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Here's what the letters behind the Medicare number mean:

*A = retired worker

B = wife of retired worker

B1 = husband of retired worker

B6 = divorced wife

B9 = divorced second wife

C = child of retired or deceased worker; numbers after

C denote order of children claiming benefit

D = widow

D1 = widower

D6 = surviving divorced wife

E = mother of a child of a deceased worker

E1 = divorced mother of a child of a deceased worker

F1 = aged dependent father

F2 = aged dependent mother

*HA = disabled worker

HB = wife of disabled worker

HC = child of disabled worker

*J1 = special "over 72" benefit, has A and B

K1 = wife of "over 72" benefit, has A and B

*M = has Part B Medicare only, no SSA benefit

*T = has A and B Medicare, no SSA benefit

W = disabled widow

WA = railroad retirement

*denotes the recipient's own social security number.

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In general, the letters indicate the beneficiary's relationship to the wage earner; e.g., wage earner, spouse/widow[er] of wage earner, child of wage earner.

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The letters after the Medicare claim number refer to the status of the claimant: i.e., wage earner, spouse of wage earner, child of wage earner, etc.

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The letter following a Medicare number is the Medicare claim identification.

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What the letter A stands for on Medicare card?

The "A" at the end of the Medicare number means that the SSN number on the card is that of the recipient/beneficiary.


What the letter B stands for on a Medicare Card?

According to Medicare the T means you are not retired/not drawing a Social Security check.


What is Medicare HIC Number?

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What is Medicare hic?

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What does the letter A mean in front of Medicare number?

Usually those letters are at the end of the Medicare claim number. "A" refers to the wage earner on whose record Medicare eligibility is based (versus, e.g., the wage earner's spouse).


What does the letter M mean in a medicare number?

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What does the letter A for at the end of Medicare number?

"A" refers to the wage earner's claim (i.e., not a spouse or child).


What does the suffix letter at the end of a medicare number stand for?

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What does the letter A mean at the end of a medicare claim number?

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What does the letters WCA before your medicare number mean?

railroad medicare diablity


What does letter number at end of medicare number mean?

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