Central Distributor SEDD: Description of Data Elements

MDBOARD1 - Physician 1 licensing board (as received from source)

Documentation Sections:

General Notes

Uniform Values

State Specific Notes

General Notes

Information on the licensing board for Physician 1 (MDBOARD1) is retained as provided by the data source. No edit checks are performed on this data element during HCUP processing. Beginning in 2001, this data element is associated with the synthetic physician identifier stored in MDNUM1_S.

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Uniform Values

Variable Description Value Value Description MDBOARD1 Physician 1 licensing board (as received from source) n(a) State specific coding - See the "State Specific Notes" section for details

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State Specific Notes

Arizona In Arizona, the licensing board for the attending physician (MDBOARD1) is coded as follows. Any other codes are undefined. Source Value Description 1 Medical Board (MD) 2 Dental Examiners (DDS) 3 Podiatry Examiners (DPM) 4 Osteopathic Examiners (DO) 5 Board of Nursing (AP, RN, NP) 6 Naturopathic Examiners (ND or NMD) 7 Medical Board - Physician Assistant (PA) 9 Other

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