N1 Name

To identify a party by type of organization, name and code

Position: N1-01 · Element: 98 · Name: Entity Identifier Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: -

Code identifying an organizational entity or a physical location.

At least one of N102 or N103 must be present.

Position: N1-02 · Element: 93 · Name: Name · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 35 · Repeat: -

Free-form name.

If either N103 or N104 is present, then the other is required.

Position: N1-03 · Element: 66 · Name: Identification Code Qualifier · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 2 · Repeat: -

Code designating the system/method of code structure used for Identification Code (67).

Position: N1-04 · Element: 67 · Name: Identification Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 2 · Max: 17 · Repeat: -

Code identifying a party.

This segment, used alone, provides the most efficient method of providing organizational identification. To obtain this efficiency the "ID Code" (N104) must provide a key to the table maintained by the transaction processing party.