What is a Type 2 NPI?
A Type 2 NPI is the National Provider Identifier assigned to an organization — for example a hospital, group practice, clinic, pharmacy, laboratory, or home health agency. Organizations use a Type 2 NPI when billing or transacting as an entity rather than as an individual.
Some larger organizations have multiple Type 2 NPIs to represent distinct parts of the organization (called subparts). Each subpart that needs to be uniquely identified in transactions can have its own NPI.
What a Type 2 NPI record shows
- The organization's legal business name as reported in NPPES.
- The taxonomy code(s) describing the organization's self-reported services.
- The practice and mailing addresses on file in NPPES.
- The authorized official's name and title.
Type 2 vs. Type 1
Individuals receive Type 1 NPIs; organizations receive Type 2 NPIs. A clinician may appear under both — their own Type 1 NPI and the Type 2 NPI of their employer. To search organizations, use the provider NPI lookup and filter by organization.