Item |
Description |
Source |
Frequency of Validation |
Practitioner Name |
The name of the physician. |
Practitioner |
Every 3 Years. Upon notification from Practitioner when changing a name. |
Gender |
The gender of the physician. |
Practitioner |
Every 3 Years. Upon notification from Practitioner when updating information. |
Specialty |
The type of care or conditions a practitioner specializes in, such as family medicine, pediatrics, cardiology, or dermatology. |
Practitioner |
Every 3 years. Upon notification from Practitioner when adding or changing a specialty. |
Medical Group Affiliations |
The organizations, companies or medical groups the practitioner is employed by or associated with. An organization or group may have more than one care site. |
Practitioner |
Every 3 years. Upon notification from Practitioner when adding or changing a medical group affiliation. |
Hospital Affiliations |
The name and street address of the hospital. |
Practitioner |
Every 3 years. Upon notification from Practitioner when adding or changing a hospital affiliation. |
Hospital Name and Location |
The name of the hospital. |
Provider |
Every 3 Years. Upon notification from Provider when updating information. |
Hospital Accreditation |
An independent organization approved by CMS to determine whether acute care hospitals meet Medicare requirements. The approved CMS hospitals accreditors are: Center for Improvement in Healthcare Quality (CIHQ), DNV GL, American Osteopathic Association/Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP) and the Joint Commission. |
Provider |
Every 3 years. |
Hospital Quality Data |
Quality data from recognized national or state sources. |
Provider |
Every 3 years. |
Board Certification |
Board certification involves rigorous testing by a recognized board of the American Board of Medical Specialties and is not required by most states. To verify a provider's board certification and status, visit the American Board of Medical Specialties. |
Practitioner |
Every 3 years. Upon notification from Provider when renewing, adding or changing a board certification. Quarterly review of expired boards. |
Accepting New Patients? |
Indicates whether a primary care practitioner or personal physician is accepting new patients. A practitioner may have a full patient roster and cannot accept any new patients at this time. |
Practitioner |
Every 3 years. Upon notification from Provider when adding or changing practice language information. |
Languages Spoken |
Languages, in addition to English, spoken by the practitioner and/or staff. |
Practitioner |
Every 3 years. Upon notification from Provider when adding or changing practice language information. |
Office Locations |
Site(s) where the practitioner cares for patients. |
Practitioner |
Every 3 years. Upon notification from Provider when adding or changing location information. |