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22 columns
200 rows
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Doctor Referral Network Connections

This dataset details provider-to-provider referral connections within healthcare networks, including provider identifiers, specialties, referral reasons, dates, and statuses. It enables comprehensive analysis of referral patterns, network efficiency, and patient flow optimization, supporting both operational improvements and research into care coordination.

last updated 21 Jul 2025
by GoMask

The brief that made it

Analyzing provider referral patterns to optimize healthcare network efficiency

Sample rows

preview · 8 of 200 rows · all 22 columns

referral_idstring	referral_prioritystring	referring_provider_specialtystring	referring_provider_idstring	referring_provider_npistring	referring_provider_namestring	referring_provider_organizationstring	referring_provider_citystring	referring_provider_statestring	referred_provider_idstring	referred_provider_npistring	referred_provider_namestring	referred_provider_specialtystring	referred_provider_organizationstring	referred_provider_citystring	referred_provider_statestring	referral_datedate	referral_reasonstring	patient_idstring	referral_statusstring	referral_notesstring	network_idstring
REF0001	routine	Family Medicine	PROV1001	1678953021	Dr. Alice Nguyen	Houston Medical Group	Houston	TX	PROV2001	1338509245	Dr. John Carter	Cardiology	Houston Heart Center	Houston	TX	2023-08-12	Chest pain evaluation	PAT1A23BC	completed	Routine referral for evaluation of chest pain.	NWK001
REF0002	routine	Pediatrics	PROV1002	1908623471	Dr. Vivian Zhou	San Jose Pediatric Clinic	San Jose	CA	PROV2002	1114589321	Dr. Steven Patel	Dermatology	Mountain View Skin Center	Mountain View	CA	2022-11-03	Chronic eczema management	PAT4B9DFG	completed	blank	NWK002
REF0003	stat	Emergency Medicine	PROV1003	blank	Dr. Taylor Evans	Minneapolis General Hospital	Minneapolis	MN	PROV2003	0000000000	Dr. Paula Lee	Orthopedics	St. Paul Bone & Joint	St. Paul	MN	2024-02-19	Fracture management	PAT8C1JQZ	in-progress	Patient needs urgent surgical assessment.	NWK003
REF0004	routine	Geriatrics	PROV1004	1447583922	Dr. Rashid Ahmed	Seattle Senior Care	Seattle	WA	PROV2004	1764589371	Dr. Julia McNeil	Rheumatology	Bellevue Arthritis Clinic	Bellevue	WA	2023-10-07	Chronic joint pain	PAT9Q3F1L	completed	Elderly patient with progressive pain.	NWK004
REF0005	stat	blank	PROV1005	1295837162	blank	blank	Unknown City	ZZ	PROV2005	blank	blank	blank	blank	blank	blank	1900-01-01	blank	blank	cancelled	Referral cancelled due to provider unavailability.	NWK999
REF0006	routine	Internal Medicine	PROV1006	1864592083	Dr. Maria Sosa	Austin Health Associates	Austin	TX	PROV2006	1448592309	Dr. Samuel Lee	Endocrinology	Austin Endocrine Clinic	Austin	TX	2023-09-27	Diabetes management	PAT2V6H9W	completed	blank	NWK001
REF0007	urgent	Family Medicine	PROV1007	1983745622	Dr. Peter White	Phoenix Family Practice	Phoenix	AZ	PROV2007	1558432971	Dr. Helen Kim	Nephrology	Desert Kidney Specialists	Phoenix	AZ	2023-12-15	Elevated creatinine	PAT3G4K2N	pending	Possible acute kidney injury.	NWK005
