This variable is the Medicare Part C contract number for the beneficiary’s Medicare Advantage (MA) plan for a given month (August).
CMS assigns an identifier to each contract that a managed care plan has with CMS.
Comments
If the beneficiary was not enrolled in a managed care plan for a given month, this variable will be null/missing for that month.
You need to know both the Part C contract number (PTC_CNTRCT_ID_XX) and plan benefit package (PBP) in order to identify the specific plan in which a beneficiary was enrolled.
There are 12 monthly variables - where the 01 through 12 at the end of the variable name correspond with the month (e.g., 01 is January and 12 is December).
If the beneficiary was not enrolled in a managed care plan for a given month, this variable will be null/missing for that month.
You need to know both the Part C contract number (PTC_CNTRCT_ID_XX) and plan benefit package (PBP) in order to identify the specific plan in which a beneficiary was enrolled.
There are 12 monthly variables - where the 01 through 12 at the end of the variable name correspond with the month (e.g., 01 is January and 12 is December).
Source: CMS Common Medicare Environment (CME)