00138

Referring Doctor

2007-10-26
Definition: This field contains the referring physician information. Multiple names and identifiers for the same physician may be sent. The field sequences are not used to indicate multiple referring doctors. The legal name must be sent in the first sequence. If the legal name is not sent, then a repeat delimiter must be sent in the first sequence. Depending on local agreements, either the ID or the name may be absent from this field. Refer to User-defined Table 0010 - Physician ID for suggested values.
Length≤250
1 values
...no suggested valuesDeprecated
23 components
1O-ID Number
2O-Family Name
3O-Given Name
4O-Second and Further Given Names or Initials Thereof
5O-Suffix (e.g., JR or III)
6O-Prefix (e.g., DR)
7BDegree (e.g., MD)
8CSource Table
9OAssigning Authority
10OName Type Code
11O-Identifier Check Digit
12CCheck Digit Scheme
13OIdentifier Type Code
14O-Assigning Facility
15OName Representation Code
16OName Context
17B-Name Validity Range
18OName Assembly Order
19O-Effective Date
20O-Expiration Date
21O-Professional Suffix
22O-Assigning Jurisdiction
23O-Assigning Agency or Department