Glossary
What Is NPPES?
The National Plan and Provider Enumeration System is the CMS system used to enumerate healthcare providers and publish public NPI data.
NPPES public dissemination files are source artifacts. A data product built from them should record the exact release, checksum, transform version, and quality results.
Common release forms
- Monthly replacement files - Weekly incremental files - Registry lookups - Reference and header documentation
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