Reference Library
Reading the newsletters and brochures keeps you informed about changes at the NPDB as well as provides you with in-depth information about specific topics.
User Resources
- Corrective Action Plan: A Tutorial for Data Bank Reporters (PDF - 2.1 MB)
- Attestation: A Tutorial for Data Bank Reporters (PDF - 3.7 MB)
- Compliance Actions: A Tutorial for Data Bank Reporters (PDF - 883 KB)
- Report Maintenance: A Tutorial for Data Bank Reporters (PDF - 764 KB)
Help Guides
- Help Guide: NPDB Required Security Update
- Help Guide: System Enhancements for Agents and Credentials Verification Organizations (CVOs)
- Help Guide: Field of Licensure Updates and Report Input Changes
- Help Guide: Related Query Response and Continuous Query Enhancements
- Help Guide: How to Interpret Your Self-Query Results
- Help Guide: The NPDB and HIPDB Have Merged
Fact Sheets
- NPDB 101 for Chiropractors: A Guide to the NPDB and How it Affects You (PDF - 157 KB)
- NPDB 101 for Nurses: A Guide to the NPDB and How it Affects You (PDF - 164 KB)
- NPDB 101 for Pharmacists: A Guide to the NPDB and How it Affects You (PDF - 162 KB)
- Fact Sheet for Boards of Pharmacy on the NPDB Controlled Substance Policy (PDF - 151 KB)
- Medicaid Fraud Control Units: Reporting to the National Practitioner Data Bank (PDF - 150 KB)
- Fact Sheet for Reporting and Querying Requirements for Community Health Centers
Archived Guidebooks
- Archived NPDB Guidebook (PDF - 946 KB)
September 2001 - April 2015 - Archived HIPDB Guidebook (PDF - 571 KB)
February 2000 - May 2013
Newsletters
- Current NPDB Newsletter
- Past NPDB Newsletters