Provider Maintenance
NPI Entity
(below Provider/ Submitter Information) | Provider Description | User Maintenance
User Type | User Maintenance
Pharmacy Roles |
|---|
| Individual Provider (who DOES NOT require a supervising provider) |
- Is a doctor
- Is a nurse practitioner or physician assistant approved by state laws to prescribe medications without a supervising provider on the prescription
| Provider |
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| Individual Provider (who DOES require a supervising provider) | Is a nurse practitioner or physician assistant not approved by state laws to prescribe medications without a supervising provider on the prescription. | Provider |
- None
- Prescriber with Supervisor (approval needed)
- Prescriber with Supervisor (approval NOT needed)
|
| Not applicable | Not applicable | Staff |
- None
- Admin Clerk
- Prescribing on Behalf of
|
Pharmacy Role in User Maintenance
The sample below is for an individual provider who does not require a supervising provider. Inapplicable roles are greyed out and cannot be selected. You can hover over the role's name to view the description.
| Role | Description |
|---|
| None | The user (staff or provider) cannot access Pharmacy Alerts pages. E-prescribing, prescription printing, and adding prescription history features are disabled. |
| Admin Clerk | The user (staff) has read-only access to Pharmacy Alert pages. E-prescribing and prescription printing features are disabled. |
| Prescribing on Behalf of | The user (staff) may e-prescribe, print prescriptions, and add prescription history on behalf of any prescriber in the practice without the prescriber’s approval. |
| Prescriber with Supervisor (approval needed) | The user (provider), who may or may not have their own DEA number, may e-prescribe and print prescriptions, but all prescriptions must be approved by the supervising provider. The prescriber’s and the supervising provider’s credentials are both included on the prescription. |
| Prescriber with Supervisor (approval NOT needed) | The user (provider), who may or may not have their own DEA number, may e-prescribe and print prescriptions without the supervising provider’s approval. The prescriber’s and the supervising provider’s credentials are both included on the prescription. |
| Prescriber | The user (provider) is a prescribing provider who may e-prescribe and print prescriptions. Only the prescriber’s credential is included on the prescription. |
See Also: Administration: Provider Maintenance - Rendering/BillingAdministration: User Maintenance 
