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
1
Code identifying an organizational entity, a physical location, property or an individual
NM1-02
Entity Type Qualifier
Identifier (ID)
Mandatory
1
1
1
Code qualifying the type of entity
NM102 qualifies NM103.
NM1-03
Name Last or Organization Name
String (AN)
Conditional
1
60
1
Individual last name or organizational name
NM1-04
Name First
String (AN)
Optional
1
35
1
Individual first name
NM1-05
Name Middle
String (AN)
Optional
1
25
1
Individual middle name or initial
NM1-06
Name Prefix
String (AN)
Optional
1
10
1
Prefix to individual name
NM1-07
Name Suffix
String (AN)
Optional
1
10
1
Suffix to individual name
NM1-08
Identification Code Qualifier
Identifier (ID)
Conditional
1
2
1
Code designating the system/method of code structure used for Identification Code (67)
P0809: If either NM1-08 or NM1-09 is present, then the other is required
NM1-09
Identification Code
String (AN)
Conditional
2
80
1
Code identifying a party or other code
NM1-10
Entity Relationship Code
Identifier (ID)
Conditional
2
2
1
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
1
Code identifying an organizational entity, a physical location, property or an individual
C1110: If NM1-11 is present, then NM1-10 is required
NM1-12
Name Last or Organization Name
String (AN)
Optional
1
60
1
Individual last name or organizational name
C1203: If NM1-12 is present, then NM1-03 is required
NM112 can identify a second surname.

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