Provider Specialty Code

Updated research request forms and data security approval requirement effective 4/24/23

This variable is contained in the following files:

Medicare Shared Savings Program Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) Provider-level RIF

SAS Name

PRVDR_SPCLTY_CD

CMS specialty code associated with the NPI as recorded in PECOS. A specialty code was not found for a small number of NPIs, in which case the SPEC field is blank.