Table 9.

Task analysis used to generate the behavior analysis NPI database from the NPPES downloadable file (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2019b)

1. Direct the browser to http://download.cms.gov/nppes/NPI_Files.html. 2. Open the downloaded zip file. 3. Upload the NPI data comma separated value (CSV) file (npidata_pfile_20050523-20190407.csv)a into the online program CSV Explorer (https://www.csvexplorer.com).b 4. Within the CSV Explorer program, filter the data set so it includes only entries with one or more of the following taxonomy codes: 103K00000X, 106E00000X, or 106S00000X. 5. Download the filtered data set from CSV Explorer and open it in Microsoft Excel.

^aThe exact data file name will vary depending on the date it is retrieved

^bCSV Explorer is an online paid subscription program designed to allow users to interact with large data sets. As of April 1, 2019, the NPPES downloadable file consisted of almost 6 million rows of NPI data. This data set was uploaded to CSV Explorer and filtered so only rows that included the three taxonomy codes relevant to ABA were included