External Identifier Systems

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Identifier Systems that are defined here are for the convenience of HL7 implementers. These resources serve the special purpose of capturing for easy access descriptive metadata information about each system of identifiers registered here.

These pages contain the metadata information for systems of identifiers that are published in the HL7 Terminology pages.

The systems here are typically used in data types supporting identifier systems, often called namespaces.

Alabama Driver's License
Alaska Driver's License
Arizona Driver's License
Arkansas Driver's License
CMS Certification Numbers
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments
California Driver's License
Colorado Driver's License
Connecticut Driver's License
DC Driver's License
Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number
Delaware Driver's License
FDA Establishment Identifier
Florida Driver's License
Global Location Number (GLN)
Georgia Driver's License
Hawaii Driver's License
Idaho Driver's License
Illinois Driver's License
Indiana Driver's License
Iowa Driver's License
Kansas Driver's License
Kentucky Driver's License
Louisiana Driver's License
Maine Driver's License
Maryland Driver's License
Massachusetts Driver's License
Michigan Driver's License
Minnesota Driver's License
Mississippi Driver's License
Missouri Driver's License
Montana Driver's License
Nebraska Driver's License
Nevada Driver's License
New Hampshire Driver's License
New Jersey Driver's License
NewMexico Driver's License
New York Driver's License
North Carolina Driver's License
North Dakota Driver's License
Ohio Driver's License
Oklahoma Driver's License
Oregon Driver's License
Pennsylvania Driver's License
Rhode Island Driver's License
South Carolina Driver's License
South Dakota Driver's License
Tennessee Driver's License
Texas Driver's License
United States Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Number
United States Employer Identification Number
Utah Driver's License
Vermont Driver's License
Virginia Driver's License
Washington Driver's License
West Virginia Driver's License
Wisconsin Driver's License
Wyoming Driver's License
Bluetooth Address as a device identifier
Medicare Beneficiary Identifier (United States)
DICOM Unique Id
Ethernet MAC Address as a device identifier
GTIN Global Trade Item Number
IMEI as a device identifier
United States Medicare Number
United States National Provider Identifier
Passport Numbers Namespace for ARUBA
Passport Numbers Namespace for AFGHANISTAN
Passport Numbers Namespace for ANGOLA
Passport Numbers Namespace for ANGUILLA
Passport Numbers Namespace for ALAND ISLANDS
Passport Numbers Namespace for ALBANIA
Passport Numbers Namespace for ANDORRA
Passport Numbers Namespace for NETHERLANDS ANTILLES
Passport Numbers Namespace for UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Passport Numbers Namespace for ARGENTINA
Passport Numbers Namespace for ARMENIA
Passport Numbers Namespace for AMERICAN SAMOA
Passport Numbers Namespace for ANTARCTICA
Passport Numbers Namespace for FRENCH SOUTHERN TERRITORIES
Passport Numbers Namespace for ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
Passport Numbers Namespace for AUSTRALIA
Passport Numbers Namespace for AUSTRIA
Passport Numbers Namespace for AZERBAIJAN
Passport Numbers Namespace for BURUNDI
Passport Numbers Namespace for BELGIUM
Passport Numbers Namespace for BENIN
Passport Numbers Namespace for BURKINA FASO
Passport Numbers Namespace for BANGLADESH
Passport Numbers Namespace for BULGARIA
Passport Numbers Namespace for BAHRAIN
Passport Numbers Namespace for BAHAMAS
Passport Numbers Namespace for BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
Passport Numbers Namespace for SAINT BARTHELEMY
Passport Numbers Namespace for BELARUS
Passport Numbers Namespace for BELIZE
Passport Numbers Namespace for BERMUDA
Passport Numbers Namespace for BOLIVIA
Passport Numbers Namespace for BRAZIL
Passport Numbers Namespace for BARBADOS
Passport Numbers Namespace for BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
Passport Numbers Namespace for BHUTAN
Passport Numbers Namespace for BOUVET ISLAND
Passport Numbers Namespace for BOTSWANA
Passport Numbers Namespace for CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
Passport Numbers Namespace for CANADA
Passport Numbers Namespace for COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS
Passport Numbers Namespace for SWITZERLAND
Passport Numbers Namespace for CHILE
Passport Numbers Namespace for CHINA
Passport Numbers Namespace for COTE D'IVOIRE
Passport Numbers Namespace for CAMEROON
Passport Numbers Namespace for CONGO, THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE
Passport Numbers Namespace for CONGO
Passport Numbers Namespace for COOK ISLANDS
Passport Numbers Namespace for COLOMBIA
Passport Numbers Namespace for COMOROS
Passport Numbers Namespace for CAPE VERDE
Passport Numbers Namespace for COSTA RICA
Passport Numbers Namespace for CUBA
Passport Numbers Namespace for CHRISTMAS ISLAND
Passport Numbers Namespace for CAYMAN ISLANDS
Passport Numbers Namespace for CYPRUS
Passport Numbers Namespace for CZECH REPUBLIC
Passport Numbers Namespace for GERMANY
Passport Numbers Namespace for DJIBOUTI
Passport Numbers Namespace for DOMINICA
Passport Numbers Namespace for DENMARK
Passport Numbers Namespace for DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Passport Numbers Namespace for ALGERIA
Passport Numbers Namespace for ECUADOR
Passport Numbers Namespace for EGYPT
Passport Numbers Namespace for ERITREA
Passport Numbers Namespace for WESTERN SAHARA
Passport Numbers Namespace for SPAIN
Passport Numbers Namespace for ESTONIA
Passport Numbers Namespace for ETHIOPIA
Passport Numbers Namespace for FINLAND
Passport Numbers Namespace for FIJI
Passport Numbers Namespace for FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS)
Passport Numbers Namespace for FRANCE
Passport Numbers Namespace for FAROE ISLANDS
Passport Numbers Namespace for MICRONESIA, FEDERATED STATES OF
Passport Numbers Namespace for GABON
Passport Numbers Namespace for UNITED KINGDOM
Passport Numbers Namespace for GEORGIA
Passport Numbers Namespace for GUERNSEY
Passport Numbers Namespace for GHANA
Passport Numbers Namespace for GIBRALTAR
Passport Numbers Namespace for GUINEA
Passport Numbers Namespace for GUADELOUPE
Passport Numbers Namespace for GAMBIA
Passport Numbers Namespace for GUINEA-BISSAU
Passport Numbers Namespace for EQUATORIAL GUINEA
Passport Numbers Namespace for GREECE
Passport Numbers Namespace for GRENADA
Passport Numbers Namespace for GREENLAND
Passport Numbers Namespace for GUATEMALA
Passport Numbers Namespace for FRENCH GUIANA
Passport Numbers Namespace for GUAM
Passport Numbers Namespace for GUYANA
Passport Numbers Namespace for HONG KONG
Passport Numbers Namespace for HEARD ISLAND AND MCDONALD ISLANDS
Passport Numbers Namespace for HONDURAS
Passport Numbers Namespace for CROATIA
Passport Numbers Namespace for HAITI
Passport Numbers Namespace for HUNGARY
Passport Numbers Namespace for INDONESIA
Passport Numbers Namespace for ISLE OF MAN
Passport Numbers Namespace for INDIA
Passport Numbers Namespace for BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY
Passport Numbers Namespace for IRELAND
Passport Numbers Namespace for IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF)
Passport Numbers Namespace for IRAQ
Passport Numbers Namespace for ICELAND
Passport Numbers Namespace for ISRAEL
Passport Numbers Namespace for ITALY
Passport Numbers Namespace for JAMAICA
Passport Numbers Namespace for JERSEY
Passport Numbers Namespace for JORDAN
Passport Numbers Namespace for JAPAN
Passport Numbers Namespace for KAZAKHSTAN
Passport Numbers Namespace for KENYA
Passport Numbers Namespace for KYRGYZSTAN
Passport Numbers Namespace for CAMBODIA
Passport Numbers Namespace for KIRIBATI
Passport Numbers Namespace for SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS
Passport Numbers Namespace for KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Passport Numbers Namespace for KUWAIT
Passport Numbers Namespace for LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
Passport Numbers Namespace for LEBANON
Passport Numbers Namespace for LIBERIA
Passport Numbers Namespace for LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA
Passport Numbers Namespace for SAINT LUCIA
Passport Numbers Namespace for LIECHTENSTEIN
Passport Numbers Namespace for SRI LANKA
Passport Numbers Namespace for LESOTHO
Passport Numbers Namespace for LITHUANIA
Passport Numbers Namespace for LUXEMBOURG
Passport Numbers Namespace for LATVIA
Passport Numbers Namespace for MACAO
Passport Numbers Namespace for SAINT MARTIN (FRENCH PART)
Passport Numbers Namespace for MOROCCO
Passport Numbers Namespace for MONACO
Passport Numbers Namespace for MOLDOVA, REPUBLIC OF
Passport Numbers Namespace for MADAGASCAR
Passport Numbers Namespace for MALDIVES
Passport Numbers Namespace for MEXICO
Passport Numbers Namespace for MARSHALL ISLANDS
Passport Numbers Namespace for MACEDONIA, THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF
Passport Numbers Namespace for MALI
Passport Numbers Namespace for MALTA
Passport Numbers Namespace for MYANMAR
Passport Numbers Namespace for MONTENEGRO
Passport Numbers Namespace for MONGOLIA
Passport Numbers Namespace for NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS
