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Resource Profile: A Practitioner resource that includes an Identifier with a value that is a Legal Entity Identifier (LEI)

Usages:

• Examples for this Profile: Practitioner/example-practitioner-lei

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Formal Views of Profile Content

Description Differentials, Snapshots, and other representations.

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Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints    Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
Practitioner		0..*	USCorePractitionerProfile	A person with a formal responsibility in the provisioning of healthcare or related services
Practitioner.implicitRules	?! This element is a modifier element. Σ This element is included in summaries.	0..1	uri	A set of rules under which this content was created
Practitioner.modifierExtension	?! This element is a modifier element.	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored
Practitioner.Slices for identifier	S This element must be supported. Σ This element is included in summaries.	1..*	Identifier	An identifier for the person as this agent Slice: Unordered, Open by pattern:$this, type:$this Slicing Note: The rules on this element (including its children) apply to all the slices, but are not repeated in them
Practitioner.Slices for identifier.identifier:NPI	S This element must be supported. Σ This element is included in summaries. C	0..*	Identifier	An identifier for the person as this agent Constraints: us-core-16, us-core-17 Required Pattern: { "system" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/sid/us-npi" }
Practitioner.Slices for identifier.identifier:lei	S This element must be supported. Σ This element is included in summaries.	1..*	LEI	An identifier for the person as this agent
Practitioner.name	S This element must be supported. Σ This element is included in summaries.	1..*	HumanName	The name(s) associated with the practitioner
Practitioner.name.use	?! This element is a modifier element. Σ This element is included in summaries.	0..1	code	usual | official | temp | nickname | anonymous | old | maiden Binding: NameUse (required): The use of a human name.
Practitioner.name.family	S This element must be supported. Σ This element is included in summaries.	1..1	string	Family name (often called 'Surname')
Practitioner.telecom	S This element must be supported. Σ This element is included in summaries.	0..*	ContactPoint	A contact detail for the practitioner (that apply to all roles)
Practitioner.telecom.system	S This element must be supported. Σ This element is included in summaries. C	0..1	code	phone | fax | email | pager | url | sms | other Binding: ContactPointSystem (required): Telecommunications form for contact point.
Practitioner.telecom.value	S This element must be supported. Σ This element is included in summaries.	0..1	string	The actual contact point details
Practitioner.telecom.use	?! This element is a modifier element. Σ This element is included in summaries.	0..1	code	home | work | temp | old | mobile - purpose of this contact point Binding: ContactPointUse (required): Use of contact point.
Practitioner.address	S This element must be supported. Σ This element is included in summaries.	0..*	Address	Address(es) of the practitioner
Practitioner.address.use	?! This element is a modifier element. Σ This element is included in summaries.	0..1	code	home | work | temp | old | billing - purpose of this address Binding: AddressUse (required): The use of an address. Example General: home
Practitioner.address.line	S This element must be supported. Σ This element is included in summaries.	0..4	string	Street name, number, direction & P.O. Box etc. This repeating element order: The order in which lines should appear in an address label Example General: 137 Nowhere Street
Practitioner.address.city	S This element must be supported. Σ This element is included in summaries.	0..1	string	Name of city, town etc. Example General: Erewhon
Practitioner.address.state	S This element must be supported. Σ This element is included in summaries.	0..1	string	Sub-unit of country (abbreviations ok) Binding: USPS Two Letter Alphabetic Codes (extensible): Two letter USPS alphabetic codes.
Practitioner.address.postalCode	S This element must be supported. Σ This element is included in summaries.	0..1	string	US Zip Codes Example General: 9132
Practitioner.address.country	S This element must be supported. Σ This element is included in summaries.	0..1	string	Country (e.g. can be ISO 3166 2 or 3 letter code)
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Terminology Bindings

