Here's what the letters behind the Medicare number mean:
*A = retired worker
B = wife of retired worker
B1 = husband of retired worker
B6 = divorced wife
B9 = divorced second wife
C = child of retired or deceased worker; numbers after
C denote order of children claiming benefit
D = widow
D1 = widower
D6 = surviving divorced wife
E = mother of a child of a deceased worker
E1 = divorced mother of a child of a deceased worker
F1 = aged dependent father
F2 = aged dependent mother
*HA = disabled worker
HB = wife of disabled worker
HC = child of disabled worker
*J1 = special "over 72" benefit, has A and B
K1 = wife of "over 72" benefit, has A and B
*M = has Part B Medicare only, no SSA benefit
*T = has A and B Medicare, no SSA benefit
W = disabled widow
WA = railroad retirement
*denotes the recipient's own social security number.
The "A" at the end of the Medicare number means that the SSN number on the card is that of the recipient/beneficiary.
According to Medicare the T means you are not retired/not drawing a Social Security check.
It is the patient's id number on the Medicare card; usually it's the SSN with a letter or letter and number at the end. This suffix identifies the reason the patient is covered by Medicare (over 65, disability, end-stage renal disease, etc.)
It is the patient's id number on the Medicare card; usually it's the SSN with a letter or letter and number at the end. This suffix identifies the reason the patient is covered by Medicare (over 65, disability, end-stage renal disease, etc.)
Usually those letters are at the end of the Medicare claim number. "A" refers to the wage earner on whose record Medicare eligibility is based (versus, e.g., the wage earner's spouse).
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it means you are entitled to Part B only
"A" refers to the wage earner's claim (i.e., not a spouse or child).
The letters after the Medicare claim number refer to the status of the claimant: i.e., wage earner, spouse of wage earner, child of wage earner, etc.
No, the Medicare card number is not the same as the claim number. The Medicare card number, also known as the Medicare Beneficiary Identifier (MBI), is a unique identifier assigned to each Medicare beneficiary. In contrast, the claim number is specific to each individual healthcare claim submitted for reimbursement and can vary based on the provider and service.
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