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copay license number
cpay_lic_nbrgeneral
Updated 3/30/2026
Definition
The professional license identifier for a patient responsibility amount. Used as a unique reference to identify and track the copay across healthcare systems. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for copay management and reporting.
Standard Abbreviation
cpay_lic_nbr
Category
general
Database Usage
-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
clm_id VARCHAR(50),
cpay_lic_nbr INTEGER, -- copay license number (count/integer value)
...
);
-- Example in SELECT
SELECT
clm_id,
cpay_lic_nbr as copay_license_number
FROM claims;Common uses in healthcare data
- Healthcare data warehouse schema design and modeling
- Interoperability and cross-system data exchange
- ETL pipeline development and orchestration
- Master data management (MDM) programs
- Analytics and business intelligence reporting
Example database column name
ISO-11179 snake_case standard
-- Recommended column name
cpay_lic_nbr
-- Example DDL
CREATE TABLE healthcare_data (
record_id VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL,
cpay_lic_nbr INTEGER, -- copay license number (count/integer value)
created_dt TIMESTAMP NOT NULL DEFAULT NOW()
);Column names follow the ISO-11179 naming convention: lowercase, underscore-separated, using the standard abbreviation as a prefix where applicable.
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