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Category Descriptions

Type	Description
Solo Physician	Physician is a Primary Care Physician or a Specialty Care Physician – MDs & DOs

Solo Health Care Professional	Includes: Acupuncturist Advanced Practice Nurse Audiologist Certified Nurse Midwife Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist Chiropractor Clinical Nurse Specialist DDS – Oral Surgeon Occupational Therapist Optometrist Physical Therapist Physician Assistant Podiatrist Registered Dietician Registered Nurse First Assistant Speech and Language Pathologist Surgical Assistant Other professional service providers

Medical Group	Medical Group is a Primary Care Physician Group, a Specialty Care Physician Group, or a Primary and Specialty Care Physician Group

Health Care Professional Group	Includes, but not limited to, the following: Acupuncturist Advanced Practice Nurse Audiologist Certified Nurse Midwife Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist Chiropractor Clinical Nurse Specialist DDS – Oral Surgeon Occupational Therapist Optometrist Physical Therapist Physician Assistant Podiatrist Registered Dietician Registered Nurse First Assistant Speech and Language Pathologist Surgical Assistant Other professional service providers

Facility Based Provider	Eligible specialties include, but are not limited to, Anesthesia, Emergency Medicine, Radiology, Pathology, Neonatology and Hospitalist who practice exclusively in a facility, either in a hospital and/or outpatient surgical center.