NAME:       	Carrier Line Performing NPI Number
 
 
 DESCRIPTION:	The National Provider Identifier (NPI) 
		assigned to the performing provider.

 
 SHORT NAME: 	PRFNPI

 LONG NAME: 	PRF_PHYSN_NPI

 TYPE:		CHAR
 
 LENGTH: 	12
 
 SOURCE: 	CWF

 CODE VALUES:	-


 COMMENT:	Effective May 2007, the NPI became the 
		national standard identifier for covered
 		health care providers.  NPIs replaced the
 		legacy numbers (UPINs, PINs, etc.) on
 		the standard HIPPA claim transactions. 
 
		The UPIN is almost never populated after 2009.