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The documentation for the source data file can be helpful for understanding the variables in the file. Hint: Try searching on the word "documentation" on the source file data page.

Jean Roth created the NPI to medicaid crosswalk below from the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) downloadable data file for greater ease of use.

One limitation of this dataset is that the provider had to include their other provider number on the NPI application in order for the license number to appear here.

Processed versions of the source NPPES data these files are made from is also available.

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