REF0008	urgent	Obstetrics & Gynecology	PROV1008	blank	Dr. Lila Chang	Chicago Women's Health	Chicago	IL	PROV2008	1103928457	Dr. Monica Greene	Oncology	Chicago Cancer Center	Chicago	IL	2023-03-22	Suspicious pelvic mass	blank	pending	blank	NWK006
REF0009	routine	Internal Medicine	PROV1009	1435678920	Dr. George Patel	Orlando Health	Orlando	FL	PROV2009	1329584756	Dr. Priya Singh	Gastroenterology	Orlando Digestive Center	Orlando	FL	2022-12-04	Chronic abdominal pain	PAT5U8T4O	completed	Follow-up for persistent GI symptoms.	NWK007
REF0010	urgent	Family Medicine	PROV1010	1594826317	Dr. Emma Lin	New York City Health	New York	NY	PROV2010	1745623980	Dr. Boris Kogan	Neurology	NYC Brain Institute	New York	NY	2024-05-04	Seizure evaluation	PAT0F2R6S	pending	Recent episode, needs EEG.	NWK008
REF0011	routine	Pediatrics	PROV1011	1783625941	Dr. Lauren Black	Children's Health Dallas	Dallas	TX	PROV2011	1672389051	Dr. Irene Gold	Speech Pathology	Dallas Language Center	Dallas	TX	2022-09-14	Speech delay assessment	blank	completed	blank	NWK001
REF0012	stat	Family Medicine	PROV1012	blank	Dr. Oscar Villa	Miami Medical Center	Miami	FL	PROV2012	1582039471	Dr. Susan Graham	Cardiology	Miami Cardiac Group	Miami	FL	2024-01-09	Syncope episodes	PAT7C8L9M	pending	Recent syncopal event in office.	NWK007
REF0013	urgent	Internal Medicine	PROV1013	1457892301	Dr. Hannah Ellis	Boston Primary Care	Boston	MA	PROV2013	1682394051	Dr. Michael Brown	Pulmonology	Boston Lung Center	Boston	MA	2023-06-23	Shortness of breath	PAT4K9T2M	completed	Suspect asthma exacerbation.	NWK009
REF0014	routine	Family Medicine	PROV1014	1329487530	Dr. Aaron Martinez	Denver Health Partners	Denver	CO	PROV2014	1764892301	Dr. Olivia Smith	Ophthalmology	Denver Eye Center	Denver	CO	2023-05-19	Vision changes	blank	completed	blank	NWK010
REF0015	urgent	Pediatrics	PROV1015	1703948621	Dr. Sophia Lee	San Diego Children's Health	San Diego	CA	PROV2015	1884902357	Dr. Kevin Torres	Allergy & Immunology	San Diego Allergy Center	San Diego	CA	2023-02-13	Severe atopic dermatitis	PAT6Z1P3V	completed	Frequent flares, needs specialist.	NWK002
REF0016	stat	blank	PROV1016	1845932019	blank	blank	blank	blank	PROV2016	blank	blank	blank	blank	blank	blank	2100-12-31	blank	blank	cancelled	Referral voided as future-dated.	blank
REF0017	routine	Family Medicine	PROV1017	1273896504	Dr. Ethan Li	Portland Community Health	Portland	OR	PROV2017	1930485732	Dr. Sheila Grant	Endocrinology	Oregon Endocrine Group	Portland	OR	2023-01-24	Uncontrolled diabetes	PAT1A9M4F	completed	blank	NWK011
REF0018	urgent	Internal Medicine	PROV1018	1345892017	Dr. Sara Dorsey	Atlanta Wellness Clinic	Atlanta	GA	PROV2018	1993847502	Dr. Mark Allen	Nephrology	Atlanta Kidney Center	Atlanta	GA	2023-07-18	Renal function decline	blank	in-progress	Labs suggest worsening CKD.	NWK012
REF0019	routine	Geriatrics	PROV1019	1229485760	Dr. Linda Choi	Seattle Senior Care	Seattle	WA	PROV2019	1339485201	Dr. Victor Klein	Pain Management	Bellevue Pain Center	Bellevue	WA	2023-10-12	Chronic back pain	PAT7Q8V3P	completed	blank	blank
REF0020	routine	Family Medicine	PROV1020	1402849561	Dr. Gregory Smith	Columbus Health Group	Columbus	OH	PROV2020	1883947501	Dr. Anjali Kumar	Endocrinology	Columbus Endocrine Center	Columbus	OH	2022-10-31	New diagnosis of hypothyroidism	blank	completed	Needs specialist follow-up.	NWK013

