Repository details
The National Practitioner Data Bank
Name of repository
The National Practitioner Data Bank
Additional name(s)
- NPDB
- The Data Bank
Repository URL
Subject(s)
Description
The National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB), or "the Data Bank," is a confidential information clearinghouse created by Congress with the primary goals of improving health care quality, protecting the public, and reducing health care fraud and abuse in the U.S.
Contact(s)
- help@npdb.hrsa.gov
- dpdbdatarequests@hrsa.gov
- https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/topNavigation/contactUs.jsp
Keyword(s)
Repository size
1,28 million reports
Repository type(s)
- institutional
Mission statement for designated community
Research data repository language(s)
- English
Data and/or service provider
- dataProvider
Institutions (1)
Institution
Additional name(s)
- HHS, HRSA
Country
Type(s) of responsibility
- general
- funding
Type of institution
non-profit
Policies (3)
Policy Name
Policy Name
Policy Name
Database access
Type of access to research data repository
open
Data access (3)
Type of access to data
open
Type of access to data
restricted
Data access restriction type(s)
- other
- feeRequired
Type of access to data
closed
Data access restriction type(s)
- feeRequired
Data licenses (2)
Data upload (2)
Type of data upload
closed
Type of data upload
restricted
Data upload restriction type(s)
- other
Persistent identifier system(s)
- none
Name of the repository software
- unknown
Enhanced Publication
no
Quality management
yes
Application programming interfaces (1)
Alerting services (1)
Type of alerting service
Remarks
Remarks
NPDB statistical data is made available to the public
Entry date
2014-07-24
Last update
2023-10-11
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re3data.org: The National Practitioner Data Bank; editing status 2023-10-11; re3data.org - Registry of Research Data Repositories. http://doi.org/10.17616/R3PD04 last accessed: 2025-04-30- Current projects
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