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Practitioner identifiers are two-character indicators of who delivered an ABC-coded intervention. The following practitioner types have been assigned identifiers:

1A Doctor of Chiropractic
1B Massage Therapist, Somatic Educator or Bodyworker
1C Oriental Medicine or Acupuncture Practitioner
1D Licensed, Direct-Entry or Certified Professional Midwife
1E Naturopathic Doctor
1F Clinical Nurse Specialist
1G Certified Nurse Midwife
1H Nurse Practitioner
1J Licensed Practical Nurse
1K Registered Nurse
1L Doctor of Osteopathy
1M Medical Doctor
1N Physician Assistant
1S Christian Science Practitioner
1T Christian Science Nurse
1U Licensed Reflexologist
1V Doctor of Naprapathy
1W Registered Dietician*
1Y Non-licensed Practitioner Type*
1Z Nutritionist*
XX Psychologist, Doctorate*
* = Legal Logic/Baseline code assignment pending SME review

Practitioner identifiers support research, management and commerce by allowing users to

compile data by practitioner type;
compare economic and health outcomes by practitioner type;
link ABC codes, practitioners and state scope of practice laws; and
match practitioners to education, certification and training requirements on a per-intervention and per-state basis.

The following table lists practitioner identifiers, credential abbreviations and the practice specialties they signify.

Practitioner Identifier

State-specific Abbreviation

Practitioner Specialty

1A	DC DC	Doctor of Chiropractic Chiropractic Doctor
1B	MT CMT LMP LMT LMT MP n/a n/a n/a n/a	Massage Therapist Certified Massage Therapist Licensed Massage Practitioner Licensed Massage Therapist Licensed Massage Technician Massage Practitioner Master Massage Therapist Massage and Bodywork Therapist Massage and Bodywork Technician Masseur or Masseuse
1C	DOM OMD AcT AP CA DAc LAc DiplAc	Doctor of Oriental Medicine Oriental Medical Doctor Acupuncture Therapist Acupuncture Physician Certified Acupuncturist Doctor of Acupuncture Licensed Acupuncturist Diplomate of Acupuncture
1D	RM CM CPM DEM GM LLM LM LM LTM LDM LMP	Registered Midwife Certified Midwife Certified Professional Midwife Direct Entry Midwife Granny Midwife Licensed Lay Midwife Lay Midwife Licensed Midwife Licensed Traditional Midwife Licensed Direct-Entry Midwife Licensed Midwife Practitioner
1E	ND ND DN NMD	Naturopathic Doctor Naturopathic Physician Doctor of Naturopathy Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine
1F	CNS NS CRNS	Clinical Nurse Specialist Nurse Specialist Clinical Registered Nurse Specialist
1G	CNM NM CRNM	Certified Nurse Midwife Licensed Nurse Midwife Certified Registered Nurse Midwife
1H	ANP APN APRN ARNP CNP CRNP NP RN,NP,C RNP	Advanced Nurse Practitioner Advanced Practice Nurse Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner Certified Nurse Practitioner Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner Nurse Practitioner Registered Nurse, Nurse Practitioner, Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner
1J	LPN LVN	Licensed Practical Nurse Licensed Vocational Nurse
1K	RN n/a n/a	Registered Nurse Professional Nurse Professional Registered Nurse
1L	DO DO	Doctor of Osteopathy Osteopathic Doctor
1M	MD MD MD DABMA	Medical Doctor Allopathic Physician Doctor of Allopathic Medicine Diplomate of the American Board of Medical Acupuncture
1N	PA PA-C	Physician Assistant Physician Assistant, Certified
N/a	HO DHt	Homeopath (i.e., secondary license for physicians) Diplomate of Homeotherapeutics
1S	CS CSB	Christian Science Practitioner Christian Science Practitioner
1T	N/a	Christian Science Nurse
1U	LR RCR	Licensed Reflexologist Registered Certified Reflexologist
1V	DN DN DN	Doctor of Naprapathy Naprapathic Doctor Naprapathic Physician
1W	RD	Registered Dietician
1Z	CNS CN CCN	Certified Nutrition Specialist Certified Nutritionist Certified Clinical Nutritionist
To be assigned	MH CPC MFCC MSW ACSW DSW LCSW QCSW DCSW LICSW LSW MSSW LMSW BSW LiSW PhD/EdD PsyD LCP MFCC MA	Mental Health Professional (other than Psychiatrist) Certified Professional Counselor Marriage and Family Counselor Master of Social Work Academy of Clinical Social Worker Doctorate in Social Work Licensed Clinical Social Worker Qualified Clinical Social Worker Diplomate in Clinical Social Work Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker Licensed Social Worker Master of Science in Social Work Licensed Master Social Worker Bachelor of Social Work Licensed Social Worker Psychologist Psychologist Psychologist Psychologist Psychologist
To be assigned	HD DDS	Holistic Dentist Doctor of Dental Surgery
To be assigned	OT	Occupational Therapist
To be assigned	PT	Physical Therapist
To be assigned	PharmD	Pharmacist