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Creates a new provider record. Providers must be created before they can be enrolled with payers.

post/providers

Request body

namestring required

The provider's business name. This is typically the provider's practice name, such as Dental Associates, LLC, but it can also be the provider's first and last name.

npistring required

The provider's National Provider Identifier (NPI). This is a 10-digit number that is unique to the provider.

Each provider record must have a unique npi and taxId combination. For example, you can create two provider records with the same npi as long as they have different values for taxId.

taxIdstring required

The provider's tax ID, as specified by taxIdType. This identifier has to be provided without any separators, such as dashes or spaces. For example 111-22-3333 is invalid but 111223333 is valid.

Each provider record must have a unique npi and taxId combination. For example, you can create two provider records with the same taxId as long as they have different values for npi.

taxIdType'EIN' | 'SSN' required

The type of tax identification number. Organizations (Type 2 NPIs) must use EIN, while individual providers (Type 1 NPIs) can use either EIN or SSN.

Response

CreateProvider 200 response

createdAtstring date-time

The date and time Stedi created the provider record.

idstring required

A unique identifier Stedi assigns to this provider.

namestring required

The provider's business name. This is typically the provider's practice name, such as Dental Associates, LLC, but it can also be the provider's first and last name.

npistring required

The provider's National Provider Identifier (NPI). This is a 10-digit number that is unique to the provider.

Each provider record must have a unique npi and taxId combination. For example, you can create two provider records with the same npi as long as they have different values for taxId.

taxIdstring

The provider's tax ID, as specified by taxIdType. This identifier has to be provided without any separators, such as dashes or spaces. For example 111-22-3333 is invalid but 111223333 is valid.

Each provider record must have a unique npi and taxId combination. For example, you can create two provider records with the same taxId as long as they have different values for npi.

taxIdType'EIN' | 'SSN'

The type of tax identification number. Organizations (Type 2 NPIs) must use EIN, while individual providers (Type 1 NPIs) can use either EIN or SSN.

updatedAtstring date-time

The date and time Stedi last updated the provider record.