State healthcare provider licensee and Medicaid provider lists
| Tracking # |
2021-816 |
| Submitted | July 25, 2021 |
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From: Kamran Ahmed
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
Dear DMS Director Janet Mann, DMS Deputy Director Elizabeth Pitman, Medical Director William Golden, Ms. Kimbra Butler (Medicaid Fee for Service) and Mr. Matthew Rocconi (Medicaid Information Management),
I am requesting an opportunity to inspect or obtain copies of public records that include an updated list of all Arkansas State Medicaid healthcare providers with the INCLUSION of their respective National Provider Identifier (NPI) numbers in electronic data set (CSV electronic data format is preferred; however, excel or PDF electronic formats are also acceptable). All types of healthcare practitioners from all dates electronically available (active, inactive and retired licensee data sets would be greatly appreciated.
I would like to further clarify why I have requested the Medicaid provider lists. I am interested in obtaining the healthcare licensee list to improve our healthcare network for future United States and international healthcare emergencies and to improve our nation's disaster preparedness and response. I am compiling a list of physicians with identifiers and specialties so that it may serve as a resource and allow US physicians and other healthcare workers to easily opt in to volunteer their services during times of local, state, national and international emergencies/public disasters. This could specifically allow organizations to more precisely activate the best response teams, potentially saving millions of state and federal taxpayer dollars. The specific items to be included in data set:
1. Provider name
2. Medicaid Identification number (if applicable).
3. National Provider Identifier (NPI) number
4. Arkansas State Healthcare License number and initial date of issuance or expiry (if available/applicable)
5. Education / School/Training, if available
6. Provider type (MD, DO, PA, RN, PT, OT, OD, CRNA, DMD, DDS, DPM etc)
7. Provider Specialty
8. Provider Practice Location
9. Please include Data Dictionary describing state Medicaid Data Set
10. Please provide (if there is an existing) a static website link to verify an individual’s Medicaid and state healthcare licensure status provided by any and all available relevant state healthcare licensing boards.
If there are any fees for searching or copying these records, please email me if the cost will exceed $50. However, I would also like to request a waiver of all fees in that the disclosure of the requested information is in the public interest and will contribute significantly to the public’s healthcare transparency, healthcare access, fairness and greater overall public awareness.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 3 business days, as the statute requires.
This request is filed by Nicole Kanu, a citizen of Arkansas, in coordination with Kamran Ahmed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Arkansas Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 25, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Arkansas Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 25, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Department of Human Services, Division of Medical Services
We have received your request - today - and will begin processing it.
Please be advised for future reference to use our FOIA email address, as you have done with other requests, rather than U.S. Post. That address is: DHS.FOIA@dhs.arkansas.gov<mailto:DHS.FOIA@dhs.arkansas.gov>.
Best regards,
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REBEKAH T. LEE
OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
DEPUTY CHIEF/FOIA OFFICER
P: 501.320-3921
700 S. Main Street
Little Rock, AR 72203
Rebekah.Lee@dhs.arkansas.gov<mailto:Rebekah.Lee@dhs.arkansas.gov>
humanservices.arkansas.gov<https://humanservices.arkansas.gov/>
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This email may contain sensitive or confidential information.
Confidentiality Notice: The information contained in this email message and any attachment(s) is the property of the State of Arkansas and may be protected by state and federal laws governing disclosure of private information. It is intended solely for the use of the entity to which this email is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that reading, copying or distribution this transmission is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. The sender has not waived any applicable privilege by sending the accompanying transmission. If you have received this transmission in error, please notify the sender by return and delete the message and attachment(s) from your system.
The Arkansas Department of Human Services has determined that this message may contain confidential or otherwise protected information. We have used transport encryption to help protect this message while in transit to you. Please take all reasonable measures to protect any protected or confidential data that might be in this message, including the limitation of re-disclosure to the minimum number of recipients necessary. Please report any inappropriate disclosure to
https://dhs.arkansas.gov/ost/contactforms/ContactUs.aspx <https://dhs.arkansas.gov/ost/contactforms/ContactUs.aspx>
or as required by law.
From: Department of Human Services, Division of Medical Services
Please find attached the document you requested.
There are some data elements missing because we do not have that information. Also, there is no "data dictionary" because the description is included in the report.
Best regards,
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REBEKAH T. LEE
OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
DEPUTY CHIEF/FOIA OFFICER
P: 501.320-3921
700 S. Main Street
Little Rock, AR 72203
Rebekah.Lee@dhs.arkansas.gov<mailto:Rebekah.Lee@dhs.arkansas.gov>
humanservices.arkansas.gov<https://humanservices.arkansas.gov/>
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This email may contain sensitive or confidential information.
Confidentiality Notice: The information contained in this email message and any attachment(s) is the property of the State of Arkansas and may be protected by state and federal laws governing disclosure of private information. It is intended solely for the use of the entity to which this email is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that reading, copying or distribution this transmission is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. The sender has not waived any applicable privilege by sending the accompanying transmission. If you have received this transmission in error, please notify the sender by return and delete the message and attachment(s) from your system.
The Arkansas Department of Human Services has determined that this message may contain confidential or otherwise protected information. We have used transport encryption to help protect this message while in transit to you. Please take all reasonable measures to protect any protected or confidential data that might be in this message, including the limitation of re-disclosure to the minimum number of recipients necessary. Please report any inappropriate disclosure to
https://dhs.arkansas.gov/ost/contactforms/ContactUs.aspx <https://dhs.arkansas.gov/ost/contactforms/ContactUs.aspx>
or as required by law.
From: Kamran Ahmed
Thank you Rebekah for your help in procuring this data set.
Kamran
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