NAME:        	Carrier/DMERC Claim Referring Physician NPI Number
 
 
 DESCRIPTION:	The national provider identifier (NPI) number
 		of the physician who referred the beneficiary
 		or the physician who ordered the Part B
 		services or durable medical equipment (DME).

		NPIs replaced UPINs as the standard provider 
  		identifiers beginning in 2007.  The UPIN is 
  		almost never populated after 2009.
 
  
 SHORT NAME: 	RFR_NPI

 LONG NAME: 	RFR_PHYSN_NPI 

 TYPE:		CHAR
 
 LENGTH: 	12
 
 SOURCE: 	CWF

 CODE VALUES: 	-


 COMMENT:	-