> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.metriport.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Practitioner > A person who is directly or indirectly involved in the provisioning of healthcare. ## Properties | Name | Required | Type | Description | | ------------------- | -------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | identifier | No | [Identifier](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/identifier)\[] | An identifier for the person as this agent | | active | No | boolean | Whether this practitioner's record is in active use | | name | No | [HumanName](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/humanname)\[] | The name(s) associated with the practitioner | | telecom | No | [ContactPoint](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/contactpoint)\[] | A contact detail for the practitioner (that apply to all roles) | | address | No | [Address](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/address)\[] | Address(es) of the practitioner that are not role specific (typically home address) | | gender | No | code | male / female / other / unknown | | birthDate | No | date | The date on which the practitioner was born | | photo | No | [Attachment](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/attachment)\[] | Image of the person | | qualification | No | PractitionerQualification | Certification, licenses, or training pertaining to the provision of care | | - id | No | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | | - extension | No | [Extension](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/extension)\[] | Additional content defined by implementations | | - modifierExtension | No | [Extension](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/extension)\[] | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized | | - identifier | No | [Identifier](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/identifier)\[] | An identifier for this qualification for the practitioner | | - code | Yes | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept) | Coded representation of the qualification | | - period | No | [Period](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/period) | Period during which the qualification is valid | | - issuer | No | Reference\<[Organization](/medical-api/fhir/resources/organization)> | Organization that regulates and issues the qualification | | communication | No | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept)\[] | A language the practitioner can use in patient communication | ## Search Parameters | Name | Type | Description | Expression | | ------------------ | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------- | | address | string | A server defined search that may match any of the string fields in the Address, including line, city, district, state, country, postalCode, and/or text | Practitioner.address | | address-city | string | A city specified in an address | Practitioner.address.city | | address-country | string | A country specified in an address | Practitioner.address.country | | address-postalcode | string | A postalCode specified in an address | Practitioner.address.postalCode | | address-state | string | A state specified in an address | Practitioner.address.state | | address-use | token | A use code specified in an address | Practitioner.address.use | | email | token | A value in an email contact | Practitioner.telecom | | family | string | A portion of the family name | Practitioner.name.family | | gender | token | Gender of the practitioner | Practitioner.gender | | given | string | A portion of the given name | Practitioner.name.given | | phone | token | A value in a phone contact | Practitioner.telecom | | phonetic | string | A portion of either family or given name using some kind of phonetic matching algorithm | Practitioner.name | | telecom | token | The value in any kind of contact | Practitioner.telecom | | active | token | Whether the practitioner record is active | Practitioner.active | | communication | token | One of the languages that the practitioner can communicate with | Practitioner.communication | | identifier | token | A practitioner's Identifier | Practitioner.identifier | | name | string | A server defined search that may match any of the string fields in the HumanName, including family, give, prefix, suffix, suffix, and/or text | Practitioner.name | ## Inherited Properties | Name | Required | Type | Description | | ----------------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------ | | id | No | string | Logical id of this artifact | | meta | No | [Meta](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/meta) | Metadata about the resource | | implicitRules | No | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created | | language | No | code | Language of the resource content | | text | No | [Narrative](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/narrative) | Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation | | contained | No | Resource\[] | Contained, inline Resources | | extension | No | [Extension](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/extension)\[] | Additional content defined by implementations | | modifierExtension | No | [Extension](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/extension)\[] | Extensions that cannot be ignored | To view the FHIR specification for this resource, see [Practitioner](https://www.hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Practitioner).