can be used to determine which identifier to use for a specific purpose.
system	SΣ	1..1	uri	The namespace for the identifier value Example General: http://www.acme.com/identifiers/patient
value	SΣ	1..1	string	The value that is unique Example General: 123456
period	Σ	0..1	Period	Time period when id is/was valid for use
assigner	Σ	0..1	Reference(Organization)	Organization that issued id (may be just text)
identifier:NPI	SΣC	0..*	Identifier	An identifier for the person as this agent us-core-16: NPI must be 10 digits us-core-17: NPI check digit must be valid (Luhn algorithm check) Required Pattern: At least the following
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
use		0..1	code	usual | official | temp | secondary | old (If known)
type		0..1	CodeableConcept	Description of identifier
system		1..1	uri	The namespace for the identifier value Fixed Value: http://hl7.org/fhir/sid/us-npi
value		0..1	string	The value that is unique
period		0..1	Period	Time period when id is/was valid for use
assigner		0..1	Reference(Organization)	Organization that issued id (may be just text)
active	Σ	0..1	boolean	Whether this practitioner's record is in active use
name	SΣ	1..*	HumanName	The name(s) associated with the practitioner
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
use	?!Σ	0..1	code	usual | official | temp | nickname | anonymous | old | maiden Binding: NameUse (required): The use of a human name.
text	Σ	0..1	string	Text representation of the full name
family	SΣ	1..1	string	Family name (often called 'Surname')
given	Σ	0..*	string	Given names (not always 'first'). Includes middle names This repeating element order: Given Names appear in the correct order for presenting the name
prefix	Σ	0..*	string	Parts that come before the name This repeating element order: Prefixes appear in the correct order for presenting the name
suffix	Σ	0..*	string	Parts that come after the name This repeating element order: Suffixes appear in the correct order for presenting the name
period	Σ	0..1	Period	Time period when name was/is in use
telecom	SΣ	0..*	ContactPoint	A contact detail for the practitioner (that apply to all roles)
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
system	SΣC	0..1	code	phone | fax | email | pager | url | sms | other Binding: ContactPointSystem (required): Telecommunications form for contact point.
value	SΣ	0..1	string	The actual contact point details
use	?!Σ	0..1	code	home | work | temp | old | mobile - purpose of this contact point Binding: ContactPointUse (required): Use of contact point.
rank	Σ	0..1	positiveInt	Specify preferred order of use (1 = highest)
period	Σ	0..1	Period	Time period when the contact point was/is in use
address	SΣ	0..*	Address	Address(es) of the practitioner
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
use	?!Σ	0..1	code	home | work | temp | old | billing - purpose of this address Binding: AddressUse (required): The use of an address. Example General: home
type	Σ	0..1	code	postal | physical | both Binding: AddressType (required): The type of an address (physical / postal). Example General: both
text	Σ	0..1	string	Text representation of the address Example General: 137 Nowhere Street, Erewhon 9132
line	SΣ	0..4	string	Street name, number, direction & P.O. Box etc. This repeating element order: The order in which lines should appear in an address label Example General: 137 Nowhere Street Example General: 49 MEADOW ST
city	SΣ	0..1	string	Name of city, town etc. Example General: Erewhon Example General: EVERYTOWN
district	Σ	0..1	string	District name (aka county) Example General: Madison
state	SΣ	0..1	string	Sub-unit of country (abbreviations ok) Binding: USPS Two Letter Alphabetic Codes (extensible): Two letter USPS alphabetic codes. Example General: OK
postalCode	SΣ	0..1	string	US Zip Codes Example General: 9132 Example General: 74047
country	SΣ	0..1	string	Country (e.g. can be ISO 3166 2 or 3 letter code)
period	Σ	0..1	Period	Time period when address was/is in use Example General: {"start":"2010-03-23","end":"2010-07-01"}
gender	Σ	0..1	code	male | female | other | unknown Binding: AdministrativeGender (required): The gender of a person used for administrative purposes.
birthDate	Σ	0..1	date	The date on which the practitioner was born
photo		0..*	Attachment	Image of the person
qualification		0..*	BackboneElement	Certification, licenses, or training pertaining to the provision of care
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
identifier		0..*	Identifier	An identifier for this qualification for the practitioner
code		1..1	CodeableConcept	Coded representation of the qualification Binding: v2 table 0360, Version 2.7 (example): Specific qualification the practitioner has to provide a service.
period		0..1	Period	Period during which the qualification is valid
issuer		0..1	Reference(Organization)	Organization that regulates and issues the qualification
communication		0..*	CodeableConcept	A language the practitioner can use in patient communication Binding: CommonLanguages (preferred): A human language. Additional Bindings Purpose AllLanguages Max Binding
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Terminology Bindings

