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# practitioner_name

The name(s) associated with the practitioner (`Practitioner.name[]`).

**Primary Keys:**

* practitioner\_name\_id

**Foreign Keys:**

* practitioner\_id - links to the [practitioner](/medical-api/handling-data/schema-v100/practitioner/base) table

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| Column | Data Type | Description |
| - | - | - |
| practitioner\_name\_id | varchar | Unique identifier for the name row |
| practitioner\_id | varchar | Parent practitioner |
| last\_name† | varchar | Family name (FHIR family) |
| first\_name† | varchar | First given name |
| given\_names† | array | All given names as array (nulls removed) |
| suffixes† | array | Name suffixes as array (nulls removed) |
| prefixes† | array | Name prefixes as array (nulls removed) |
| name\_rank† | int | Order of this name within the practitioner (1-based) |

**Related Tables:**

**Parent:**

* [practitioner](/medical-api/handling-data/schema-v100/practitioner/base)


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