Path	Status	Usage	ValueSet	Version	Source
Practitioner.name.use	Base	required	NameUse	📍4.0.1	FHIR Std.
Practitioner.telecom.​system	Base	required	ContactPointSystem	📍4.0.1	FHIR Std.
Practitioner.telecom.​use	Base	required	ContactPointUse	📍4.0.1	FHIR Std.
Practitioner.address.​use	Base	required	AddressUse	📍4.0.1	FHIR Std.
Practitioner.address.​state	Base	extensible	USPS Two Letter Alphabetic Codes	📦6.1.0	US Core v6.1

Constraints

Id	Grade	Path(s)	Description	Expression
us-core-16	error	Practitioner.identifier:NPI	NPI must be 10 digits	value.matches('^[0-9]{10}$')
us-core-17	error	Practitioner.identifier:NPI	NPI check digit must be valid (Luhn algorithm check)	(((select(value.substring(0,1).toInteger()).select(iif($this<5, $this*2, (($this*2)-9))))+(value.substring(1,1).toInteger())+(select(value.substring(2,1).toInteger()).select(iif($this<5, $this*2, (($this*2)-9))))+(value.substring(3,1).toInteger())+(select(value.substring(4,1).toInteger()).select(iif($this<5, $this*2, (($this*2)-9))))+(value.substring(5,1).toInteger())+(select(value.substring(6,1).toInteger()).select(iif($this<5, $this*2, (($this*2)-9))))+(value.substring(7,1).toInteger())+(select(value.substring(8,1).toInteger()).select(iif($this<5, $this*2, (($this*2)-9))))+(value.substring(9,1).toInteger()) + 24)mod 10=0)

This structure is derived from USCorePractitionerProfile

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints    Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
Practitioner		0..*	USCorePractitionerProfile	A person with a formal responsibility in the provisioning of healthcare or related services
Practitioner.Slices for identifier		1..*	Identifier	An identifier for the person as this agent Slice: Unordered, Open by pattern:$this, type:$this Slicing Note: The rules on this element (including its children) apply to all the slices, but are not repeated in them
Practitioner.Slices for identifier.identifier:lei	S This element must be supported.	1..*	LEI	An identifier for the person as this agent
Documentation for this format

