Namespace

This namespace is used for identifiers assigned to an individual at a specific location by Medicare Australia that identifies the right to act as a healthcare provider under the Medicare Benefits scheme. Note that any given individual may have multiple provider numbers for different locations.

In OID-based systems use 1.2.36.174030967.0.2

The format of the value of the identifier is 8 characters, made up of:

• 6 digits, zero-filled
• the seventh character (the One Practice Location Value (PLV)) can be alphanumeric excluding I, O, S, Z, and 0 (zero)
• the eighth character (the check digit) can be one of Y, X, W, T, L, K, J, H, F, B, or A