Prescriber File Layout

This layout document describes the fields in the prescriber search data file.

Field Name	Description	Length	Format	Note
Prescriber_VendorNumber	License number	15
Prescriber_NPI	10-digit National Provider Identifier (NPI)	10
Prescriber_LastName	Prescriber’s last name	22
Prescriber_FirstName	Prescriber’s first name	22
prescriber_EffDate	The effective date of prescriber’s license	10	MM/DD/CCYY
Prescriber_TermDate	The termination date of prescriber’s license	10	MM/DD/CCYY	Open-ended date appears as null
Prescriber_TitleDesc	Degree description	50		Refer to the valid values for prescriber degree description
Prescriber_SpecialtyDesc	Specialty description	50		Refer to the valid values for prescriber specialty description
Prescriber_Address	The physical address of the prescriber (line #1)	30
Prescriber_Address2	The physical address of the prescriber (line #2)	50
Prescriber_City	Physical address city	20
Prescriber_State	Physical address state (two-character abbreviation)	2
Prescriber_Zip	Prescriber address ZIP code	5
Prescriber_certification_required	Identifies whether the prescriber is required to certify to prescribe for HTW clients	3
Prescriber_HTW_Certified	Identifies whether the prescriber is certified to prescribe for HTW clients	3
Prescriber_HTW_EffDate	Identifies the effective date of the prescriber’s HTW certification	10	MM/DD/CCYY
Prescriber_HTW_TermDate	Identifies the termination date of the prescriber’s HTW certification	10	MM/DD/CCYY	Open-ended date appears as null
Prescriber_date_create	Identifies the date this data file was created	10	MM/DD/CCYY