Demographics Data Definition v4.0
 
DATA ELEMENTS/
VARIABLE NAME
INSTRUCTIONS (DEFINITIONS, VALID VALUES) INCLUSIONS/SYNONYMS EXCLUSIONS
Abstraction Date
[ABSTRACTDATE]
Instruction: Enter the date (i.e., today’s date) the office/clinic record is abstracted in MM/DD/YYYY format.

This field will automatically populate when you save your entry into this patient if the date field has been left blank.
None None
Medicare ID Number
[PATIDHIC]
Instruction: Enter the patient’s Medicare/HIC number if the patient is a Medicare consumer (Medicare/HIC numbers include both alpha AND numeric characters).

This field will be pre-populated with the patient’s Medicare HIC.
None None
First Name
[FIRSTNAME]
Instruction: Enter the patient’s first name.

This field will be pre-populated with the patient’s first name.
None None
Last Name
[LASTNAME]
Instruction: Enter the patient’s last name.

This field will be pre-populated with the patient’s last name.
None None
Gender Instruction: Select the patient’s gender.   None
[GENDER] Male (1): Select this option if the patient is male.
Female (2): Select this option if the patient is female.
Unknown (3): Select this option if the patient’s gender is unknown.

This field will be pre-populated with the patient’s gender.
  • Male – symbol for male, he, him, his, M
  • Female – symbol for female, she, her, F

Abbreviations: WDWM equals well developed white male. WDBF equals well developed black female.
Birth Date
[DATEOFBIRTH]
Instruction: Enter the patient’s date of birth in MM/DD/YYYY format.

This field will be pre-populated with the patient’s birth date.
None None
Medical Record Number
[MRNUMBER]
Instruction: Enter the patient’s medical record number. None None
Other ID Number
[PATIDOTHER]
Instruction: If patient has insurance in addition to Medicare, enter the other insurance ID number. None None
Provider Name, Number
[PROVIDERNUMBER]
Instruction: Enter the name and numeric identification code of the primary care provider (i.e., NPI - (National Provider Identifier).

This field will be pre-populated with the NPI of the practitioner that has provided the majority of care as shown by submitted claims. This field may be modified by the abstractor.
None None