Licensed Practical Nurse

LPN

clinical

Updated 5/16/2026

Definition

A state-licensed nursing professional designated as LPN in provider taxonomy data, EHR credentialing records, and claims systems. LPN NPI records are classified under specific NUCC taxonomy codes and are used in workforce analytics, provider enrollment data, and care team attribution logic within health plan and EHR platforms.

Standard Abbreviation

LPN

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  clm_id VARCHAR(50),
  lpn VARCHAR(100),  -- Licensed Practical Nurse (max 100 chars)
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT
  clm_id,
  lpn as licensed_practical_nurse
FROM claims;

Common uses in healthcare data

Risk stratification and population health analytics
CMS-HCC risk adjustment and RAF score calculation
Quality measure attribution and HEDIS reporting
Clinical data warehouse schema design
Value-based care contract performance tracking

Example database column name

ISO-11179 snake_case standard

-- Recommended column name
lpn

-- Example DDL
CREATE TABLE healthcare_data (
  record_id   VARCHAR(50)   NOT NULL,
  lpn          VARCHAR(100),  -- Licensed Practical Nurse (max 100 chars)
  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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