---
title: AttendingPhysician
summary: API reference for AttendingPhysician.
status: draft
owner: SAIF Doc Gen
last_reviewed: 2026-09-24
library: SAIF.SAIFCode.Core
reference_type: package
---

# AttendingPhysician

`AttendingPhysician` is a data-carrier contract (DTO) in the Claims area of SAIF.SAIFCode.Core, exposing the properties SAIF.Services and its consumers read and populate for this entity*.

## Purpose
- Carries data for the Claims area, consumed by SAIF.Services and other layers that reference this library's contracts*.

## Context
- Namespace: `SAIF.Core.Contracts.Claims`
- Kind: Class
- Assembly/package: `SAIF.Core` (NuGet package `SAIF.SAIFCode.Core`)

## Public members
| Member | Signature | Purpose |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `AttendingPhysician` | `AttendingPhysician()` | Initializes a new instance of this type*. |
| `Id` | `long Id { get; set; }` | Represents the ID associated with this AttendingPhysician*. |
| `ProviderContact` | `ContactItem ProviderContact { get; set; }` | Represents the provider contact associated with this AttendingPhysician*. |
| `ProviderLocation` | `ProviderLocation ProviderLocation { get; set; }` | Represents the provider location associated with this AttendingPhysician*. |
| `IsPrimaryAttendingPhysician` | `bool IsPrimaryAttendingPhysician { get; set; }` | Indicates whether primary attending physician applies to this AttendingPhysician*. |
| `EffectiveDate` | `DateTime EffectiveDate { get; set; }` | Records the date of the effective*. |
| `ParentProvider` | `ProviderLocation ParentProvider { get; set; }` | Represents the parent provider associated with this AttendingPhysician*. |
| `ExpirationDate` | `DateTime? ExpirationDate { get; set; }` | Records the date of the expiration*. |
| `HasMultiplePhysicians` | `bool HasMultiplePhysicians { get; set; }` | Indicates whether this AttendingPhysician has multiple physicians*. |
| `IsEmergencyRoom` | `bool IsEmergencyRoom { get; set; }` | Indicates whether emergency room applies to this AttendingPhysician*. |
| `UpdateUser` | `string UpdateUser { get; set; }` | Identifies the user tied to the update on this AttendingPhysician*. |
| `UpdateDate` | `DateTime UpdateDate { get; set; }` | Records the date of the update*. |
| `UpdateNumber` | `int UpdateNumber { get; set; }` | Uniquely identifies the update recorded on this AttendingPhysician*. |
| `McoNames` | `List<string> McoNames { set; }` | Contains the collection of string entries associated with this AttendingPhysician*. |

> **Note:** Statements marked with `*` were inferred from code structure, naming
> conventions, or contextual evidence where direct confirmation was not available
> in source artifacts. Statements marked with `**` could not be confirmed; treat
> as unknown until verified.

## Sources
- Core/SAIF.Core/Contracts/Claims/AttendingPhysician.cs