Remove DEA and NPI from PROVIDER table
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Description
There is a suggestion to remove these columns from the PROVIDER table as they are not relevant to population-level observational research .
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Research direction
Locate the PROVIDER table definitions and identify where the DEA and NPI columns are declared. Check any associated DDL or validation material before removing them, and confirm that the resulting PROVIDER schema no longer includes either column.
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Assessment
- Domain
- databases
- Issue type
- Refactor
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
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