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SAS Name
PLAN_CNTRCT_REC_ID
This variable is the unique Part D contract identifier for the beneficiary’s Part D plan of record for the year. CMS assigns an identifier to each contract that a Part D plan has with CMS.
If the beneficiary was enrolled in more than one plan during the year, this is the contract number for the Part D plan in which the beneficiary was enrolled at the end of the year.
The first character of the plan contract ID is a letter representing the type of plan.
Source: PDE
Values: 5-digit alpha/numeric value. First digit is one of the following:
| Code | Code value |
|---|---|
| H | Managed Care Organizations other than Regional PPO |
| R | Regional preferred provider organization (PPO) |
| S | Stand-alone prescription drug plan (PDP) |
| E | Employer direct plan (starting January 2007) |
| X | Limited Income Newly Eligible Transition plan (LI NET, starting July 2009) |
For 2006-2012, this variable was always encrypted to comply with CMS privacy rules. You need to know both the Part D contract number and plan benefit package number (PLAN_PBP_REC_NUM) in order to identify the specific plan in which a beneficiary was enrolled.