Path	Conformance	ValueSet
Practitioner.language	preferred	CommonLanguages Additional Bindings Purpose AllLanguages Max Binding
Practitioner.identifier.use	required	IdentifierUse
Practitioner.identifier.type	extensible	Identifier Type Codes
Practitioner.name.use	required	NameUse
Practitioner.telecom.system	required	ContactPointSystem
Practitioner.telecom.use	required	ContactPointUse
Practitioner.address.use	required	AddressUse
Practitioner.address.type	required	AddressType
Practitioner.address.state	extensible	UspsTwoLetterAlphabeticCodes (a valid code from https://www.usps.com/)
Practitioner.gender	required	AdministrativeGender
Practitioner.qualification.code	example	v2.0360.2.7 (a valid code from http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0360|2.7)
Practitioner.communication	preferred	CommonLanguages Additional Bindings Purpose AllLanguages Max Binding

Constraints

Id	Grade	Path(s)	Details	Requirements
dom-2	error	Practitioner	If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources : contained.contained.empty()
dom-3	error	Practitioner	If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL be referred to from elsewhere in the resource or SHALL refer to the containing resource : contained.where((('#'+id in (%resource.descendants().reference | %resource.descendants().as(canonical) | %resource.descendants().as(uri) | %resource.descendants().as(url))) or descendants().where(reference = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists()).not()).trace('unmatched', id).empty()
dom-4	error	Practitioner	If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a meta.versionId or a meta.lastUpdated : contained.meta.versionId.empty() and contained.meta.lastUpdated.empty()
dom-5	error	Practitioner	If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label : contained.meta.security.empty()
dom-6	best practice	Practitioner	A resource should have narrative for robust management : text.`div`.exists()
ele-1	error	**ALL** elements	All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ext-1	error	**ALL** extensions	Must have either extensions or value[x], not both : extension.exists() != value.exists()
us-core-16	error	Practitioner.identifier:NPI	NPI must be 10 digits : value.matches('^[0-9]{10}$')
us-core-17	error	Practitioner.identifier:NPI	NPI check digit must be valid (Luhn algorithm check) : (((select(value.substring(0,1).toInteger()).select(iif($this<5, $this*2, (($this*2)-9))))+(value.substring(1,1).toInteger())+(select(value.substring(2,1).toInteger()).select(iif($this<5, $this*2, (($this*2)-9))))+(value.substring(3,1).toInteger())+(select(value.substring(4,1).toInteger()).select(iif($this<5, $this*2, (($this*2)-9))))+(value.substring(5,1).toInteger())+(select(value.substring(6,1).toInteger()).select(iif($this<5, $this*2, (($this*2)-9))))+(value.substring(7,1).toInteger())+(select(value.substring(8,1).toInteger()).select(iif($this<5, $this*2, (($this*2)-9))))+(value.substring(9,1).toInteger()) + 24)mod 10=0)

Differential View

This structure is derived from Practitioner

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
Practitioner		0..*	Practitioner	A person with a formal responsibility in the provisioning of healthcare or related services
Slices for identifier	S	1..*	Identifier	An identifier for the person as this agent Slice: Unordered, Open by pattern:$this
identifier:All Slices				Content/Rules for all slices
system	S	1..1	uri	The namespace for the identifier value
value	S	1..1	string	The value that is unique
identifier:NPI	SC	0..*	Identifier	An identifier for the person as this agent us-core-16: NPI must be 10 digits us-core-17: NPI check digit must be valid (Luhn algorithm check) Required Pattern: At least the following
system		1..1	uri	The namespace for the identifier value Fixed Value: http://hl7.org/fhir/sid/us-npi
name	S	1..*	HumanName	The name(s) associated with the practitioner
family	S	1..1	string	Family name (often called 'Surname')
telecom	S	0..*	ContactPoint	A contact detail for the practitioner (that apply to all roles)
system	S	0..1	code	phone | fax | email | pager | url | sms | other
value	S	0..1	string	The actual contact point details
address	S	0..*	Address	Address(es) of the practitioner
line	S	0..4	string	Street name, number, direction & P.O. Box etc. Example General: 49 MEADOW ST
city	S	0..1	string	Name of city, town etc. Example General: EVERYTOWN
state	S	0..1	string	Sub-unit of country (abbreviations ok) Binding: USPS Two Letter Alphabetic Codes (extensible): Two letter USPS alphabetic codes. Example General: OK
postalCode	S	0..1	string	US Zip Codes Example General: 74047
country	S	0..1	string	Country (e.g. can be ISO 3166 2 or 3 letter code)
Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings (Differential)