What the 200 rows show

from the 200-row sample

4referral statuses
18referred provider specialties
37referring provider states
37referred provider states

referral_priority200 rows by value

referring_provider_specialty174 rows with a value · 26 left blank

Family Medicine84
Internal Medicine42
Pediatrics24
Geriatrics12
Emergency Medicine11
Obstetrics & Gynecology1

22 columns by typefrom the column list below

string 21
date 1

Columns

22 columns in two groups

blueprint · 22 columns
column	type	description	example
Text 21 columns
`referral_id`	string	Unique identifier for each provider-to-provider referral eventunique	REF0001
`referring_provider_id`	string	Unique identifier for the provider making the referral	PROV1001
`referring_provider_npi`	string	National Provider Identifier (NPI) of the referring provideroptional	1678953021
`referring_provider_name`	string	Full name of the referring provideroptional	Dr. Alice Nguyen
`referring_provider_specialty`	string	Medical specialty of the referring provider6 specialties · optional	Family Medicine
`referring_provider_organization`	string	Organization or practice name of the referring provideroptional	Houston Medical Group
`referring_provider_city`	string	City where the referring provider practicesoptional	Houston
`referring_provider_state`	string	State where the referring provider practicesoptional	TX
`referred_provider_id`	string	Unique identifier for the provider receiving the referral	PROV2001
`referred_provider_npi`	string	National Provider Identifier (NPI) of the referred provideroptional	1338509245
`referred_provider_name`	string	Full name of the referred provideroptional	Dr. John Carter
`referred_provider_specialty`	string	Medical specialty of the referred provideroptional	Cardiology
`referred_provider_organization`	string	Organization or practice name of the referred provideroptional	Houston Heart Center
`referred_provider_city`	string	City where the referred provider practicesoptional	Houston
`referred_provider_state`	string	State where the referred provider practicesoptional	TX
`referral_reason`	string	Short description or code for the reason for referraloptional	Chest pain evaluation
`patient_id`	string	Unique identifier for the patient being referred (de-identified)optional	PAT1A23BC
`referral_status`	string	Current status of the referral (e.g., pending, completed, cancelled)pending · completed · cancelled · in-progress · optional	completed
`referral_priority`	string	Priority level of the referral (e.g., routine, urgent, stat)routine · urgent · stat · optional	routine
`referral_notes`	string	Additional notes or comments about the referraloptional	Ultrasound recommended.
`network_id`	string	Identifier for the healthcare network or system facilitating the referraloptional	NWK001
Dates and times 1 column
`referral_date`	date	Date the referral was made	2023-08-12

Use it for

A healthcare dashboard
A breakdown of referring_provider_specialty. Excel, Power BI or Tableau.
What pattern can you find in 200 rows?
A class exercise
Hand out the rows and one question. Everyone works from the same 200 rows.
Referrals200
REF0001routine
REF0002routine
REF0003stat
A software demo
Believable referrals with referring_provider_id, referring_provider_npi and referring_provider_name to fill a screen in front of a buyer.

This dataset200 rows22 columns

Yours1,000 rows22 columnsreferring_provider_city: UK only

blueprint · doctor-referral-network-connections

Behind this dataset

Same schema. As many rows as you need.

These 200 rows came out of a blueprint — 22 columns with generation rules behind each one. Open it in Data Factory to retune a column, add your own, wire in foreign keys, and run it at the size you actually need.

Rules it was built with

Each row is a referral event.
Specialty and provider IDs included.
Referral reason and outcome labeled.
Timestamp and region provided.

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