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Data Field
Data Description
Additional Information
region
Region // The region name for the data. This
includes all 50 states and the District of
Columbia.
region_code
Region Code // The abbreviation code for the
region name. This includes all 50 states and
the District of Columbia.
period
Time Period // Time period for the data. The
first four digits correspond to the year of the
data, and any other digits refer to the month
of the data, beginning with "01"/January
and ending with "12"/December.
state_fips
State Federal Information Processing
Standard (FIPS) // The Federal Information
Processing Standard (FIPS) code for the
region. This is a double-digit number; if any
appear as a single digit, the field should be
re-coded so that all single digits have a "0".
For example, if the state FIPS appears as "1",
it should be re-coded to appear as "01". This
only applies for codes, "1" through "9".
This field pertains only to the county-level
e-Prescribing data sets.
county_fips
County Federal Information Processing
Standard (FIPS) // The Federal Information
Processing Standard (FIPS) code for the
county name. This is a three-digit number; if
any appear as anything less than three
digits, the field should be re-coded. For
example, if the county FIPS appears as "1", it
This field pertains only to the county-level
e-Prescribing data sets.
Data Field
Data Description
Additional Information
should be re-coded to appear as "001", and if
it appears as "11", it should be re-coded to
appear as "011".
fips
Federal Information Processing Standard
(FIPS) // The Federal Information Processing
Standard (FIPS) code for the region and
county. Simply, the state FIPS and county
FIPS are combined to create a single
processing standard. This unique code
applies to a unique county in a unique state.
This is a five-digit number; if any appear as a
four digit number, the field should be recoded. For example, if the FIPS appears as
"1001", it should be re-coded to appear as
"01001".
all_providers
Total O�ice-based Physicians, Nurse
Practitioners, and Physician Assistants // The
count of all ambulatory medical doctors,
doctors of osteopathy, nurse practitioners,
and physicians assistants in all 50 U.S. states
and the District of Columbia.
all_primary_care_providers
Total O�ice-based Primary Care Physicians,
Nurse Practitioners, and Physician Assistants
// The count of all primary care ambulatory
medical doctors, doctors of osteopathy,
nurse practitioners, and physicians
assistants in all 50 U.S. states and the District
of Columbia.
all_physicians
Total O�ice-based Physicians // The count of
all ambulatory medical doctors and doctors
of osteopathy in all 50 U.S. states and the
District of Columbia.
all_primary_care_physicians
Total O�ice-based Primary Care Physicians
// The count of all primary care ambulatory
medical doctors and doctors of osteopathy
This field pertains only to the county-level
e-Prescribing data sets.
A provider is categorized primary care if she
specializes in one of the following areas:
adolescent medicine, pediatrics, family
practice, general practice, geriatrics, internal
medicine, obstetrics, or gynecology
A provider is categorized primary care if she
specializes in one of the following areas:
adolescent medicine, pediatrics, family
Data Field
Data Description
Additional Information
in all 50 U.S. states and the District of
Columbia.
practice, general practice, geriatrics, internal
medicine, obstetrics, or gynecology
all_nurse_practitioners
Total O�ice-based Nurse Practitioners // The
count of all ambulatory nurse practitioners
in all 50 U.S. states and the District of
Columbia.
all_primary_care_nurse_practitioners
Total O�ice-based Primary Care Nurse
Practitioners // The count of all primary care
ambulatory nurse practitioners in all 50 U.S.
states and the District of Columbia.
all_physician_assistants
Total O�ice-based Physician Assistants //
The count of all ambulatory physician
assistants in all 50 U.S. states and the District
of Columbia.
all_primary_care_physician_assistants
Total O�ice-based Primary Care Physician
Assistants // The count of all primary care
ambulatory physician assistants in all 50 U.S.
states and the District of Columbia.
Content last reviewed on August 4, 2021
A provider is categorized primary care if she
specializes in one of the following areas:
adolescent medicine, pediatrics, family
practice, general practice, geriatrics, internal
medicine, obstetrics, or gynecology
A provider is categorized primary care if she
specializes in one of the following areas:
adolescent medicine, pediatrics, family
practice, general practice, geriatrics, internal
medicine, obstetrics, or gynecology