---
title: "Remove a practitioner role at the core level"
method: PATCH
path: "/practitioners/{id}/roles/remove"
tags: ["Practitioner"]
---

# Remove a practitioner role at the core level

`PATCH /practitioners/{id}/roles/remove`

Removes a role key from practitionerRolesMap on the core_practitioner record. The role key is set to null (and then stripped), so MDM survivorship will no longer include it in the Practitioner OV for the tenant source.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Headers

- `tenant-id` string

## Request body

- RemovePractitionerRoleRequest
  - `role` 'PCP' | 'Specialist' | 'Hospitalist' | 'Hospital-based Provider', required — Role key to remove (will be normalized to lowercase)

## Response `200`

Role removed successfully

- PractitionerRolesUpdateResponse — Practitioner roles update response
  - `practitionerRoles` object — Updated practitioner roles map from core_practitioners
  - `locationRoles` object — Updated practitioner roles map from group_practitioner_locations, keyed by groupPractitionerLocationId

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad request - Invalid role or role not found on practitioner
- `401` — Unauthorized - Authentication required
- `403` — Forbidden - Insufficient permissions
- `404` — Practitioner not found
- `500` — Internal server error

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