DICOM Attribute

Performing Physician's Name (0008,1050)

Keyword
PerformingPhysicianName
VR
PN
VM
1-n

Definition

Name of the physician(s) administering the Series.

From NEMA PS3.3 §C.7.3.1.

Attribute Metadata

Tag
(0008,1050)
Keyword
PerformingPhysicianName
Name
Performing Physician's Name
Value Representation (VR)
PN
Value Multiplicity (VM)
1-n
Status
Active
Source
NEMA PS3.6 (table_6-1)

This attribute is part of the current DICOM Standard. Its value representation is PN with multiplicity 1-n.

Used in 1 Module

This attribute uses the PN Value Representation. Multiplicity 1-n governs how many values may be encoded.

Integration Notes

Real-world integration guidance for engineers implementing this attribute in Mirth Connect, FHIR gateways, HL7 v2 bridges, and cloud DICOM services. Authoritative source data where available; reference examples and operational notes where they add value.

FHIR Mapping

  • ImagingStudy.series.performer (0008, 1050) | (0008, 1052) | (0008, 1070) | (0008, 1072)

Source: HL7 FHIR R5 ImagingStudy (CC0).

HL7 v2 Equivalent

  • OBR-32 Principal Result Interpreter
    ORU

    OBR-32 is NDL — name with date and location. DICOM PerformingPhysicianName is PN.

    Source: IHE RAD-TF Vol 2 §4.8

Verify against IHE Radiology TF Vol 2 and your facility's interface specification before production use.

Cloud DICOM Support

AWS HealthImaging, Azure DICOM, and GCP Healthcare DICOM coverage rolls out by attribute. The QIDO-RS matching keys + Patient/Study/Series core (~50 attributes) are documented; lower-traffic attributes will be added as Saga teams encounter them in production.

Real-World Sample Values

  • CHEN^WEI^^^ PS3.5 PN VR

    Family + given only; trailing component delimiters preserved

  • RODRIGUEZ^MARIA common pattern

    2-component PN — minimum useful representation

Curated illustrative samples — no real PHI. Each value teaches a real-world pattern (PN VR component delimiters, multi-script encoding, MRN format, RadLex order text). Maintained at scripts/dicom/data/manual-samples.source.json.

Mirth Connect Example

JavaScript transformer snippets for the most-queried tags will be added as coverage expands.

Common Operational Errors

Operational error patterns for the most-queried tags will be added as coverage expands.

DICOM Integration Services

Saga IT builds production DICOM integrations across Mirth Connect, FHIR gateways, and cloud imaging platforms. If you're working with PerformingPhysicianName or the broader (0008,1050) context: