Message status for Incoming and Outgoing values. Success message for message_type are: NewRx : Sent, RefillRequest : Received, RefillResponse : Sent.

An optional field which refers to a patient.

Possible values are NewRx for outgoing new prescriptions, RefillRequest for incoming refill requests, RefillResponse for outgoing refill responses, Error for incoming errors, Status and Verify for incoming status reports from Surescripts.

Refers to the parent message, used for refill responses and incoming error/status reports.

Possible values are Outgoing and Incoming.

NCPDPID allocated #ID of the Pharmacy

Data sent along with NewRx, RefillRequest, and RefillResponses messages. The format varies, but most likely it will contain BenefitsCoordination section with insurance info and MedicationPrescribed with medication info. Patient, Pharmacy, and Prescriber are also usually present.