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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)