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Property Specification
Data System MDS
Data Specs V2.01.0
Edit Type Format
Severity Fatal
Edit Text Incorrect Medicare Number or Medicare Beneficiary Identifier (MBI): This item must conform to one of two possible formats, as defined below:

1) MBI format: The MBI shall be eleven characters in length. The first character must be numeric, excluding zero (0). The second, fifth, eighth and ninth characters must be alphabetic, excluding the following letters: S, L, O, I, B, and Z. The fourth, seventh, tenth and eleventh characters must be numeric. The third and sixth characters must be alphabetic (excluding S, L, O, I, B, and Z) or numeric.

2) Medicare Number format: If the first character is numeric [0 through 9] (SSN), then the first 9 characters must be digits [0 through 9]. If the first character is alphabetic (RR insurance number), then there must be 1, 2, or 3 alphabetic characters followed by 6 or 9 numbers.
Version Notes [V2.01.0]-New edit. This edit will replace edits -3569 and -3570. Please refer to the data spec overview document for additional information.

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A0600B Resident Medicare/railroad insurance number

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