Path	Conformance	ValueSet
Practitioner.address.state	extensible	UspsTwoLetterAlphabeticCodes (a valid code from https://www.usps.com/)

Constraints

Id	Grade	Path(s)	Details	Requirements
us-core-16	error	Practitioner.identifier:NPI	NPI must be 10 digits : value.matches('^[0-9]{10}$')
us-core-17	error	Practitioner.identifier:NPI	NPI check digit must be valid (Luhn algorithm check) : (((select(value.substring(0,1).toInteger()).select(iif($this<5, $this*2, (($this*2)-9))))+(value.substring(1,1).toInteger())+(select(value.substring(2,1).toInteger()).select(iif($this<5, $this*2, (($this*2)-9))))+(value.substring(3,1).toInteger())+(select(value.substring(4,1).toInteger()).select(iif($this<5, $this*2, (($this*2)-9))))+(value.substring(5,1).toInteger())+(select(value.substring(6,1).toInteger()).select(iif($this<5, $this*2, (($this*2)-9))))+(value.substring(7,1).toInteger())+(select(value.substring(8,1).toInteger()).select(iif($this<5, $this*2, (($this*2)-9))))+(value.substring(9,1).toInteger()) + 24)mod 10=0)

Key Elements View

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
Practitioner		0..*	Practitioner	A person with a formal responsibility in the provisioning of healthcare or related services
implicitRules	?!Σ	0..1	uri	A set of rules under which this content was created
modifierExtension	?!	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored
Slices for identifier	SΣ	1..*	Identifier	An identifier for the person as this agent Slice: Unordered, Open by pattern:$this
identifier:All Slices				Content/Rules for all slices
use	?!Σ	0..1	code	usual | official | temp | secondary | old (If known) Binding: IdentifierUse (required): Identifies the purpose for this identifier, if known .
system	SΣ	1..1	uri	The namespace for the identifier value Example General: http://www.acme.com/identifiers/patient
value	SΣ	1..1	string	The value that is unique Example General: 123456
identifier:NPI	SΣC	0..*	Identifier	An identifier for the person as this agent us-core-16: NPI must be 10 digits us-core-17: NPI check digit must be valid (Luhn algorithm check) Required Pattern: At least the following
system		1..1	uri	The namespace for the identifier value Fixed Value: http://hl7.org/fhir/sid/us-npi
name	SΣ	1..*	HumanName	The name(s) associated with the practitioner
use	?!Σ	0..1	code	usual | official | temp | nickname | anonymous | old | maiden Binding: NameUse (required): The use of a human name.
family	SΣ	1..1	string	Family name (often called 'Surname')
telecom	SΣ	0..*	ContactPoint	A contact detail for the practitioner (that apply to all roles)
system	SΣC	0..1	code	phone | fax | email | pager | url | sms | other Binding: ContactPointSystem (required): Telecommunications form for contact point.
value	SΣ	0..1	string	The actual contact point details
use	?!Σ	0..1	code	home | work | temp | old | mobile - purpose of this contact point Binding: ContactPointUse (required): Use of contact point.
address	SΣ	0..*	Address	Address(es) of the practitioner
use	?!Σ	0..1	code	home | work | temp | old | billing - purpose of this address Binding: AddressUse (required): The use of an address. Example General: home
line	SΣ	0..4	string	Street name, number, direction & P.O. Box etc. This repeating element order: The order in which lines should appear in an address label Example General: 137 Nowhere Street Example General: 49 MEADOW ST
city	SΣ	0..1	string	Name of city, town etc. Example General: Erewhon Example General: EVERYTOWN
state	SΣ	0..1	string	Sub-unit of country (abbreviations ok) Binding: USPS Two Letter Alphabetic Codes (extensible): Two letter USPS alphabetic codes. Example General: OK
postalCode	SΣ	0..1	string	US Zip Codes Example General: 9132 Example General: 74047
country	SΣ	0..1	string	Country (e.g. can be ISO 3166 2 or 3 letter code)
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Terminology Bindings

