This variable is contained in the following files: Home Health Agency (Encounter, Preliminary File), Inpatient File (Encounter, Preliminary File), Outpatient (Encounter, Preliminary File), Skilled Nursing Facility (Encounter, Preliminary File), Home Health Agency (Encounter, Final File), Inpatient File (Encounter, Final File), Outpatient (Encounter, Final File), Skilled Nursing Facility (Encounter, Final File)
SAS Name
OT_PHYSN_NPI
On an institutional claim or encounter record, the National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to uniquely identify the other physician associated with the institutional claim.
There are additional physician identifiers on the encounter record, including the attending physician (AT_PHYSN_NPI) and, depending on the claim type, the operating physician (OP_PHYSN_NPI), rendering physician (RNDRNG_PHYSN_NPI) or referring physician (RFRG_PHYSN_NPI).
Source: Medicare Advantage Organizations (MAOs)