health care provider vs PCP

health care provider and PCP both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
health care provider	Yes	No	No	No
PCP	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, health care provider and PCP are synonyms defined as:

health care provider and PCP: a person who helps in identifying or preventing or treating illness or disability

Other synonyms of health care provider include caregiver, health professional, primary care provider.

health care provider (noun)	PCP (noun)
a person who helps in identifying or preventing or treating illness or disability	a drug used as an anesthetic by veterinarians; illicitly taken (originally in the form of powder or `dust') for its effects as a hallucinogen
	a person who helps in identifying or preventing or treating illness or disability