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints    Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
Practitioner		0..*	USCorePractitionerProfile	A person with a formal responsibility in the provisioning of healthcare or related services
Practitioner.id	Σ This element is included in summaries.	0..1	id	Logical id of this artifact
Practitioner.meta	Σ This element is included in summaries.	0..1	Meta	Metadata about the resource
Practitioner.implicitRules	?! This element is a modifier element. Σ This element is included in summaries.	0..1	uri	A set of rules under which this content was created
Practitioner.language		0..1	code	Language of the resource content Binding: CommonLanguages (preferred): A human language. Additional Bindings Purpose AllLanguages Max Binding
Practitioner.text		0..1	Narrative	Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation This profile does not constrain the narrative in regard to content, language, or traceability to data elements
Practitioner.contained		0..*	Resource	Contained, inline Resources
Practitioner.extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
Practitioner.modifierExtension	?! This element is a modifier element.	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored
Practitioner.Slices for identifier	S This element must be supported. Σ This element is included in summaries.	1..*	Identifier	An identifier for the person as this agent Slice: Unordered, Open by pattern:$this, type:$this Slicing Note: The rules on this element (including its children) apply to all the slices, but are not repeated in them
Practitioner.Slices for identifier.identifier:NPI	S This element must be supported. Σ This element is included in summaries. C	0..*	Identifier	An identifier for the person as this agent Constraints: us-core-16, us-core-17 Required Pattern: { "system" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/sid/us-npi" }
Practitioner.Slices for identifier.identifier:lei	S This element must be supported. Σ This element is included in summaries.	1..*	LEI	An identifier for the person as this agent
Practitioner.active	Σ This element is included in summaries.	0..1	boolean	Whether this practitioner's record is in active use
Practitioner.name	S This element must be supported. Σ This element is included in summaries.	1..*	HumanName	The name(s) associated with the practitioner
Practitioner.name.id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
Practitioner.name.extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
Practitioner.name.use	?! This element is a modifier element. Σ This element is included in summaries.	0..1	code	usual | official | temp | nickname | anonymous | old | maiden Binding: NameUse (required): The use of a human name.
Practitioner.name.text	Σ This element is included in summaries.	0..1	string	Text representation of the full name
Practitioner.name.family	S This element must be supported. Σ This element is included in summaries.	1..1	string	Family name (often called 'Surname')
Practitioner.name.given	Σ This element is included in summaries.	0..*	string	Given names (not always 'first'). Includes middle names This repeating element order: Given Names appear in the correct order for presenting the name
Practitioner.name.prefix	Σ This element is included in summaries.	0..*	string	Parts that come before the name This repeating element order: Prefixes appear in the correct order for presenting the name
Practitioner.name.suffix	Σ This element is included in summaries.	0..*	string	Parts that come after the name This repeating element order: Suffixes appear in the correct order for presenting the name
Practitioner.name.period	Σ This element is included in summaries.	0..1	Period	Time period when name was/is in use
Practitioner.telecom	S This element must be supported. Σ This element is included in summaries.	0..*	ContactPoint	A contact detail for the practitioner (that apply to all roles)
Practitioner.telecom.id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
Practitioner.telecom.extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
Practitioner.telecom.system	S This element must be supported. Σ This element is included in summaries. C	0..1	code	phone | fax | email | pager | url | sms | other Binding: ContactPointSystem (required): Telecommunications form for contact point.
Practitioner.telecom.value	S This element must be supported. Σ This element is included in summaries.	0..1	string	The actual contact point details
Practitioner.telecom.use	?! This element is a modifier element. Σ This element is included in summaries.	0..1	code	home | work | temp | old | mobile - purpose of this contact point Binding: ContactPointUse (required): Use of contact point.
Practitioner.telecom.rank	Σ This element is included in summaries.	0..1	positiveInt	Specify preferred order of use (1 = highest)
Practitioner.telecom.period	Σ This element is included in summaries.	0..1	Period	Time period when the contact point was/is in use
Practitioner.address	S This element must be supported. Σ This element is included in summaries.	0..*	Address	Address(es) of the practitioner
Practitioner.address.id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
Practitioner.address.extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
Practitioner.address.use	?! This element is a modifier element. Σ This element is included in summaries.	0..1	code	home | work | temp | old | billing - purpose of this address Binding: AddressUse (required): The use of an address. Example General: home
Practitioner.address.type	Σ This element is included in summaries.	0..1	code	postal | physical | both Binding: AddressType (required): The type of an address (physical / postal). Example General: both
Practitioner.address.text	Σ This element is included in summaries.	0..1	string	Text representation of the address Example General: 137 Nowhere Street, Erewhon 9132
Practitioner.address.line	S This element must be supported. Σ This element is included in summaries.	0..4	string	Street name, number, direction & P.O. Box etc. This repeating element order: The order in which lines should appear in an address label Example General: 137 Nowhere Street
Practitioner.address.city	S This element must be supported. Σ This element is included in summaries.	0..1	string	Name of city, town etc. Example General: Erewhon
Practitioner.address.district	Σ This element is included in summaries.	0..1	string	District name (aka county) Example General: Madison
Practitioner.address.state	S This element must be supported. Σ This element is included in summaries.	0..1	string	Sub-unit of country (abbreviations ok) Binding: USPS Two Letter Alphabetic Codes (extensible): Two letter USPS alphabetic codes.
Practitioner.address.postalCode	S This element must be supported. Σ This element is included in summaries.	0..1	string	US Zip Codes Example General: 9132
Practitioner.address.country	S This element must be supported. Σ This element is included in summaries.	0..1	string	Country (e.g. can be ISO 3166 2 or 3 letter code)
Practitioner.address.period	Σ This element is included in summaries.	0..1	Period	Time period when address was/is in use Example General: {"start":"2010-03-23","end":"2010-07-01"}
Practitioner.gender	Σ This element is included in summaries.	0..1	code	male | female | other | unknown Binding: AdministrativeGender (required): The gender of a person used for administrative purposes.
Practitioner.birthDate	Σ This element is included in summaries.	0..1	date	The date on which the practitioner was born
Practitioner.photo		0..*	Attachment	Image of the person
Practitioner.qualification		0..*	BackboneElement	Certification, licenses, or training pertaining to the provision of care
Practitioner.qualification.id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
Practitioner.qualification.extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
Practitioner.qualification.modifierExtension	?! This element is a modifier element. Σ This element is included in summaries.	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
Practitioner.qualification.identifier		0..*	Identifier	An identifier for this qualification for the practitioner
Practitioner.qualification.code		1..1	CodeableConcept	Coded representation of the qualification Binding: v2 table 0360, Version 2.7 (example): Specific qualification the practitioner has to provide a service.
Practitioner.qualification.period		0..1	Period	Period during which the qualification is valid
Practitioner.qualification.issuer		0..1	Reference(Organization)	Organization that regulates and issues the qualification
Practitioner.communication		0..*	CodeableConcept	A language the practitioner can use in patient communication Binding: CommonLanguages (preferred): A human language. Additional Bindings Purpose AllLanguages Max Binding
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Terminology Bindings

