NAME:        	DMERC Line Supplier Type Code

 
 DESCRIPTION:	The type of DMERC supplier.
 
 	
 SHORT NAME: 	SUP_TYPE

 LONG NAME: 	DMERC_LINE_SUPPLR_TYPE_CD

 TYPE:		CHAR
 
 LENGTH: 	1 
 
 SOURCE: 	CWF

 
 CODE VALUES: 	0 = 	Clinics, groups, associations, partnerships, or 
			  other entities for whom the carrier's own ID 
			  number has been assigned.

		1 = 	Physicians or suppliers billing as solo 
			  practitioners for whom SSN's are shown in the 
			  physician ID code field.

		2 = 	Physicians or suppliers billing as solo 
			  practitioners for whom the carrier's own 
			  physician ID code is shown.

		3 = 	Suppliers (other than sole proprietorship) for 
			  whom employer identification (EI) numbers are 
			  used in coding the ID field.

		4 = 	Suppliers (other than sole proprietorship) for 
			  whom the carrier's own code has been shown.

		5 = 	Institutional providers and independent 
			  laboratories for whom employer identification 
			  (EI) numbers are used in coding the ID field.

		6 =  	Institutional providers and independent 
			  laboratories for whom the carrier's own ID 
			  number is shown.

		7 = 	Clinics, groups, associations, or partnerships 
			  for whom employer identification (EI) numbers 
			  are used in coding the ID field.

		8 = 	Other entities for whom employer identification 
			  (EI) numbers are used in coding the ID field or 
			  proprietorship for whom EI numbers are used in 
			  coding the ID field.


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