Passport Numbers Namespace for MOZAMBIQUE
Passport Numbers Namespace for MAURITANIA
Passport Numbers Namespace for MONTSERRAT
Passport Numbers Namespace for MARTINIQUE
Passport Numbers Namespace for MAURITIUS
Passport Numbers Namespace for MALAWI
Passport Numbers Namespace for MALAYSIA
Passport Numbers Namespace for MAYOTTE
Passport Numbers Namespace for NAMIBIA
Passport Numbers Namespace for NEW CALEDONIA
Passport Numbers Namespace for NIGER
Passport Numbers Namespace for NORFOLK ISLAND
Passport Numbers Namespace for NIGERIA
Passport Numbers Namespace for NICARAGUA
Passport Numbers Namespace for NIUE
Passport Numbers Namespace for NETHERLANDS
Passport Numbers Namespace for NORWAY
Passport Numbers Namespace for NEPAL
Passport Numbers Namespace for NAURU
Passport Numbers Namespace for NEW ZEALAND
Passport Numbers Namespace for OMAN
Passport Numbers Namespace for PAKISTAN
Passport Numbers Namespace for PANAMA
Passport Numbers Namespace for PITCAIRN
Passport Numbers Namespace for PERU
Passport Numbers Namespace for PHILIPPINES
Passport Numbers Namespace for PALAU
Passport Numbers Namespace for PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Passport Numbers Namespace for POLAND
Passport Numbers Namespace for PUERTO RICO
Passport Numbers Namespace for KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF
Passport Numbers Namespace for PORTUGAL
Passport Numbers Namespace for PARAGUAY
Passport Numbers Namespace for PALESTINIAN TERRITORY, OCCUPIED
Passport Numbers Namespace for FRENCH POLYNESIA
Passport Numbers Namespace for QATAR
Passport Numbers Namespace for REUNION
Passport Numbers Namespace for ROMANIA
Passport Numbers Namespace for RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Passport Numbers Namespace for RWANDA
Passport Numbers Namespace for SAUDI ARABIA
Passport Numbers Namespace for SUDAN
Passport Numbers Namespace for SENEGAL
Passport Numbers Namespace for SINGAPORE
Passport Numbers Namespace for SOUTH GEORGIA AND THE SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS
Passport Numbers Namespace for SAINT HELENA
Passport Numbers Namespace for SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN
Passport Numbers Namespace for SOLOMON ISLANDS
Passport Numbers Namespace for SIERRA LEONE
Passport Numbers Namespace for EL SALVADOR
Passport Numbers Namespace for SAN MARINO
Passport Numbers Namespace for SOMALIA
Passport Numbers Namespace for SAINT PIERRE AND MIQUELON
Passport Numbers Namespace for SERBIA
Passport Numbers Namespace for SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE
Passport Numbers Namespace for SURINAME
Passport Numbers Namespace for SLOVAKIA
Passport Numbers Namespace for SLOVENIA
Passport Numbers Namespace for SWEDEN
Passport Numbers Namespace for SWAZILAND
Passport Numbers Namespace for SEYCHELLES
Passport Numbers Namespace for SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC
Passport Numbers Namespace for TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS
Passport Numbers Namespace for CHAD
Passport Numbers Namespace for TOGO
Passport Numbers Namespace for THAILAND
Passport Numbers Namespace for TAJIKISTAN
Passport Numbers Namespace for TOKELAU
Passport Numbers Namespace for TURKMENISTAN
Passport Numbers Namespace for TIMOR-LESTE
Passport Numbers Namespace for TONGA
Passport Numbers Namespace for TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Passport Numbers Namespace for TUNISIA
Passport Numbers Namespace for TURKEY
Passport Numbers Namespace for TUVALU
Passport Numbers Namespace for TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA
Passport Numbers Namespace for TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF
Passport Numbers Namespace for UGANDA
Passport Numbers Namespace for UKRAINE
Passport Numbers Namespace for UNITED STATES MINOR OUTLYING ISLANDS
Passport Numbers Namespace for URUGUAY
Passport Numbers Namespace for UNITED STATES
Passport Numbers Namespace for UZBEKISTAN
Passport Numbers Namespace for HOLY SEE (VATICAN CITY STATE)
Passport Numbers Namespace for SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
Passport Numbers Namespace for VENEZUELA
Passport Numbers Namespace for VIRGIN ISLANDS (BRITISH)
Passport Numbers Namespace for VIRGIN ISLANDS (U.S.)
Passport Numbers Namespace for VIET NAM
Passport Numbers Namespace for VANUATU
Passport Numbers Namespace for WALLIS AND FUTUNA
Passport Numbers Namespace for SAMOA
Passport Numbers Namespace for YEMEN
Passport Numbers Namespace for YUGOSLAVIA
Passport Numbers Namespace for SOUTH AFRICA
Passport Numbers Namespace for ZAMBIA
Passport Numbers Namespace for ZIMBABWE
United States Social Security Number
Uniform Resource Identifier (URI)
USB VID and PID as a device identifier
ZigBee Address as a device identifier