AddProviderLocation Message

Overview

AddProviderLocation is a message type used to add a provider location to the Surescripts directory. This allows providers to register their practice locations for electronic prescribing services.

How to Send AddProviderLocation Message

To send an AddProviderLocation message, use the following endpoint: POST /directories/providers

The required payload is a PractitionerRole identifier.

Required FHIR Resources

The following FHIR resources are needed to create an AddProviderLocation message:

1. 1.
   PractitionerRole (Required)

   • Must have valid period dates (if not provided, start defaults to current date and end defaults to 2/31/2099 12:00:00 AM EST)
   • Must have service levels defined in meta.tag
   • Must include Practitioner and Location references
   • Links prescriber to their organization/location
2. 2.
   Practitioner (Required)

   • Must have NPI identifier
   • Must NOT have SPI (use update provider flow instead)
   • Must have name
   • Contains prescriber's information
3. 3.
   Location (Required)

   • PractitionerRole can have multiple Locations, so for Location to be selected it's required for it to have a tag with system urn:app:aidbox:e-prescriptions:surescripts:providerDirectory (value does not matter)
   • Must have address
   • Must have primary phone number (exactly 10 digits)
   • Must have primary fax number
   • Phone numbers validation rules:
     • Must not be all repeating digits
     • Must not be sequential
     • Must not start with 555
   • Will fallback to PractitionerRole's Organization, if not provided and casted to Location.

Response

Success Response (201 Created)

• Provider location was successfully added to Surescripts Directory
• PractitionerRole resource will be updated with SPI (Surescripts Provider ID), system urn:app:aidbox:e-prescriptions:surescripts:spi

Error Responses

400 Bad Request – Surescripts response error with details.

422 Unprocessable Entity - Various validation errors.

Example

{
  "resourceType": "Bundle",
  "type": "collection",
  "entry": [
    {
      "resource": {
        "resourceType": "PractitionerRole",
        "id": "example-practitioner-role",
        "meta": {
          "tag": [
            {
              "system": "urn:app:aidbox:e-prescriptions:surescripts:serviceLevel",
              "code": "New"
            },
            {
              "system": "urn:app:aidbox:e-prescriptions:surescripts:serviceLevel",
              "code": "Cancel"
            }
          ]
        },
        "practitioner": {
          "reference": "Practitioner/example-practitioner"
        },
        "location": [
          {
            "reference": "Location/example-practitioner-role-location"
          }
        ],
        "identifier": [],
        "specialty": [
          {
            "coding": [
              {
                "code": "208D00000X",
                "system": "http://nucc.org/provider-taxonomy"
              }
            ]
          }
        ],
        "period": {
          "start": "2025-04-14T11:20:34.185298Z",
          "end": "2026-05-04T11:20:34.185318Z"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "resource": {
        "resourceType": "Practitioner",
        "id": "example-practitioner",
        "name": [
          {
            "family": "Allen",
            "given": ["Barry"]
          }
        ],
        "identifier": [
          {
            "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/sid/us-npi",
            "type": {
              "coding": [
                {
                  "system": "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203",
                  "code": "NPI"
                }
              ]
            },
            "value": "<NPI>"
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "resource": {
        "resourceType": "Location",
        "id": "example-practitioner-role-location",
        "name": "example practitioner role location",
        "meta": {
          "tag": [
            {
              "system": "urn:app:aidbox:e-prescriptions:surescripts:providerDirectory"
            }
          ]
        },
        "telecom": [
          {
            "system": "phone",
            "value": "6152219800"
          },
          {
            "value": "6152219800",
            "system": "fax"
          }
        ],
        "address": {
          "line": ["211 Central Road"],
          "city": "Jonesville",
          "state": "TN",
          "postalCode": "37777",
          "country": "US"
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}