Endpoint data JSON download is missing a unique identifier

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Since an endpoint's name and url can change over time, it is useful and important to have an unique identifier in the endpoint data JSON download file from https://lantern.healthit.gov/?tab=downloads_tab#shiny-tab-downloads_tab. Without such an identifier, it can be very difficult to track an endpoint over time as its name and/or URL changes.

Certified API developers Epic, Allscripts, and Cerner include unique identifiers in their FHIR bundles and the NPPES provides a unique NPI number.

Ideally the merge procedure in the Lantern backend would retain and include both identifiers, where available, in the merged output for the database and in the downloadable endpoint data JSON file.