diff --git a/Merge_data_SAS_code/Import.sas b/Merge_data_SAS_code/Import.sas
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cd4c197
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Merge_data_SAS_code/Import.sas
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+FILENAME REFFILE '/Files/_uploads/ama-master.csv';
+
+PROC IMPORT DATAFILE=REFFILE
+	DBMS=CSV
+	OUT=WORK.AMA_master;
+	GETNAMES=YES;
+RUN;
+
+FILENAME REFFILE '/Files/_uploads/malpractice.csv';
+
+PROC IMPORT DATAFILE=REFFILE
+	DBMS=CSV
+	OUT=WORK.Malpractice;
+	GETNAMES=YES;
+RUN;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Merge_data_SAS_code/Merge_all.sas b/Merge_data_SAS_code/Merge_all.sas
index f117cf2..f749836 100755
--- a/Merge_data_SAS_code/Merge_all.sas
+++ b/Merge_data_SAS_code/Merge_all.sas
@@ -183,13 +183,7 @@ proc export data=WORK.Merged_Medicare
     replace;
 run;
 
-FILENAME REFFILE '/Files/_uploads/ama-master.csv';
 
-PROC IMPORT DATAFILE=REFFILE
-	DBMS=CSV
-	OUT=WORK.AMA_master;
-	GETNAMES=YES;
-RUN;
 
 /*Merge merged Medicare with AMA master file by npi*/
 
@@ -215,15 +209,6 @@ proc sql;
         on Malpractice.npi = Merged_Medicare_with_AMA.npi;
 quit;
 
-
-FILENAME REFFILE '/Files/_uploads/malpractice.csv';
-
-PROC IMPORT DATAFILE=REFFILE
-	DBMS=CSV
-	OUT=WORK.Malpractice;
-	GETNAMES=YES;
-RUN;
-
 /*Add variable Target to the Malpractice dataset*/
 data Malpractice;
         set Malpractice;