Washington State Healthcare Provider Credentials and Actions

Health Care Provider Credential Data contains records of licensed healthcare professionals in Washington state. The Washington State Department of Health maintains this primary source, which is updated daily at 10:00 a.m. and includes disciplinary actions taken after July 1998.

Use Cases

• Verifying a provider's credential status and expiration date using the Status and ExpirationDate columns.
• Tracking disciplinary history by analyzing the ActionTaken column against credential issue dates.
• Studying demographic trends in the licensed workforce using the BirthYear and CredentialType fields.
• Monitoring continuing education requirements via the CEDueDate column for active providers.

Strengths

• Data is considered certified by the Washington State Department of Health.
• The dataset is updated daily, ensuring current credential statuses.
• Records cover disciplinary actions from July 1998 onward, providing a long-term view.

Limitations

• Row counts, dataset size, and license information are not provided on any platform.
• Data on disciplinary actions before July 1998 is not included and requires contacting the agency.
• Column names are only available from Socrata platforms; Data.gov does not list them.

Provenance

Source

Washington State Department of Health

Collection Method

Extracted daily at 2:00 a.m. from the agency's primary credential database.

Time Range

Records from July 1998 onward.

Freshness

2026-04-05

Geography

Washington State