diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8c5821a..61181a7 100755
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
     <groupId>org.smartregister</groupId>
     <artifactId>fhir-common-utils</artifactId>
-    <version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.0.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
     <distributionManagement>
         <repository>
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/smartregister/model/practitioner/FhirPractitionerDetails.java b/src/main/java/org/smartregister/model/practitioner/FhirPractitionerDetails.java
index 22ce639..4c89883 100755
--- a/src/main/java/org/smartregister/model/practitioner/FhirPractitionerDetails.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/smartregister/model/practitioner/FhirPractitionerDetails.java
@@ -88,14 +88,14 @@ public class FhirPractitionerDetails extends Type implements ICompositeType {
       summary = false)
     List<Group> groups;
     @Child(
-            name = "practitionerId",
-            type = {StringType.class},
+            name = "practitioner",
+            type = {Practitioner.class},
             order = 7,
             min = 0,
             max = -1,
             modifier = false,
             summary = false)
-    private StringType practitionerId;
+    private Practitioner practitioner;
 
     public List<CareTeam> getCareTeams() {
         return careTeams;
@@ -146,12 +146,12 @@ public void setGroups(List<Group> groups) {
         this.groups = groups;
     }
 
-    public StringType getPractitionerId() {
-        return practitionerId;
+    public Practitioner getPractitioner() {
+        return practitioner;
     }
 
-    public void setPractitionerId(StringType practitionerId) {
-        this.practitionerId = practitionerId;
+    public void setPractitioner(Practitioner practitioner) {
+        this.practitioner = practitioner;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ public Type copy() {
 
     @Override
     public boolean isEmpty() {
-        return ElementUtil.isEmpty(practitionerId);
+        return ElementUtil.isEmpty(practitioner);
     }
 
     @Override