Provider numbers for health professionals in Medicare and the Provider Directory System (PDS) 012-42010010

Provider type

Includes

Medical practitioners

• General practitioners
• Specialists
• Consultant physicians

Public Hospitals

• Referred to in legislation as 'recognised hospitals' and approved by relevant State/Territory Health Department
• Services Australia (the agency) is advised by the Department of Health and Aged Care

Private Hospitals

• Approved by the relevant State/Territory Health Department
• the agency is advised by the Department of Health and Aged Care

Ahpra registration status

PDS mapped status

Comments

General

Current

Specialist

Current

Provisional (no conditions)

Intern

Internship

Provisional (conditions)

Provisional

Supervised practice

Limited

Limited

Area of need, postgraduate training, teaching, public interest etc.

Non-Practicing

Non-Practicing

Suspended

Suspended

Cancelled

Cancelled

Not-Registered

Not-Registered

Application types in scope for use with HPOS messaging

Application for a Medicare provider number and, or prescriber number for allied health and non-medical health professionals form (HW093)

Application for a Medicare provider number and/or PBS prescriber number for a midwife or nurse practitioner form (HW088)

Application for a Medicare provider number and/or prescriber number for a medical practitioner form (HW019) (Including 19AB applications)

Application for recognition as a specialist or consultant physician form (HW077)

Application for all 3GA placements/OMPEP (Including 19AB applications

Application for remote area exemption for R-type diagnostic imaging services for a medical practitioner form (HW065)

Notification of removal/reinstate non Ahpra registration

Recognition as a General Practitioner for 19AB medical practitioners

Letter code

Letter title

Z2551

Allied Health provider number letter

Z2599

Non-medical health professionals provider number letter

Z2710

Allied Health - non AHPRA remove reinstate registration

Z2783

Dental Specialist - Recognition of Specialty

Z2831

Representative public dental practitioner letter

Z2305

Provider Registration - Reject

Z2306

Provider Registration - we need more information

Z2474

Your provider number has been closed

Z2557

Allied Health & GPS Registering Additional Psychological Qualifications

Z2688

Provider number missing business registration/bank details

Z2193

PBS prescriber number

Z2264

Recognition as a specialist and consultant physician is approved

Z2266

Your application for recognition as a specialist and consultant physician is not approved

Z2268

Revoking your specialist/consultant physician status

Z2269

Confirming your specialist/consultant physician status

Z2270

Your application for recognition as a specialist/consultant physician cannot be processed

Z2528

Your placement has been approved/registered

Z2535

Your placement has been extended

Z2536

Removal from the Register of Approved Placements/OMP's program

Z2569

Recognition as a General Practitioner/dual recognition

Z2701

Medical practitioner’s provider number letter

Z2716

19AB Exemption declined letter

Z2754

Approval and removal of additional accreditation/program item access

Z2772

Nuclear Medicine/Positron Emission Tomography credentialling

Z2908

GPRC Medicare provider number approved