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This variable is contained in the following files:
SAS Name
RNDRNG_PHYSN_UPIN
This variable is the unique physician identification number (UPIN) for the physician who rendered the services on the revenue center record.
NPIs replaced UPINs as the standard provider identifiers beginning in 2007. The UPIN is almost never populated after 2009.
Source: NCH