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:
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
Practitioner (Required)
Must have NPI identifier
Must NOT have SPI (use update provider flow instead)
Must have name
Contains prescriber's information
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"
}
}
}
]
}
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