Source Dataset Requirements for the Healthcare Providers Data Product

The Healthcare Providers data product includes a predefined, standardized schema for provider data. When you add data to your data product, you identify how columns in your source datasets correspond to the attributes in the unified schema.

To prepare, review the general Requirements for Source Datasets.

The table below describes these attributes and explains which are:

  • Required: You cannot refresh your data until you map source columns to these attributes.
  • Suggested: For optimal enrichment and clustering results, map source columns to these attributes.
  • Optional: These attributes have minimal impact on your clustering and enrichment results. If your source data includes columns that match these attributes, map them to include that source data in your completed data product.
Unified Attribute Description Type
Primary Key The primary key used in the source dataset to uniquely identify each record. See About Primary Keys for more information. Required
NPI National Provider Identifier. Suggested
Full Name The provider's full name. Either Full Name or First Name is Required
First Name The provider's first name. Either Full Name or First Name is Required
Middle Name The provider's middle name. Optional
Family Name The provider's last name. Suggested
Name Prefix Prefix for the provider's name. Optional
Name Suffix The provider's suffix, such as Jr. or Senior. Optional
Gender The provider's gender. Suggested
Phone The provider's phone number. Suggested
Email The provider's email. Suggested
Date of Birth The provider's date of birth. Suggested
Address Either line 1 of the provider's address, or the provider's complete address. Suggested
Address Line 2 Line 2 of the provider's address. Optional
City City of the provider’s address. Optional
State The state or region of the provider’s address. Optional
Postal Code Postal (zip) code of the provider’s address. Optional
Country Country of the provider’s address. Optional
Address Type The type of provider's address. Optional
Latitude The latitude of the provider's address. Optional
Longitude The longitude of the provider's address. Optional
Organization Name The name of the provider's organization. Optional
Credentials The provider's credentials. Optional
Degree The provider's degree of education. Optional
Graduation Year The provider's graduation year. Suggested
License Number The provider's license number. Suggested
License State The state where the provider was licensed. Suggested
License State The provider's license status. Optional
Provider Specialty The provider's specialty. Suggested