# Find or Create Referring Provider

> Perform Find or Create Referring Provider through NikoHealth.

Source: [https://genhealth.ai/docs/workflows/integrations/nikohealth/nikohealth_find_or_create_referring_provider](https://genhealth.ai/docs/workflows/integrations/nikohealth/nikohealth_find_or_create_referring_provider)

Integration: [NikoHealth](https://genhealth.ai/docs/workflows/integrations/nikohealth.md)

- Handler: `nikohealth_find_or_create_referring_provider`

- Connection type: `nikohealth`

## Inputs

- `npi` — Npi (expression, required)
  Required literal value or workflow expression.
- `first_name` — First Name (expression)
  Optional literal value or workflow expression.
- `last_name` — Last Name (expression)
  Optional literal value or workflow expression.
- `address_line` — Address Line (expression)
  Optional literal value or workflow expression.
- `address_line_2` — Address Line 2 (expression)
  Optional literal value or workflow expression.
- `city` — City (expression)
  Optional literal value or workflow expression.
- `state` — State (expression)
  Optional literal value or workflow expression.
- `zip` — Zip (expression)
  Optional literal value or workflow expression.
- `phone` — Phone (expression)
  Optional literal value or workflow expression.
- `fax` — Fax (expression)
  Optional literal value or workflow expression.
- `email` — Email (expression)
  Optional literal value or workflow expression.
- `title` — Title (expression)
  Optional literal value or workflow expression.
- `practice` — Practice (expression)
  Optional literal value or workflow expression.
- `note` — Note (expression)
  Optional literal value or workflow expression.
- `location_name` — Location Name (expression)
  Optional literal value or workflow expression.
- `create_if_missing` — Create If Missing (boolean)
  Optional true-or-false value.
  Default: `"true"`
- `use_npi_registry` — Use Npi Registry (boolean)
  Optional true-or-false value.
  Default: `"true"`

## Outputs

- `success` — Success
- `provider_id` — Provider Id
- `location_id` — Location Id
- `created` — Created
- `lookup_status` — Lookup Status
- `npi` — Npi
- `registry_used` — Registry Used
- `readback_verified` — Readback Verified
- `missing_fields` — Missing Fields
- `failure_category` — Failure Category
- `status_code` — Status Code
- `correlation_id` — Correlation Id
- `error_type` — Error Type
- `error` — Error

Output schema completeness: `best_effort_declared`

## Safety

- External effect: `write`
- Confirmation recommended: no
- Retry safe: no
- Dry run supported: no

## Schemas

These schemas are first-pass authoring guidance. Runtime validation remains authoritative.

### Input schema

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "npi"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "fax": {
      "description": "Optional literal value or workflow expression.",
      "x-workflow-field-type": "expression"
    },
    "npi": {
      "description": "Required literal value or workflow expression.",
      "x-workflow-field-type": "expression"
    },
    "zip": {
      "description": "Optional literal value or workflow expression.",
      "x-workflow-field-type": "expression"
    },
    "city": {
      "description": "Optional literal value or workflow expression.",
      "x-workflow-field-type": "expression"
    },
    "note": {
      "description": "Optional literal value or workflow expression.",
      "x-workflow-field-type": "expression"
    },
    "email": {
      "description": "Optional literal value or workflow expression.",
      "x-workflow-field-type": "expression"
    },
    "phone": {
      "description": "Optional literal value or workflow expression.",
      "x-workflow-field-type": "expression"
    },
    "state": {
      "description": "Optional literal value or workflow expression.",
      "x-workflow-field-type": "expression"
    },
    "title": {
      "description": "Optional literal value or workflow expression.",
      "x-workflow-field-type": "expression"
    },
    "practice": {
      "description": "Optional literal value or workflow expression.",
      "x-workflow-field-type": "expression"
    },
    "last_name": {
      "description": "Optional literal value or workflow expression.",
      "x-workflow-field-type": "expression"
    },
    "first_name": {
      "description": "Optional literal value or workflow expression.",
      "x-workflow-field-type": "expression"
    },
    "address_line": {
      "description": "Optional literal value or workflow expression.",
      "x-workflow-field-type": "expression"
    },
    "location_name": {
      "description": "Optional literal value or workflow expression.",
      "x-workflow-field-type": "expression"
    },
    "address_line_2": {
      "description": "Optional literal value or workflow expression.",
      "x-workflow-field-type": "expression"
    },
    "use_npi_registry": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Optional true-or-false value.",
      "x-workflow-field-type": "boolean"
    },
    "create_if_missing": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Optional true-or-false value.",
      "x-workflow-field-type": "boolean"
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}
```

### Output schema

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "npi": {},
    "error": {},
    "created": {},
    "success": {},
    "error_type": {},
    "location_id": {},
    "provider_id": {},
    "status_code": {},
    "lookup_status": {},
    "registry_used": {},
    "correlation_id": {},
    "missing_fields": {},
    "failure_category": {},
    "readback_verified": {}
  },
  "additionalProperties": true
}
```