N1 Name
To identify a party by type of organization, name, and code
Position
Element
Name
Type
Requirement
Min
Max
Repeat
Code identifying an organizational entity, a physical location, or an individual
Free-form name
R0203: At least one of N1-02 or N1-03 is required
Code designating the system/method of code structure used for Identification Code (67)
P0304: If either N1-03 or N1-04 is present, then the other is required
Code identifying a party or other code
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.
Code describing entity relationship
N105 and N106 further define the type of entity in N101.
Code identifying an organizational entity, a physical location, or an individual