PSO EPCS VA# DUP CHECK (4877)    REMOTE PROCEDURE (8994)

Name Value
NAME PSO EPCS VA# DUP CHECK
TAG VANUMCHK
ROUTINE PSOEPU1
RETURN VALUE TYPE SINGLE VALUE
AVAILABILITY RESTRICTED
DESCRIPTION
This RPC will accept a VA# in text format, and a provider's NEW
PERSON File #200 IEN (Internal Entry number).  It will perform checking 
to determine if the VA# is being used by another provider.
INPUT PARAMETER
  • VANUM
    PARAMETER TYPE:   LITERAL
    MAXIMUM DATA LENGTH:   10
    REQUIRED:   YES
    SEQUENCE NUMBER:   1
    DESCRIPTION:   
    This is the provider's VA# in text format.
    
  • NPIEN
    PARAMETER TYPE:   LITERAL
    MAXIMUM DATA LENGTH:   15
    REQUIRED:   YES
    SEQUENCE NUMBER:   2
    DESCRIPTION:   
    This is the provider's NEW PERSON file #200 IEN, Internal Entry Number.
    
RETURN PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
The return value will be:
  1^Success - for a VA# that is not being used by any provider other than
              the provider being checked.
  0^Duplicate information if the VA# is being used by another provider.