Medication Prescription and Dispense (MPD)
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Medication Prescription and Dispense (MPD), published by Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE). This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 1.0.0-comment-3 built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/IHE/pharm-mpd/tree/113/merge and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

## Logical Model: Practitioner (model)

Official URL: https://profiles.ihe.net/PHARM/MPD/StructureDefinition/PractitionerBasic | Version: 1.0.0-comment-3
Active as of 2026-04-22 | Computable Name: PractitionerBasic
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Logical model for practitioner (basic data relevant for this use case)

Usages:

- Refer to this Logical Model: Medication dispense (model), Medication order (model) and Medication order - multiline (model)

You can also check for usages in the FHIR IG Statistics

### Formal Views of Profile Content

Description of Profiles, Differentials, Snapshots and how the different presentations work.

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Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
PractitionerBasic |  | 0..* | Base | Practitioner (model) Instances of this logical model can be the target of a Reference
identifier |  | 1..* | Identifier | Prescribing/dispensing practitioner's identifier
name |  | 1..* | HumanName | Prescribing/dispensing practitioner's name, incl first name, last name, or any other relevant name parts
specialtyProfession |  | 0..* | CodeableConcept | Specialty/profession of the prescribing/dispensing practitioner
organisation |  | 0..1 | BackboneElement | Facility/organisation the prescribing/dispensing practitioner represents
@id |  | 0..1 | id | Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension |  | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
modifierExtension | ?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
identifier |  | 0..1 | Identifier | Organisation identifier
facilityName |  | 0..1 | string | Facility/organisation name
facilityAddress |  | 0..1 | Address | Facility/organisation address
contactInformation |  | 0..1 | BackboneElement | Contact information for the prescriber/dispenser or the organisation
@id |  | 0..1 | id | Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension |  | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
modifierExtension | ?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
phone |  | 0..1 | string | Phone number
email |  | 0..* | string | Email address
Documentation for this format

#### Constraints

Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression
ele-1 | error | **ALL** elements | All FHIR elements must have a @value or children | `hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`
ext-1 | error | **ALL** extensions | Must have either extensions or value[x], not both | `extension.exists() != value.exists()`

This structure is derived from Base

Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
PractitionerBasic |  | 0..* | Base | Practitioner (model) Instances of this logical model can be the target of a Reference
identifier |  | 1..* | Identifier | Prescribing/dispensing practitioner's identifier
name |  | 1..* | HumanName | Prescribing/dispensing practitioner's name, incl first name, last name, or any other relevant name parts
specialtyProfession |  | 0..* | CodeableConcept | Specialty/profession of the prescribing/dispensing practitioner
organisation |  | 0..1 | BackboneElement | Facility/organisation the prescribing/dispensing practitioner represents
identifier |  | 0..1 | Identifier | Organisation identifier
facilityName |  | 0..1 | string | Facility/organisation name
facilityAddress |  | 0..1 | Address | Facility/organisation address
contactInformation |  | 0..1 | BackboneElement | Contact information for the prescriber/dispenser or the organisation
phone |  | 0..1 | string | Phone number
email |  | 0..* | string | Email address
Documentation for this format

Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
PractitionerBasic |  | 0..* | Base | Practitioner (model) Instances of this logical model can be the target of a Reference
identifier |  | 1..* | Identifier | Prescribing/dispensing practitioner's identifier
name |  | 1..* | HumanName | Prescribing/dispensing practitioner's name, incl first name, last name, or any other relevant name parts
specialtyProfession |  | 0..* | CodeableConcept | Specialty/profession of the prescribing/dispensing practitioner
organisation |  | 0..1 | BackboneElement | Facility/organisation the prescribing/dispensing practitioner represents
@id |  | 0..1 | id | Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension |  | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
modifierExtension | ?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
identifier |  | 0..1 | Identifier | Organisation identifier
facilityName |  | 0..1 | string | Facility/organisation name
facilityAddress |  | 0..1 | Address | Facility/organisation address
contactInformation |  | 0..1 | BackboneElement | Contact information for the prescriber/dispenser or the organisation
@id |  | 0..1 | id | Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension |  | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
modifierExtension | ?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
phone |  | 0..1 | string | Phone number
email |  | 0..* | string | Email address
Documentation for this format

