I believe Karen is correct. I have Medicare Part A and my Medicare number is my SSN with an A after it. Eileen _______________________________ Eileen A Souza Eldersburg, MD Old Bones Genealogy LLC info@oldbonesgenealogy.com www.oldbonesgenealogy.com > -----Original Message----- > From: transitional-genealogists-forum-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:transitional-genealogists-forum-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of > Karen Rhodes > Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2012 10:02 PM > To: transitional-genealogists-forum@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [TGF] social security numbers > > On 11/29/2012 4:42 PM, JFonkert@aol.com wrote: > > A couple of questions about social security numbers and SS-5 forms: > > > > > > - I have a California death certificate that reports a social > > security number with an "A" appended to the end of the number For example: > > "000-00-0000A." I think the "A" might mean "amended." Can anyone confirm > this? > > > > It's a Medicare number. Depends on whether you have Medicare A or Medicare B. > I have A, and my Medicare number is my SSN with an A after it. > > > > > > > > - The SS-5 associated with this number is for a different male name than > > appears on the death certificate. For example, the death certificate says > > "John Q. Public" and the SS-5 says "Norman Z. Private." Yes, the names are > > that different, but I know this man used both names in his life. > > > > > > - However, searching for this social security number returns the name on > > the death certificate ("John Q. Public") rather than the name that appears > > on the SS-5 ("Norman Z. Private"). > > > > > > I am guessing that a) either this man filed two different SS-5 > > applications, or at some time during his life or at death, the SSA records were > > corrected. Yet, when I requested the SS-5 from the SSA, I received only the > one > > record with the conflicting name. > > > > > > What do you think? > > > > > > I really don't have an opinion about that, having never encountered it > before. > > Karen Packard Rhodes > currently residing in Pinellas Park, Pinellas County, Florida > > The Transitional Genealogists List was created to provide a supportive > environment for genealogists to learn best practices as they transition to > professional level work. Please respect the kind intentions of this list. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TRANSITIONAL- > GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message