Path	Conformance	ValueSet
Practitioner.identifier.use	required	IdentifierUse
Practitioner.name.use	required	NameUse
Practitioner.telecom.system	required	ContactPointSystem
Practitioner.telecom.use	required	ContactPointUse
Practitioner.address.use	required	AddressUse
Practitioner.address.state	extensible	UspsTwoLetterAlphabeticCodes (a valid code from https://www.usps.com/)

Constraints

Id	Grade	Path(s)	Details	Requirements
dom-2	error	Practitioner	If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources : contained.contained.empty()
dom-3	error	Practitioner	If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL be referred to from elsewhere in the resource or SHALL refer to the containing resource : contained.where((('#'+id in (%resource.descendants().reference | %resource.descendants().as(canonical) | %resource.descendants().as(uri) | %resource.descendants().as(url))) or descendants().where(reference = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists()).not()).trace('unmatched', id).empty()
dom-4	error	Practitioner	If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a meta.versionId or a meta.lastUpdated : contained.meta.versionId.empty() and contained.meta.lastUpdated.empty()
dom-5	error	Practitioner	If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label : contained.meta.security.empty()
dom-6	best practice	Practitioner	A resource should have narrative for robust management : text.`div`.exists()
ele-1	error	**ALL** elements	All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ext-1	error	**ALL** extensions	Must have either extensions or value[x], not both : extension.exists() != value.exists()
us-core-16	error	Practitioner.identifier:NPI	NPI must be 10 digits : value.matches('^[0-9]{10}$')
us-core-17	error	Practitioner.identifier:NPI	NPI check digit must be valid (Luhn algorithm check) : (((select(value.substring(0,1).toInteger()).select(iif($this<5, $this*2, (($this*2)-9))))+(value.substring(1,1).toInteger())+(select(value.substring(2,1).toInteger()).select(iif($this<5, $this*2, (($this*2)-9))))+(value.substring(3,1).toInteger())+(select(value.substring(4,1).toInteger()).select(iif($this<5, $this*2, (($this*2)-9))))+(value.substring(5,1).toInteger())+(select(value.substring(6,1).toInteger()).select(iif($this<5, $this*2, (($this*2)-9))))+(value.substring(7,1).toInteger())+(select(value.substring(8,1).toInteger()).select(iif($this<5, $this*2, (($this*2)-9))))+(value.substring(9,1).toInteger()) + 24)mod 10=0)

