This variable is contained in the following files:
Skilled Nursing Facility (Encounter) Outpatient (Encounter) Inpatient (Encounter) Home Health Agency (Encounter) Durable Medical Equipment (Encounter) Carrier (Encounter) Medicare Shared Savings Program Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) Beneficiary-level RIF Master Beneficiary Summary File (MBSF): Other Chronic or Potentially Disabling Conditions Segment Master Beneficiary Summary File (MBSF): National Death Index (NDI) Segment Master Beneficiary Summary File (MBSF): Cost and Utilization Segment Master Beneficiary Summary File (MBSF): Chronic Conditions Segment Master Beneficiary Summary File (MBSF) Base Part D Medication Therapy Management Data File Part D Plan Election Type Beneficiary Summary File Carrier (Fee-for-Service) Durable Medical Equipment (Fee-for-Service) Home Health Agency (Fee-for-Service) Hospice (Fee-for-Service) Inpatient (Fee-for-Service) Outpatient (Fee-for-Service) Skilled Nursing Facility (Fee-for-Service)
SAS Name
BENE_ID
The unique CCW identifier for a beneficiary.
The CCW assigns a unique beneficiary identification number to each individual who receives Medicare and/or Medicaid, and uses that number to identify an individual’s records in all CCW data files (e.g., Medicare claims, MAX claims, MDS assessment data).
This number does not change during a beneficiary’s lifetime and each number is used only once.
The BENE_ID is specific to the CCW and is not applicable to any other identification system or data source.
Source: CCW