The NPI fulfills a requirement of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). It also replaces all provider identifier numbers assigned by payers and is used by health care professionals.
Philistine, one of a people of Aegean origin who settled on the southern coast of Palestine in the 12th century bce, about the time of the arrival of the Israelites.
The Judgment of the Philistines. The Philistines were so formidable because they had the monopoly on armament (1st Sam 17:1-11) and were the only ones in that area that had iron smiths which were skilled in making weapons and armor of iron, which was probably learned from the nation of Anatolia.