Snapshot View

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
Practitioner		0..*	Practitioner	A person with a formal responsibility in the provisioning of healthcare or related services
id	Σ	0..1	id	Logical id of this artifact
meta	Σ	0..1	Meta	Metadata about the resource
implicitRules	?!Σ	0..1	uri	A set of rules under which this content was created
language		0..1	code	Language of the resource content Binding: CommonLanguages (preferred): A human language. Additional Bindings Purpose AllLanguages Max Binding
text		0..1	Narrative	Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation
contained		0..*	Resource	Contained, inline Resources
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension	?!	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored
Slices for identifier	SΣ	1..*	Identifier	An identifier for the person as this agent Slice: Unordered, Open by pattern:$this
identifier:All Slices				Content/Rules for all slices
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
use	?!Σ	0..1	code	usual | official | temp | secondary | old (If known) Binding: IdentifierUse (required): Identifies the purpose for this identifier, if known .
type	Σ	0..1	CodeableConcept	Description of identifier Binding: Identifier Type Codes (extensible): A coded type for an identifier that can be used to determine which identifier to use for a specific purpose.
system	SΣ	1..1	uri	The namespace for the identifier value Example General: http://www.acme.com/identifiers/patient
value	SΣ	1..1	string	The value that is unique Example General: 123456
period	Σ	0..1	Period	Time period when id is/was valid for use
assigner	Σ	0..1	Reference(Organization)	Organization that issued id (may be just text)
identifier:NPI	SΣC	0..*	Identifier	An identifier for the person as this agent us-core-16: NPI must be 10 digits us-core-17: NPI check digit must be valid (Luhn algorithm check) Required Pattern: At least the following
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
use		0..1	code	usual | official | temp | secondary | old (If known)
type		0..1	CodeableConcept	Description of identifier
system		1..1	uri	The namespace for the identifier value Fixed Value: http://hl7.org/fhir/sid/us-npi
value		0..1	string	The value that is unique
period		0..1	Period	Time period when id is/was valid for use
assigner		0..1	Reference(Organization)	Organization that issued id (may be just text)
active	Σ	0..1	boolean	Whether this practitioner's record is in active use
name	SΣ	1..*	HumanName	The name(s) associated with the practitioner
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
use	?!Σ	0..1	code	usual | official | temp | nickname | anonymous | old | maiden Binding: NameUse (required): The use of a human name.
text	Σ	0..1	string	Text representation of the full name
family	SΣ	1..1	string	Family name (often called 'Surname')
given	Σ	0..*	string	Given names (not always 'first'). Includes middle names This repeating element order: Given Names appear in the correct order for presenting the name
prefix	Σ	0..*	string	Parts that come before the name This repeating element order: Prefixes appear in the correct order for presenting the name
suffix	Σ	0..*	string	Parts that come after the name This repeating element order: Suffixes appear in the correct order for presenting the name
period	Σ	0..1	Period	Time period when name was/is in use
telecom	SΣ	0..*	ContactPoint	A contact detail for the practitioner (that apply to all roles)
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
system	SΣC	0..1	code	phone | fax | email | pager | url | sms | other Binding: ContactPointSystem (required): Telecommunications form for contact point.
value	SΣ	0..1	string	The actual contact point details
use	?!Σ	0..1	code	home | work | temp | old | mobile - purpose of this contact point Binding: ContactPointUse (required): Use of contact point.
rank	Σ	0..1	positiveInt	Specify preferred order of use (1 = highest)
period	Σ	0..1	Period	Time period when the contact point was/is in use
address	SΣ	0..*	Address	Address(es) of the practitioner
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
use	?!Σ	0..1	code	home | work | temp | old | billing - purpose of this address Binding: AddressUse (required): The use of an address. Example General: home
type	Σ	0..1	code	postal | physical | both Binding: AddressType (required): The type of an address (physical / postal). Example General: both
text	Σ	0..1	string	Text representation of the address Example General: 137 Nowhere Street, Erewhon 9132
line	SΣ	0..4	string	Street name, number, direction & P.O. Box etc. This repeating element order: The order in which lines should appear in an address label Example General: 137 Nowhere Street Example General: 49 MEADOW ST
city	SΣ	0..1	string	Name of city, town etc. Example General: Erewhon Example General: EVERYTOWN
district	Σ	0..1	string	District name (aka county) Example General: Madison
state	SΣ	0..1	string	Sub-unit of country (abbreviations ok) Binding: USPS Two Letter Alphabetic Codes (extensible): Two letter USPS alphabetic codes. Example General: OK
postalCode	SΣ	0..1	string	US Zip Codes Example General: 9132 Example General: 74047
country	SΣ	0..1	string	Country (e.g. can be ISO 3166 2 or 3 letter code)
period	Σ	0..1	Period	Time period when address was/is in use Example General: {"start":"2010-03-23","end":"2010-07-01"}
gender	Σ	0..1	code	male | female | other | unknown Binding: AdministrativeGender (required): The gender of a person used for administrative purposes.
birthDate	Σ	0..1	date	The date on which the practitioner was born
photo		0..*	Attachment	Image of the person
qualification		0..*	BackboneElement	Certification, licenses, or training pertaining to the provision of care
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
identifier		0..*	Identifier	An identifier for this qualification for the practitioner
code		1..1	CodeableConcept	Coded representation of the qualification Binding: v2 table 0360, Version 2.7 (example): Specific qualification the practitioner has to provide a service.
period		0..1	Period	Period during which the qualification is valid
issuer		0..1	Reference(Organization)	Organization that regulates and issues the qualification
communication		0..*	CodeableConcept	A language the practitioner can use in patient communication Binding: CommonLanguages (preferred): A human language. Additional Bindings Purpose AllLanguages Max Binding
Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

Path	Conformance	ValueSet
Practitioner.language	preferred	CommonLanguages Additional Bindings Purpose AllLanguages Max Binding
Practitioner.identifier.use	required	IdentifierUse
Practitioner.identifier.type	extensible	Identifier Type Codes
Practitioner.name.use	required	NameUse
Practitioner.telecom.system	required	ContactPointSystem
Practitioner.telecom.use	required	ContactPointUse
Practitioner.address.use	required	AddressUse
Practitioner.address.type	required	AddressType
Practitioner.address.state	extensible	UspsTwoLetterAlphabeticCodes (a valid code from https://www.usps.com/)
Practitioner.gender	required	AdministrativeGender
Practitioner.qualification.code	example	v2.0360.2.7 (a valid code from http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0360|2.7)
Practitioner.communication	preferred	CommonLanguages Additional Bindings Purpose AllLanguages Max Binding

