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 "id": "pdc:mj5m-pzi6",
 "slug": "national-downloadable-file",
 "source": "provider-data",
 "title": "National Downloadable File",
 "summary": "The Doctors and Clinicians national file, one line per clinician, enrollment record, group and practice address.",
 "description": "The Doctors and Clinicians national downloadable file is organized such that each line is unique at the clinician/enrollment record/group/address level. Clinicians with multiple Medicare enrollment records and/or single enrollments linking to multiple practice locations are listed on multiple lines.",
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  "doctors",
  "physicians",
  "clinicians",
  "find a doctor",
  "doctors by state",
  "NPI lookup",
  "physician directory"
 ],
 "keywords": [
  "Clinicians",
  "Quality",
  "Location"
 ],
 "themes": [
  "Doctors and clinicians"
 ],
 "topics": [
  "doctors",
  "quality"
 ],
 "category": "Doctors and clinicians",
 "publisher": "Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)",
 "contact": "QPP@cms.hhs.gov",
 "landing_url": "https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/dataset/mj5m-pzi6",
 "csv_url": "https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/sites/default/files/resources/52c3f098d7e56028a298fd297cb0b38d_1790972133/DAC_NationalDownloadableFile.csv",
 "api_url": "https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/api/1/datastore/query/mj5m-pzi6/0",
 "api_kind": "dkan-datastore",
 "preview_url": null,
 "dictionary_url": "https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/sites/default/files/data_dictionaries/physician/DOC_Data_Dictionary.pdf",
 "dictionary_kind": "pdf",
 "methodology_urls": [],
 "state_column": "state",
 "row_count": 3630233,
 "posted": "2026-10-15",
 "modified": "2026-10-02",
 "period_start": null,
 "period_end": null,
 "latest_period": null,
 "cadence": null,
 "next_update": "2026-11-12",
 "versions": [],
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   "meaning": null,
   "source": "dkan-schema"
  },
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   "name": "med_sch",
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   "name": "grd_yr",
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   "source": "dkan-schema"
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   "source": "dkan-schema"
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   "source": "dkan-schema"
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   "name": "telehlth",
   "label": "Telehlth",
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   "meaning": null,
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   "meaning": null,
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   "name": "citytown",
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   "name": "state",
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   "name": "zip_code",
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   "name": "adrs_id",
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 "caveats": [
  "A clinician with several enrollment records or practice locations shows up on several lines, so count distinct NPIs, not rows."
 ],
 "curated": true,
 "license": "https://www.usa.gov/publicdomain/label/1.0/",
 "detail_key": "mj5m-pzi6|2026-10-02|https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/sites/default/files/resources/52c3f098d7e56028a298fd297cb0b38d_1790972133/DAC_NationalDownloadableFile.csv",
 "checked": "2026-10-25",
 "source_name": "Provider Data Catalog"
}