Path	Status	Usage	ValueSet	Version	Source
Practitioner.language	Base	preferred	Common Languages	📦4.0.1	FHIR Std.
Practitioner.name.use	Base	required	NameUse	📍4.0.1	FHIR Std.
Practitioner.telecom.​system	Base	required	ContactPointSystem	📍4.0.1	FHIR Std.
Practitioner.telecom.​use	Base	required	ContactPointUse	📍4.0.1	FHIR Std.
Practitioner.address.​use	Base	required	AddressUse	📍4.0.1	FHIR Std.
Practitioner.address.​type	Base	required	AddressType	📍4.0.1	FHIR Std.
Practitioner.address.​state	Base	extensible	USPS Two Letter Alphabetic Codes	📦6.1.0	US Core v6.1
Practitioner.gender	Base	required	AdministrativeGender	📍4.0.1	FHIR Std.
Practitioner.qualification.​code	Base	example	v2 table 0360, Version 2.7	📦0360	FHIR Std.
Practitioner.communication	Base	preferred	Common Languages	📦4.0.1	FHIR Std.

Constraints

Id	Grade	Path(s)	Description	Expression
us-core-16	error	Practitioner.identifier:NPI	NPI must be 10 digits	value.matches('^[0-9]{10}$')
us-core-17	error	Practitioner.identifier:NPI	NPI check digit must be valid (Luhn algorithm check)	(((select(value.substring(0,1).toInteger()).select(iif($this<5, $this*2, (($this*2)-9))))+(value.substring(1,1).toInteger())+(select(value.substring(2,1).toInteger()).select(iif($this<5, $this*2, (($this*2)-9))))+(value.substring(3,1).toInteger())+(select(value.substring(4,1).toInteger()).select(iif($this<5, $this*2, (($this*2)-9))))+(value.substring(5,1).toInteger())+(select(value.substring(6,1).toInteger()).select(iif($this<5, $this*2, (($this*2)-9))))+(value.substring(7,1).toInteger())+(select(value.substring(8,1).toInteger()).select(iif($this<5, $this*2, (($this*2)-9))))+(value.substring(9,1).toInteger()) + 24)mod 10=0)

This structure is derived from USCorePractitionerProfile

Summary

Mandatory: 1 element
Must-Support: 1 element

Structures

This structure refers to these other structures:

• An Identifier with a value that is a Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) (http://hl7.org/fhir/us/identity-matching/StructureDefinition/LEI)

Slices

This structure defines the following Slices:

