Tutorial: Search for a Provider

Use this tutorial to enter information such as a provider name, ZIP code, payee name or specialty to search for a provider and view detailed provider information on the Provider Search page.

Complete the following steps to perform this tutorial:

Display the Provider Search page.

Complete information in one or more of the following fields to perform a search:

In First Name, enter the first name of the person on which to search. You can enter partial information to widen your search. This is an optional field. You can enter up to 25 characters as necessary.

In Last Name, enter the last name of the person on which to search. You can enter partial information to widen your search. At least two characters must be entered, and you can enter up to 40 characters as necessary. The Last Name is required when searching by name.

In ZIP, enter the ZIP code on which to search. You can enter partial information to widen your search.

In Payee, enter the name of the payee on which to search. You can enter partial information to widen your search. At least two characters must be entered.

In Specialty, select the specialty of the person on which to search from the drop-down list.

Click Search. The page refreshes and results found to match the search criteria display in the results table.

When Search is clicked, results found to match the search criteria specified are displayed in the following column(s) of the table:

Last Name displays the person's last name.

First Name displays the person's first name.

Specialty displays the individual's specialty.

Payee displays the name of the person or group to which payment is made.

Phone displays the telephone numbers at which the person (or primary contact) can be contacted.

NOTE: If no results are found, the table displays a single row containing the text: "No Records Found". For more information about tables, see the Tables topic.

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