NM1 Individual Name
To supply the full name of an individual
Position
Element
Name
Type
Requirement
Min
Max
Repeat
NM1-01
Name Type Code
Identifier (ID)
Mandatory
2
2
-
Code identifying the type of name.
NM1-02
Name Last
String (AN)
Mandatory
1
25
-
Individual last name.
NM1-03
Name First
String (AN)
Mandatory
1
16
-
Individual first name.
NM1-04
Name Middle
String (AN)
Optional
1
16
-
Individual middle name or initial.
NM1-05
Name Prefix
String (AN)
Optional
1
10
-
Prefix to individual name.
NM1-06
Name Suffix
String (AN)
Optional
1
10
-
Suffix to individual name.
NM1-07
Identification Code Qualifier
Identifier (ID)
Conditional
1
2
-
Code designating the system/method of code structure used for Identification Code (67).
NM107 and NM108 are used to reflect ID Number specifically related to the individual identified in NM102, NM103 and NM104.
NM1-08
Identification Code
String (AN)
Conditional
2
17
-
Code identifying a party.