• The element 2 is sliced based on the values of Practitioner.identifier

Maturity: 2

Key Elements View

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints    Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
Practitioner		0..*	USCorePractitionerProfile	A person with a formal responsibility in the provisioning of healthcare or related services
Practitioner.implicitRules	?! This element is a modifier element. Σ This element is included in summaries.	0..1	uri	A set of rules under which this content was created
Practitioner.modifierExtension	?! This element is a modifier element.	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored
Practitioner.Slices for identifier	S This element must be supported. Σ This element is included in summaries.	1..*	Identifier	An identifier for the person as this agent Slice: Unordered, Open by pattern:$this, type:$this Slicing Note: The rules on this element (including its children) apply to all the slices, but are not repeated in them
Practitioner.Slices for identifier.identifier:NPI	S This element must be supported. Σ This element is included in summaries. C	0..*	Identifier	An identifier for the person as this agent Constraints: us-core-16, us-core-17 Required Pattern: { "system" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/sid/us-npi" }
Practitioner.Slices for identifier.identifier:lei	S This element must be supported. Σ This element is included in summaries.	1..*	LEI	An identifier for the person as this agent
Practitioner.name	S This element must be supported. Σ This element is included in summaries.	1..*	HumanName	The name(s) associated with the practitioner
Practitioner.name.use	?! This element is a modifier element. Σ This element is included in summaries.	0..1	code	usual | official | temp | nickname | anonymous | old | maiden Binding: NameUse (required): The use of a human name.
Practitioner.name.family	S This element must be supported. Σ This element is included in summaries.	1..1	string	Family name (often called 'Surname')
Practitioner.telecom	S This element must be supported. Σ This element is included in summaries.	0..*	ContactPoint	A contact detail for the practitioner (that apply to all roles)
Practitioner.telecom.system	S This element must be supported. Σ This element is included in summaries. C	0..1	code	phone | fax | email | pager | url | sms | other Binding: ContactPointSystem (required): Telecommunications form for contact point.
Practitioner.telecom.value	S This element must be supported. Σ This element is included in summaries.	0..1	string	The actual contact point details
Practitioner.telecom.use	?! This element is a modifier element. Σ This element is included in summaries.	0..1	code	home | work | temp | old | mobile - purpose of this contact point Binding: ContactPointUse (required): Use of contact point.
Practitioner.address	S This element must be supported. Σ This element is included in summaries.	0..*	Address	Address(es) of the practitioner
Practitioner.address.use	?! This element is a modifier element. Σ This element is included in summaries.	0..1	code	home | work | temp | old | billing - purpose of this address Binding: AddressUse (required): The use of an address. Example General: home
Practitioner.address.line	S This element must be supported. Σ This element is included in summaries.	0..4	string	Street name, number, direction & P.O. Box etc. This repeating element order: The order in which lines should appear in an address label Example General: 137 Nowhere Street
Practitioner.address.city	S This element must be supported. Σ This element is included in summaries.	0..1	string	Name of city, town etc. Example General: Erewhon
Practitioner.address.state	S This element must be supported. Σ This element is included in summaries.	0..1	string	Sub-unit of country (abbreviations ok) Binding: USPS Two Letter Alphabetic Codes (extensible): Two letter USPS alphabetic codes.
Practitioner.address.postalCode	S This element must be supported. Σ This element is included in summaries.	0..1	string	US Zip Codes Example General: 9132
Practitioner.address.country	S This element must be supported. Σ This element is included in summaries.	0..1	string	Country (e.g. can be ISO 3166 2 or 3 letter code)
Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

Path	Status	Usage	ValueSet	Version	Source
Practitioner.name.use	Base	required	NameUse	📍4.0.1	FHIR Std.
Practitioner.telecom.​system	Base	required	ContactPointSystem	📍4.0.1	FHIR Std.
Practitioner.telecom.​use	Base	required	ContactPointUse	📍4.0.1	FHIR Std.
Practitioner.address.​use	Base	required	AddressUse	📍4.0.1	FHIR Std.
Practitioner.address.​state	Base	extensible	USPS Two Letter Alphabetic Codes	📦6.1.0	US Core v6.1

