IB BILLING PRACTITIONER ID (355.9)    FILE (1)

Name Value
NAME IB BILLING PRACTITIONER ID
DESCRIPTION
This file contains one record for each unique billing provider id number
  o  Assigned by an insurance co to an individual practitioner
  o  Assigned by an insurance co to an individual practitioner,
         but a new number assigned for each care unit entry
that an individual provider (practitioner) is assigned by an insurance
company or by a licensing or government entity.  Entries without an
insurance company indicate the number is assigned to the practitioner by a
licensing or government entity and will apply to all insurance companies.
 
 This file contains the id numbers for the following ids:
  o  Assigned by gov't or licensing agency to a practitioner
         for all ins co