NAME TYPE LENGTH ------------------------------------- ------ 24. BENE_ID with more than one NUM 8 record It has been noted that on rare occasions a single BENE_ID can be listed more than once in the CMS 100% Denominator File. The BENEDPSQ number can be used in combination with the BENE_ID to generate a unique key for all records in the CMS 100% Denominator File. The BENEDPSQ is 0 where there is only one record for a BENE_ID. Where more than one record per BENE_ID exists the value will be greater than 0. This will serve as a flag for the instances where there are multiple records for a single BENE_ID. For example, when a BENE_ID has multiple records this value will be 1 for the first record with the same BENE_ID, 2 for the second record, etc.