Constraints

Id	Grade	Path(s)	Description	Expression
us-core-16	error	Practitioner.identifier:NPI	NPI must be 10 digits	value.matches('^[0-9]{10}$')
us-core-17	error	Practitioner.identifier:NPI	NPI check digit must be valid (Luhn algorithm check)	(((select(value.substring(0,1).toInteger()).select(iif($this<5, $this*2, (($this*2)-9))))+(value.substring(1,1).toInteger())+(select(value.substring(2,1).toInteger()).select(iif($this<5, $this*2, (($this*2)-9))))+(value.substring(3,1).toInteger())+(select(value.substring(4,1).toInteger()).select(iif($this<5, $this*2, (($this*2)-9))))+(value.substring(5,1).toInteger())+(select(value.substring(6,1).toInteger()).select(iif($this<5, $this*2, (($this*2)-9))))+(value.substring(7,1).toInteger())+(select(value.substring(8,1).toInteger()).select(iif($this<5, $this*2, (($this*2)-9))))+(value.substring(9,1).toInteger()) + 24)mod 10=0)

Differential View

This structure is derived from USCorePractitionerProfile

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints    Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
Practitioner		0..*	USCorePractitionerProfile	A person with a formal responsibility in the provisioning of healthcare or related services
Practitioner.Slices for identifier		1..*	Identifier	An identifier for the person as this agent Slice: Unordered, Open by pattern:$this, type:$this Slicing Note: The rules on this element (including its children) apply to all the slices, but are not repeated in them
Practitioner.Slices for identifier.identifier:lei	S This element must be supported.	1..*	LEI	An identifier for the person as this agent
Documentation for this format

