The Contacts List, located in the Message Center, can be prepopulated with contact entries using a CSV file.
The fields below are accepted:
| Column Name | Description | Format | Required | Example |
| First Name | Contact's first name | text | Yes | "John" |
| Last Name | Contact's Last Name | text | Yes | "Smith" |
| Middle Name | Contact's Middle name | text | No | "R." |
| Full Name | Full first/last name, suffix, etc. | text | No | "Dr. John R. Smith, MD" |
| Npi | National Provider Identifier | numerical | No | 1234567890 |
| Address | Contact Address | text | No | "123 Sample Road, Suite 4" |
| City | Contact's City | text | No | "Beverly Hills" |
| State | Contact's State | text |
No |
"CA" |
| Zip Code | Contact's postal code | text | No | "90210" |
| Direct Address |
Direct Messaging Address for secure PHI transmission. Note: Not an email address (Learn more about Direct Messaging) |
direct-address/text | No | "j.r.smith@direct.platform.org" |
| Contact's email address | email/text | No | "j.r.smith@smallPractice.com" | |
| Fax Number | Contact's fax number | phone-number/text | No | "800-555-1234" |
| Organization Name | Contact's company name | text | No | "Smith's Small Practice" |
| Phone Number | Contact's phone number | phone-number/text | No | "800-555-1223" |
| Provider Number | Custom Identifier | text | No | "123456" |
| Salutation | "Mr.", "Dr.", etc. | text | No | "Dr." |
| Specialty | Contact specialty, such as "Radiology", "Acupuncture", "Internal Medicine", etc. | text | No | "Internal Medicine" |
Please use the template attached to this article to help structure your data.