This variable is contained in the following files:
Skilled Nursing Facility (Encounter, Final File) Outpatient (Encounter, Final File) Inpatient File (Encounter, Final File) Home Health Agency (Encounter, Final File) Durable Medical Equipment (Encounter, Final File) Carrier (Encounter, Final File) 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