Healthcare Identifiers: NPI, TIN, Taxonomy, Payer ID and Member ID
The IDs that appear on every claim and eligibility check, who issues them and how systems use them to match people and organisations.
Healthcare Identifiers: NPI, TIN, Taxonomy, Payer ID and Member ID
Coming soon. This post is a placeholder in the US Healthcare learning path. The outline below is what it will cover.
What this post will cover
- National Provider Identifier (NPI): Type 1 individuals vs Type 2 organisations, and the NPPES registry
- Tax ID (TIN/EIN), and billing vs rendering vs pay-to providers
- Provider taxonomy codes and what they say about a specialty
- Payer IDs and how clearinghouses route transactions
- Member ID, subscriber vs dependent, group and plan numbers
- Medical record numbers (MRNs) and patient matching inside a provider
Further watching
From the HealthTech Decoded channel:
Where this fits
Level 1 · Foundations › The US healthcare ecosystem
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