diff --git a/emmet-core/emmet/core/mpid.py b/emmet-core/emmet/core/mpid.py
index dadc5a72ff..e037f80642 100644
--- a/emmet-core/emmet/core/mpid.py
+++ b/emmet-core/emmet/core/mpid.py
@@ -79,5 +79,7 @@ def validate(cls, v):
             return v
         elif isinstance(v, str) and mpid_regex.fullmatch(v):
             return MPID(v)
+        elif isinstance(v, int):
+            return MPID(v)
 
         raise ValueError("Invalid MPID Format")
diff --git a/emmet-core/emmet/core/oxidation_states.py b/emmet-core/emmet/core/oxidation_states.py
index 06564e712e..54f4f28574 100644
--- a/emmet-core/emmet/core/oxidation_states.py
+++ b/emmet-core/emmet/core/oxidation_states.py
@@ -3,23 +3,32 @@
 from typing import Dict, List
 
 import numpy as np
-from pydantic import BaseModel
+from pydantic import Field
 from pymatgen.analysis.bond_valence import BVAnalyzer
 from pymatgen.core import Structure
 from pymatgen.core.periodic_table import Specie
 from typing_extensions import Literal
 
+from emmet.core.material_property import PropertyDoc
+from emmet.core.mpid import MPID
 
-class OxidationStateDoc(BaseModel):
 
-    possible_species: List[str]
-    possible_valences: List[float]
-    average_oxidation_states: Dict[str, float]
-    method: Literal["BVAnalyzer", "oxi_state_guesses"]
-    structure: Structure
+class OxidationStateDoc(PropertyDoc):
+    """Oxidation states computed from the structure"""
+
+    possible_species: List[str] = Field(
+        description="Possible charged species in this material"
+    )
+    possible_valences: List[float] = Field(
+        description="List of valences for each site in this material"
+    )
+    average_oxidation_states: Dict[str, float] = Field(
+        description="Average oxidation states for each unique species"
+    )
+    method: str = Field(description="Method used to compute oxidation states")
 
     @classmethod
-    def from_structure(cls, structure: Structure):
+    def from_structure(cls, structure: Structure, material_id: MPID, **kwargs):  # type: ignore[override]
         structure.remove_oxidation_states()
         try:
             bva = BVAnalyzer()
@@ -49,12 +58,9 @@ def from_structure(cls, structure: Structure):
                 "possible_species": list(possible_species),
                 "possible_valences": valences,
                 "average_oxidation_states": oxi_state_dict,
-                "method": "BVAnalyzer",
-                "structure": structure,
+                "method": "Bond Valence Analysis",
             }
 
-            return cls(**d)
-
         except Exception as e:
             logging.error("BVAnalyzer failed with: {}".format(e))
 
@@ -76,12 +82,13 @@ def from_structure(cls, structure: Structure):
                     "possible_species": list(possible_species),
                     "possible_valences": valences,
                     "average_oxidation_states": first_oxi_state_guess,
-                    "method": "oxi_state_guesses",
-                    "structure": structure,
+                    "method": "Oxidation State Guess",
                 }
 
-                return cls(**d)
-
             except Exception as e:
                 logging.error("Oxidation state guess failed with: {}".format(e))
                 raise e
+
+        return super().from_structure(
+            structure=structure, material_id=material_id, **d, **kwargs
+        )
diff --git a/tests/emmet-core/test_mpid.py b/tests/emmet-core/test_mpid.py
index b43ccd1402..acd6c2f5ee 100644
--- a/tests/emmet-core/test_mpid.py
+++ b/tests/emmet-core/test_mpid.py
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ def test_mpid():
         == 3
     )
 
+    MPID(3)
+
 
 def test_to_str():
     assert str(MPID("mp-149")) == "mp-149"
diff --git a/tests/emmet-core/test_oxidation_states.py b/tests/emmet-core/test_oxidation_states.py
index 1db2f2a13d..f3399daf94 100644
--- a/tests/emmet-core/test_oxidation_states.py
+++ b/tests/emmet-core/test_oxidation_states.py
@@ -31,5 +31,5 @@
 def test_oxidation_state(structure: Structure):
     """Very simple test to make sure this actually works"""
     print(f"Should work : {structure.composition}")
-    doc = OxidationStateDoc.from_structure(structure)
+    doc = OxidationStateDoc.from_structure(structure, material_id=33)
     assert doc is not None