Order and Referring
The Order and Referring dataset provides information on all physicians and non-physician practitioners, by their National Provider Identifier (NPI), who are of a type/specialty that is legally eligible to order and refer in the Medicare program and who have current enrollment records in Medicare. This dataset identifies Medicare fee-for-service ordering and referring eligibility, supporting transparency and regulatory compliance efforts. The information can be used to verify ordering and referring capabilities as required by Medicare program standards.
Complete Metadata
| bureauCode |
[ "009:38" ] |
|---|---|
| dataQuality | true |
| describedBy | https://data.cms.gov/resources/order-and-referring-data-dictionary |
| identifier | https://data.cms.gov/data-api/v1/dataset/c99b5865-1119-4436-bb80-c5af2773ea1f/data-viewer |
| issued | 2025-12-09 |
| landingPage | https://data.cms.gov/provider-characteristics/medicare-provider-supplier-enrollment/order-and-referring |
| language |
[ "en-US" ] |
| programCode |
[ "009:000" ] |
| references |
[ "https://data.cms.gov/resources/order-and-referring-methodology" ] |
| temporal | 2023-05-21/2026-01-10 |
| theme |
[ "Medicare" ] |
