New York State Health Plan Provider Network Directory 2017

New York State institutional provider network data details health facilities and ancillary service providers participating in Medicaid, Commercial, and Exchange health plans. The dataset was collected quarterly by the New York State Department of Health and published by health.data.ny.gov. It covers plan network information for the 2017 calendar year.

Use Cases

• Analyze network coverage by mapping provider locations using True County Name and True County FIPS columns.
• Identify which health plans include specific facility types by querying plan indicator columns like NYSOH SHOP Non St Silver 2 Indicator.
• Link institutional providers to national systems using the National Provider Identifier (NPI) and Permanent Facility Identifier columns.
• Assess provider participation across Medicaid, Commercial, and Exchange segments using the various plan-specific indicator fields.

Strengths

• Data sourced from the authoritative New York State Department of Health.
• Covers multiple plan types: Medicaid, Commercial, and Exchange.
• Includes standardized geographic identifiers like True County FIPS.

Limitations

• Data is from 2017 and may not reflect current provider networks.
• Sample size and row count are unknown, limiting assessment of completeness.
• Column names for plan indicators are highly specific and may require domain knowledge to interpret.

Provenance

Source

New York State Department of Health via health.data.ny.gov.

Collection Method

Collected quarterly from health plans including managed care and PPO/EPO plans.

Time Range

2017

Freshness

Last updated in July 2018; data covers 2017.

Geography

New York State, United States.