Claim Referring Physician NPI Number

SAS Name
RFR_PHYSN_NPI

The national provider identifier (NPI) number assigned to uniquely identify the referring physician.

Source: NCH

Comments

*The short SAS name is RFR_NPI in the carrier and DME files.

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