N1 Name
To identify a party by type of organization, name and code
Position
Element
Name
Type
Requirement
Min
Max
Repeat
N1-01
Entity Identifier Code
Identifier (ID)
Mandatory
2
2
-
Code identifying an organizational entity or a physical location.
At least one of N102 or N103 must be present.
N1-02
Name
String (AN)
Conditional
1
35
-
Free-form name.
If either N103 or N104 is present, then the other is required.
N1-03
Identification Code Qualifier
Identifier (ID)
Conditional
1
2
-
Code designating the system/method of code structure used for Identification Code (67).
N1-04
Identification Code
Identifier (ID)
Conditional
2
17
-
Code identifying a party.
This segment, used alone, provides the most efficient method of providing organizational identification. To obtain this efficiency the "ID Code" (N104) must provide a key to the table maintained by the transaction processing party.