#### Constraints

Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression
ele-1 | error | **ALL** elements | All FHIR elements must have a @value or children | `hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`
ext-1 | error | **ALL** extensions | Must have either extensions or value[x], not both | `extension.exists() != value.exists()`

This structure is derived from Base

Summary

Mandatory: 0 element(2 nested mandatory elements)

Key Elements View

Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
PractitionerBasic |  | 0..* | Base | Practitioner (model) Instances of this logical model can be the target of a Reference
identifier |  | 1..* | Identifier | Prescribing/dispensing practitioner's identifier
name |  | 1..* | HumanName | Prescribing/dispensing practitioner's name, incl first name, last name, or any other relevant name parts
specialtyProfession |  | 0..* | CodeableConcept | Specialty/profession of the prescribing/dispensing practitioner
organisation |  | 0..1 | BackboneElement | Facility/organisation the prescribing/dispensing practitioner represents
@id |  | 0..1 | id | Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension |  | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
modifierExtension | ?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
identifier |  | 0..1 | Identifier | Organisation identifier
facilityName |  | 0..1 | string | Facility/organisation name
facilityAddress |  | 0..1 | Address | Facility/organisation address
contactInformation |  | 0..1 | BackboneElement | Contact information for the prescriber/dispenser or the organisation
@id |  | 0..1 | id | Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension |  | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
modifierExtension | ?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
phone |  | 0..1 | string | Phone number
email |  | 0..* | string | Email address
Documentation for this format

#### Constraints

Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression
ele-1 | error | **ALL** elements | All FHIR elements must have a @value or children | `hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`
ext-1 | error | **ALL** extensions | Must have either extensions or value[x], not both | `extension.exists() != value.exists()`

Differential View

This structure is derived from Base

Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
PractitionerBasic |  | 0..* | Base | Practitioner (model) Instances of this logical model can be the target of a Reference
identifier |  | 1..* | Identifier | Prescribing/dispensing practitioner's identifier
name |  | 1..* | HumanName | Prescribing/dispensing practitioner's name, incl first name, last name, or any other relevant name parts
specialtyProfession |  | 0..* | CodeableConcept | Specialty/profession of the prescribing/dispensing practitioner
organisation |  | 0..1 | BackboneElement | Facility/organisation the prescribing/dispensing practitioner represents
identifier |  | 0..1 | Identifier | Organisation identifier
facilityName |  | 0..1 | string | Facility/organisation name
facilityAddress |  | 0..1 | Address | Facility/organisation address
contactInformation |  | 0..1 | BackboneElement | Contact information for the prescriber/dispenser or the organisation
phone |  | 0..1 | string | Phone number
email |  | 0..* | string | Email address
Documentation for this format

Snapshot View

Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
PractitionerBasic |  | 0..* | Base | Practitioner (model) Instances of this logical model can be the target of a Reference
identifier |  | 1..* | Identifier | Prescribing/dispensing practitioner's identifier
name |  | 1..* | HumanName | Prescribing/dispensing practitioner's name, incl first name, last name, or any other relevant name parts
specialtyProfession |  | 0..* | CodeableConcept | Specialty/profession of the prescribing/dispensing practitioner
organisation |  | 0..1 | BackboneElement | Facility/organisation the prescribing/dispensing practitioner represents
@id |  | 0..1 | id | Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension |  | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
modifierExtension | ?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
identifier |  | 0..1 | Identifier | Organisation identifier
facilityName |  | 0..1 | string | Facility/organisation name
facilityAddress |  | 0..1 | Address | Facility/organisation address
contactInformation |  | 0..1 | BackboneElement | Contact information for the prescriber/dispenser or the organisation
@id |  | 0..1 | id | Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension |  | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
modifierExtension | ?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
phone |  | 0..1 | string | Phone number
email |  | 0..* | string | Email address
Documentation for this format

#### Constraints

Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression
ele-1 | error | **ALL** elements | All FHIR elements must have a @value or children | `hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`
ext-1 | error | **ALL** extensions | Must have either extensions or value[x], not both | `extension.exists() != value.exists()`

This structure is derived from Base

Summary

Mandatory: 0 element(2 nested mandatory elements)

Other representations of profile: CSV, Excel