| region | Region // The region name for the data. This includes all 50 states and the District of Columbia. |
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| region_code | Region Code // The abbreviation code for the region name. This includes all 50 states and the District of Columbia. |
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| period | Time Period // Time period for the data. The first four digits correspond to the year of the data, and any other digits refer to the month of the data, beginning with “01”/January and ending with “12”/December. |
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| state_fips | State Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) // The Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) code for the region. This is a double-digit number; if any appear as a single digit, the field should be re-coded so that all single digits have a “0”. For example, if the state FIPS appears as “1”, it should be re-coded to appear as “01”. This only applies for codes, “1” through “9”. |
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| county_fips | County Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) // The Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) code for the county name. This is a three-digit number; if any appear as anything less than three digits, the field should be re-coded. For example, if the county FIPS appears as “1”, it should be re-coded to appear as “001”, and if it appears as “11”, it should be re-coded to appear as “011”. |
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| fips | Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) // The Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) code for the region and county. Simply, the state FIPS and county FIPS are combined to create a single processing standard. This unique code applies to a unique county in a unique state. This is a five-digit number; if any appear as a four digit number, the field should be re-coded. For example, if the FIPS appears as “1001”, it should be re-coded to appear as “01001”. |
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| all_providers | Total Office-based Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, and Physician Assistants // The count of all ambulatory medical doctors, doctors of osteopathy, nurse practitioners, and physicians assistants in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. |
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| all_primary_care_providers | Total Office-based Primary Care Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, and Physician Assistants // The count of all primary care ambulatory medical doctors, doctors of osteopathy, nurse practitioners, and physicians assistants in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. |
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| all_physicians | Total Office-based Physicians // The count of all ambulatory medical doctors and doctors of osteopathy in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. |
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| all_primary_care_physicians | Total Office-based Primary Care Physicians // The count of all primary care ambulatory medical doctors and doctors of osteopathy in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. |
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| all_nurse_practitioners | Total Office-based Nurse Practitioners // The count of all ambulatory nurse practitioners in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. |
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| all_primary_care_nurse_practitioners | Total Office-based Primary Care Nurse Practitioners // The count of all primary care ambulatory nurse practitioners in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. |
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| all_physician_assistants | Total Office-based Physician Assistants // The count of all ambulatory physician assistants in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. |
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| all_primary_care_physician_assistants | Total Office-based Primary Care Physician Assistants // The count of all primary care ambulatory physician assistants in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. |
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