# Create Practitioner

Creates a new practitioner (doctor or veterinarian) in the system. This endpoint is used to onboard practitioners by collecting their personal, professional, and contact information.

Notes:
- All required fields must be provided and valid
- assigned_clinic must reference an existing clinic UUID
- Validation errors will return descriptive messages for each field

Endpoint: POST /api/external/practitioner
Version: 1.0.0
Security: ApiKeyAuth

## Request fields (application/json):

  - `first_name` (string, required)
    Practitioner's first name (minimum 2 characters)
    Example: "John"

  - `last_name` (string, required)
    Practitioner's last name (minimum 2 characters)
    Example: "Doe"

  - `email` (string, required)
    Practitioner's email
    Example: "john.doe@example.com"

  - `npi` (string, required)
    Practitioner's NPI number
    Example: "1234567890"

  - `is_veterinarian` (boolean, required)
    Whether the practitioner is a veterinarian
    Example: true

  - `assigned_clinic` (string, required)
    ID of the assigned clinic
    Example: "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440001"

  - `phone` (string)
    Practitioner's phone number
    Example: "1234567890"

  - `address_line_1` (string, required)
    Practitioner's address line 1
    Example: "123 Main St"

  - `address_line_2` (string)
    Practitioner's address line 2
    Example: "Apt 1"

  - `city` (string, required)
    Practitioner's city
    Example: "San Antonio"

  - `state_code` (string, required)
    Practitioner's state code
    Example: "TX"

  - `zip_code` (string, required)
    Practitioner's zip code
    Example: "78201"

## Response 200 fields (application/json):

  - `success` (boolean)
    Example: true

  - `data` (object)

  - `data.practitioner_id` (string)
    Unique identifier for the created practitioner
    Example: "660e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440001"

  - `message` (string)
    Example: "Practitioner created successfully"

## Response 400 fields (application/json):

  - `success` (boolean)

  - `error` (object)

  - `error.message` (string)
    Human-readable error message
    Example: "Validation error"

  - `error.details` (object)
    Additional error details
    Example: {}

## Response 401 fields (application/json):

  - `success` (boolean)

  - `error` (object)

  - `error.message` (string)
    Human-readable error message
    Example: "Validation error"

  - `error.details` (object)
    Additional error details
    Example: {}