Claim Attending Physician UPIN Number

This variable is contained in the following files:

Original Medicare (Fee-for-Service) Home Health Agency Original Medicare (Fee-for-Service) Hospice Original Medicare (Fee-for-Service) Inpatient Original Medicare (Fee-for-Service) Outpatient Original Medicare (Fee-for-Service) Skilled Nursing Facility

SAS Name

AT_PHYSN_UPIN

On an institutional claim, the unique physician identification number (UPIN) of the physician who would normally be expected to certify and recertify the medical necessity of the services rendered and/or who has primary responsibility for the beneficiary's medical care and treatment (attending physician).

NPIs replaced UPINs as the standard provider identifiers beginning in 2007. The UPIN is almost never populated after 2009.

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Source: NCH