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Practitioner Category
2003-08-22
Definition: This field contains the category of practitioner. Refer to User-defined Table 0186 - Practitioner category for suggested values. Values may include codes for staff physician, courtesy physician, resident, physician assistant, physical therapist, psychiatrist, psychologist, pharmacist, registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, licensed vocational nurse, nurse practitioner, etc. If the provider works in different Practitioner Categories in different organization units, then this information should be recorded separately in ORG-6,7,8.