Snapshot ViewView

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints    Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
Practitioner		0..*	USCorePractitionerProfile	A person with a formal responsibility in the provisioning of healthcare or related services
Practitioner.id	Σ This element is included in summaries.	0..1	id	Logical id of this artifact
Practitioner.meta	Σ This element is included in summaries.	0..1	Meta	Metadata about the resource
Practitioner.implicitRules	?! This element is a modifier element. Σ This element is included in summaries.	0..1	uri	A set of rules under which this content was created
Practitioner.language		0..1	code	Language of the resource content Binding: CommonLanguages (preferred): A human language. Additional Bindings Purpose AllLanguages Max Binding
Practitioner.text		0..1	Narrative	Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation This profile does not constrain the narrative in regard to content, language, or traceability to data elements
Practitioner.contained		0..*	Resource	Contained, inline Resources
Practitioner.extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
Practitioner.modifierExtension	?! This element is a modifier element.	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored
Practitioner.Slices for identifier	S This element must be supported. Σ This element is included in summaries.	1..*	Identifier	An identifier for the person as this agent Slice: Unordered, Open by pattern:$this, type:$this Slicing Note: The rules on this element (including its children) apply to all the slices, but are not repeated in them
Practitioner.Slices for identifier.identifier:NPI	S This element must be supported. Σ This element is included in summaries. C	0..*	Identifier	An identifier for the person as this agent Constraints: us-core-16, us-core-17 Required Pattern: { "system" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/sid/us-npi" }
Practitioner.Slices for identifier.identifier:lei	S This element must be supported. Σ This element is included in summaries.	1..*	LEI	An identifier for the person as this agent
Practitioner.active	Σ This element is included in summaries.	0..1	boolean	Whether this practitioner's record is in active use
Practitioner.name	S This element must be supported. Σ This element is included in summaries.	1..*	HumanName	The name(s) associated with the practitioner
Practitioner.name.id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
Practitioner.name.extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
Practitioner.name.use	?! This element is a modifier element. Σ This element is included in summaries.	0..1	code	usual | official | temp | nickname | anonymous | old | maiden Binding: NameUse (required): The use of a human name.
Practitioner.name.text	Σ This element is included in summaries.	0..1	string	Text representation of the full name
Practitioner.name.family	S This element must be supported. Σ This element is included in summaries.	1..1	string	Family name (often called 'Surname')
Practitioner.name.given	Σ This element is included in summaries.	0..*	string	Given names (not always 'first'). Includes middle names This repeating element order: Given Names appear in the correct order for presenting the name
Practitioner.name.prefix	Σ This element is included in summaries.	0..*	string	Parts that come before the name This repeating element order: Prefixes appear in the correct order for presenting the name
Practitioner.name.suffix	Σ This element is included in summaries.	0..*	string	Parts that come after the name This repeating element order: Suffixes appear in the correct order for presenting the name
Practitioner.name.period	Σ This element is included in summaries.	0..1	Period	Time period when name was/is in use
Practitioner.telecom	S This element must be supported. Σ This element is included in summaries.	0..*	ContactPoint	A contact detail for the practitioner (that apply to all roles)
Practitioner.telecom.id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
Practitioner.telecom.extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
Practitioner.telecom.system	S This element must be supported. Σ This element is included in summaries. C	0..1	code	phone | fax | email | pager | url | sms | other Binding: ContactPointSystem (required): Telecommunications form for contact point.
Practitioner.telecom.value	S This element must be supported. Σ This element is included in summaries.	0..1	string	The actual contact point details
Practitioner.telecom.use	?! This element is a modifier element. Σ This element is included in summaries.	0..1	code	home | work | temp | old | mobile - purpose of this contact point Binding: ContactPointUse (required): Use of contact point.
Practitioner.telecom.rank	Σ This element is included in summaries.	0..1	positiveInt	Specify preferred order of use (1 = highest)
Practitioner.telecom.period	Σ This element is included in summaries.	0..1	Period	Time period when the contact point was/is in use
Practitioner.address	S This element must be supported. Σ This element is included in summaries.	0..*	Address	Address(es) of the practitioner
Practitioner.address.id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
Practitioner.address.extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
Practitioner.address.use	?! This element is a modifier element. Σ This element is included in summaries.	0..1	code	home | work | temp | old | billing - purpose of this address Binding: AddressUse (required): The use of an address. Example General: home
Practitioner.address.type	Σ This element is included in summaries.	0..1	code	postal | physical | both Binding: AddressType (required): The type of an address (physical / postal). Example General: both
Practitioner.address.text	Σ This element is included in summaries.	0..1	string	Text representation of the address Example General: 137 Nowhere Street, Erewhon 9132
Practitioner.address.line	S This element must be supported. Σ This element is included in summaries.	0..4	string	Street name, number, direction & P.O. Box etc. This repeating element order: The order in which lines should appear in an address label Example General: 137 Nowhere Street
Practitioner.address.city	S This element must be supported. Σ This element is included in summaries.	0..1	string	Name of city, town etc. Example General: Erewhon
Practitioner.address.district	Σ This element is included in summaries.	0..1	string	District name (aka county) Example General: Madison
Practitioner.address.state	S This element must be supported. Σ This element is included in summaries.	0..1	string	Sub-unit of country (abbreviations ok) Binding: USPS Two Letter Alphabetic Codes (extensible): Two letter USPS alphabetic codes.
Practitioner.address.postalCode	S This element must be supported. Σ This element is included in summaries.	0..1	string	US Zip Codes Example General: 9132
Practitioner.address.country	S This element must be supported. Σ This element is included in summaries.	0..1	string	Country (e.g. can be ISO 3166 2 or 3 letter code)
Practitioner.address.period	Σ This element is included in summaries.	0..1	Period	Time period when address was/is in use Example General: {"start":"2010-03-23","end":"2010-07-01"}
Practitioner.gender	Σ This element is included in summaries.	0..1	code	male | female | other | unknown Binding: AdministrativeGender (required): The gender of a person used for administrative purposes.
Practitioner.birthDate	Σ This element is included in summaries.	0..1	date	The date on which the practitioner was born
Practitioner.photo		0..*	Attachment	Image of the person
Practitioner.qualification		0..*	BackboneElement	Certification, licenses, or training pertaining to the provision of care
Practitioner.qualification.id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
Practitioner.qualification.extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
Practitioner.qualification.modifierExtension	?! This element is a modifier element. Σ This element is included in summaries.	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
Practitioner.qualification.identifier		0..*	Identifier	An identifier for this qualification for the practitioner
Practitioner.qualification.code		1..1	CodeableConcept	Coded representation of the qualification Binding: v2 table 0360, Version 2.7 (example): Specific qualification the practitioner has to provide a service.
Practitioner.qualification.period		0..1	Period	Period during which the qualification is valid
Practitioner.qualification.issuer		0..1	Reference(Organization)	Organization that regulates and issues the qualification
Practitioner.communication		0..*	CodeableConcept	A language the practitioner can use in patient communication Binding: CommonLanguages (preferred): A human language. Additional Bindings Purpose AllLanguages Max Binding
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Terminology Bindings

Path	Status	Usage	ValueSet	Version	Source
Practitioner.language	Base	preferred	Common Languages	📦4.0.1	FHIR Std.
Practitioner.name.use	Base	required	NameUse	📍4.0.1	FHIR Std.
Practitioner.telecom.​system	Base	required	ContactPointSystem	📍4.0.1	FHIR Std.
Practitioner.telecom.​use	Base	required	ContactPointUse	📍4.0.1	FHIR Std.
Practitioner.address.​use	Base	required	AddressUse	📍4.0.1	FHIR Std.
Practitioner.address.​type	Base	required	AddressType	📍4.0.1	FHIR Std.
Practitioner.address.​state	Base	extensible	USPS Two Letter Alphabetic Codes	📦6.1.0	US Core v6.1
Practitioner.gender	Base	required	AdministrativeGender	📍4.0.1	FHIR Std.
Practitioner.qualification.​code	Base	example	v2 table 0360, Version 2.7	📦0360	FHIR Std.
Practitioner.communication	Base	preferred	Common Languages	📦4.0.1	FHIR Std.

Constraints

Id	Grade	Path(s)	Description	Expression
us-core-16	error	Practitioner.identifier:NPI	NPI must be 10 digits	value.matches('^[0-9]{10}$')
us-core-17	error	Practitioner.identifier:NPI	NPI check digit must be valid (Luhn algorithm check)	(((select(value.substring(0,1).toInteger()).select(iif($this<5, $this*2, (($this*2)-9))))+(value.substring(1,1).toInteger())+(select(value.substring(2,1).toInteger()).select(iif($this<5, $this*2, (($this*2)-9))))+(value.substring(3,1).toInteger())+(select(value.substring(4,1).toInteger()).select(iif($this<5, $this*2, (($this*2)-9))))+(value.substring(5,1).toInteger())+(select(value.substring(6,1).toInteger()).select(iif($this<5, $this*2, (($this*2)-9))))+(value.substring(7,1).toInteger())+(select(value.substring(8,1).toInteger()).select(iif($this<5, $this*2, (($this*2)-9))))+(value.substring(9,1).toInteger()) + 24)mod 10=0)

This structure is derived from USCorePractitionerProfile

Summary

Mandatory: 1 element
Must-Support: 1 element

Structures

This structure refers to these other structures:

• An Identifier with a value that is a Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) (http://hl7.org/fhir/us/identity-matching/StructureDefinition/LEI)

Slices

This structure defines the following Slices:

• The element 2 is sliced based on the values of Practitioner.identifier

Maturity: 2

Other representations of profile: CSV, Excel, Schematron