Constraints

Id	Grade	Path(s)	Details	Requirements
dom-2	error	Practitioner	If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources : contained.contained.empty()
dom-3	error	Practitioner	If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL be referred to from elsewhere in the resource or SHALL refer to the containing resource : contained.where((('#'+id in (%resource.descendants().reference | %resource.descendants().as(canonical) | %resource.descendants().as(uri) | %resource.descendants().as(url))) or descendants().where(reference = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists()).not()).trace('unmatched', id).empty()
dom-4	error	Practitioner	If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a meta.versionId or a meta.lastUpdated : contained.meta.versionId.empty() and contained.meta.lastUpdated.empty()
dom-5	error	Practitioner	If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label : contained.meta.security.empty()
dom-6	best practice	Practitioner	A resource should have narrative for robust management : text.`div`.exists()
ele-1	error	**ALL** elements	All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ext-1	error	**ALL** extensions	Must have either extensions or value[x], not both : extension.exists() != value.exists()
us-core-16	error	Practitioner.identifier:NPI	NPI must be 10 digits : value.matches('^[0-9]{10}$')
us-core-17	error	Practitioner.identifier:NPI	NPI check digit must be valid (Luhn algorithm check) : (((select(value.substring(0,1).toInteger()).select(iif($this<5, $this*2, (($this*2)-9))))+(value.substring(1,1).toInteger())+(select(value.substring(2,1).toInteger()).select(iif($this<5, $this*2, (($this*2)-9))))+(value.substring(3,1).toInteger())+(select(value.substring(4,1).toInteger()).select(iif($this<5, $this*2, (($this*2)-9))))+(value.substring(5,1).toInteger())+(select(value.substring(6,1).toInteger()).select(iif($this<5, $this*2, (($this*2)-9))))+(value.substring(7,1).toInteger())+(select(value.substring(8,1).toInteger()).select(iif($this<5, $this*2, (($this*2)-9))))+(value.substring(9,1).toInteger()) + 24)mod 10=0)

This structure is derived from Practitioner

Summary

Mandatory: 5 elements
Must-Support: 15 elements

Slices

This structure defines the following Slices:

• The element Practitioner.identifier is sliced based on the value of pattern:$this

Maturity: 3

Quick Start

Below is an overview of the required Server RESTful FHIR interactions for this profile - for example, search and read operations - when supporting the US Core interactions to access this profile’s information (Profile Support + Interaction Support). Note that systems that support only US Core Profiles (Profile Only Support) are not required to support these interactions. See the US Core Server CapabilityStatement for a complete list of supported RESTful interactions for this IG.

• The syntax used to describe the interactions is described here.
• See the General Requirements section for additional rules and expectations when a server requires status parameters.
• See the General Guidance section for additional guidance on searching for multiple patients.

Mandatory Search Parameters:

The following search parameters and search parameter combinations SHALL be supported:

1. SHALL support searching for a practitioner by a string match of any part of name using the name search parameter:

   GET [base]/Practitioner?name=[string]

   Example:

   1. GET [base]/Practitioner?name=Smith

   Implementation Notes: Fetches a bundle of all Practitioner resources matching the name (how to search by string)

2. SHALL support searching a practitioner by an identifier such as an NPI using the identifier search parameter:

   GET [base]/Practitioner?identifier={system|}[code]

   Example:

   1. GET [base]/Practitioner?dentifier=http://hl7.org/fhir/sid/us-npi|97860456

   Implementation Notes: Fetches a bundle containing any Practitioner resources matching the identifier (how to search by token)

Optional Search Parameters:

The following search parameter combinations SHOULD be supported:

1. SHOULD support both read Practitioner by id AND Practitioner search using the _id search parameter:

   GET [base]/Practitioner/[id] or GET [base]/Practitioner?_id=[id]

   Example:

   1. GET [base]/Practitioner/practitioner-1
   2. GET [base]/Practitioner?_id=practitioner-1

   Implementation Notes: (how to search by the logical id of the resource)