NM1 Individual or Organizational Name
NM1 Individual or Organizational Name
To supply the full name of an individual or organizational entity
Position
Element
Name
Type
Requirement
Min
Max
Repeat
NM1-01
Entity Identifier Code
Identifier (ID)
Mandatory
2
3
-
Code identifying an organizational entity, a physical location, property or an individual
NM1-02
Entity Type Qualifier
Identifier (ID)
Mandatory
1
1
-
Code qualifying the type of entity
NM102 qualifies NM103.
NM1-03
Name Last or Organization Name
String (AN)
Conditional
1
60
-
Individual last name or organizational name
NM1-04
Name First
String (AN)
Optional
1
35
-
Individual first name
NM1-05
Name Middle
String (AN)
Optional
1
25
-
Individual middle name or initial
NM1-06
Name Prefix
String (AN)
Optional
1
10
-
Prefix to individual name
NM1-07
Name Suffix
String (AN)
Optional
1
10
-
Suffix to individual name
NM1-08
Identification Code Qualifier
Identifier (ID)
Conditional
1
2
-
Code designating the system/method of code structure used for Identification Code (67)
NM1-09
Identification Code
String (AN)
Conditional
2
80
-
Code identifying a party or other code
NM1-10
Entity Relationship Code
Identifier (ID)
Conditional
2
2
-
Code describing entity relationship
NM110 and NM111 further define the type of entity in NM101.
NM1-11
Entity Identifier Code
Identifier (ID)
Optional
2
3
-
Code identifying an organizational entity, a physical location, property or an individual
NM1-12
Name Last or Organization Name
String (AN)
Optional
1
60
-
Individual last name or organizational name
NM112 can identify a second surname.