Variable: PTC_PBP_ID_09

Part C PBP Number - September

Description

The variable is the Medicare Part C plan benefit package (PBP) for the beneficiary�s Medicare Advantage (MA) plan for a given month (September). CMS assigns an identifier to each PBP within a contract that a Part C plan sponsor has with CMS.

Comment

If the beneficiary was not enrolled in a managed care plan for a given month, this variable will be null/missing for that month. You need to know both the Part C contract number (PTC_CNTRCT_ID_XX) and plan benefit package (PBP) in order to identify the specific plan in which a beneficiary was enrolled. There are 12 monthly variables - where the 01 through 12 at the end of the variable name correspond with the month (e.g., 01 is January and 12 is December).

Values

n/a

Other Info

Some additional information on this variable:

• Short Name: PTC_PBP_ID_09
• Long Name: PTC_PBP_ID_09
• Type: CHAR
• Length: 3
• Source: CMS Common Medicare Environment (CME)
• Value Format: 3-digit alphanumeric that can include leading zeros.