diff --git a/app/models/provider.rb b/app/models/provider.rb
index 54f850b19..d639570a4 100644
--- a/app/models/provider.rb
+++ b/app/models/provider.rb
@@ -552,6 +552,10 @@ def uid
     symbol.downcase
   end
 
+  def consortium_uid
+    consortium_id.downcase
+  end
+
   def from_salesforce=(value)
     @from_salesforce = (value.to_s == "true")
   end
diff --git a/app/serializers/provider_serializer.rb b/app/serializers/provider_serializer.rb
index 3ca79adca..98b957e7b 100644
--- a/app/serializers/provider_serializer.rb
+++ b/app/serializers/provider_serializer.rb
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ class ProviderSerializer
   has_many :contacts, record_type: :contacts
   belongs_to :consortium,
              record_type: :providers,
+             id_method_name: :consortium_uid,
              serializer: ProviderSerializer,
              if: Proc.new { |provider| provider.consortium_id }
   has_many :consortium_organizations,