---
title: "Create Supervising Provider"
method: POST
path: "/api/encounter-providers/v2/{encounter_id}/create-supervising-provider"
tags: ["v2"]
deprecated: true
---

# Create Supervising Provider

`POST /api/encounter-providers/v2/{encounter_id}/create-supervising-provider`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://pre-api.joincandidhealth.com`
- URL: `https://pre-api.joincandidhealth.com/api/encounter-providers/v2/{encounter_id}/create-supervising-provider`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

> **Deprecated.**

## Path parameters

- `encounter_id` string, uuid, required

## Request body

- EncounterProvidersV2SupervisingProvider
  - `first_name` string: If the provider is an individual, this should be set instead of organization name
  - `last_name` string: If the provider is an individual, this should be set instead of organization name
  - `organization_name` string: If the provider is an organization, this should be set instead of first + last name
  - `npi` string, required: A National Provider Identifier is a unique 10-digit identification number issued to health care providers in the United States
  - `taxonomy_code` string
  - `address` CommonsStreetAddressLongZip
    - `address1` string, required
    - `address2` string
    - `city` string, required
    - `state` 'AA' | 'AE' | 'AP' | 'AL' | 'AK' | 'AS' | 'AZ' | 'AR' | 'CA' | 'CO' | 'CT' | 'DC' | 'DE' | 'FL' | 'FM' | 'GA' | 'GU' | 'HI' | 'ID' | 'IL' | 'IN' | 'IA' | 'KS' | 'KY' | 'LA' | 'ME' | 'MD' | 'MA' | 'MH' | 'MI' | 'MN' | 'MP' | 'MS' | 'MO' | 'MT' | 'NE' | 'NV' | 'NH' | 'NJ' | 'NM' | 'NY' | 'NC' | 'ND' | 'OH' | 'OK' | 'OR' | 'PA' | 'PR' | 'PW' | 'RI' | 'SC' | 'SD' | 'TN' | 'TX' | 'UT' | 'VI' | 'VT' | 'VA' | 'WA' | 'WV' | 'WI' | 'WY' | 'FC', required
    - `zip_code` string, required: 5-digit zip code
    - `zip_plus_four_code` string, required: 4-digit zip add-on code https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZIP_Code#ZIP+4
  - `secondary_identification` EncounterProvidersV2SupervisingProviderSecondaryIdentification
    - `reference_identification` string, required
    - `reference_identification_qualifier` '0B' | '1G' | 'G2' | 'LU', required

## Response `200`

Response with status 200

- EncounterProvidersV2EncounterProvider
  - `first_name` string: If the provider is an individual, this should be set instead of organization name
  - `last_name` string: If the provider is an individual, this should be set instead of organization name
  - `organization_name` string: If the provider is an organization, this should be set instead of first + last name
  - `provider_id` string, uuid, required
  - `address` CommonsStreetAddressLongZip, required
    - `address1` string, required
    - `address2` string
    - `city` string, required
    - `state` 'AA' | 'AE' | 'AP' | 'AL' | 'AK' | 'AS' | 'AZ' | 'AR' | 'CA' | 'CO' | 'CT' | 'DC' | 'DE' | 'FL' | 'FM' | 'GA' | 'GU' | 'HI' | 'ID' | 'IL' | 'IN' | 'IA' | 'KS' | 'KY' | 'LA' | 'ME' | 'MD' | 'MA' | 'MH' | 'MI' | 'MN' | 'MP' | 'MS' | 'MO' | 'MT' | 'NE' | 'NV' | 'NH' | 'NJ' | 'NM' | 'NY' | 'NC' | 'ND' | 'OH' | 'OK' | 'OR' | 'PA' | 'PR' | 'PW' | 'RI' | 'SC' | 'SD' | 'TN' | 'TX' | 'UT' | 'VI' | 'VT' | 'VA' | 'WA' | 'WV' | 'WI' | 'WY' | 'FC', required
    - `zip_code` string, required: 5-digit zip code
    - `zip_plus_four_code` string, required: 4-digit zip add-on code https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZIP_Code#ZIP+4
  - `tax_id` string
  - `npi` string, required
  - `taxonomy_code` string
  - `qualifier` 'DQ' | 'DN' | 'DK' | 'P3'
  - `provider_commercial_license_type` '0' | 'A' | 'B' | 'C' | 'D' | 'E' | 'F' | 'G' | 'H' | 'I'
  - `secondary_identification` EncounterProvidersV2ProviderSecondaryIdentification
    - `reference_identification` string, required: Represents REF02 on the EDI 837 Loop 2010BB Billing Provider Secondary Identification segment. Value cannot exceed 50 characters
    - `reference_identification_qualifier` '0B' | '1G' | 'G2' | 'LU'

## Other responses

- `404`: Error response with status 404
- `409`: Error response with status 409
- `422`: Error response with status 422

## Changes

- **2026-09-17** `24b2d80d577a`: 3 breaking, 1 warning, 18 info
  - added the new required request property `npi`
  - the request's body type changed from no type to `object`
  - the response's body type changed from no type to `object` for status `200`
  - deleted the `header` request parameter `Authorization`
  - …18 more
- **2026-09-12** `3a81ee81d4ed`: 1 info
  - api operation id `create_supervising_provider` removed and replaced with `v2_create_supervising_provider`
- **2026-08-22** `7cc5974e4128`: 1 info
  - endpoint deprecated

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/joincandidhealth/apis/api-reference/changes/api/encounter-providers/v2/:encounter_id/create-supervising-provider/post.md)

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