If I'm trying to destroy Hillary by posting her medical records, why would I bother to cover up her SSN?
On the other hand, if I'm just making up her medical records, my lack of knowledge of her SSN is a problem, right? So, being a good citizen, I redact it. Wasn't that considerate of me?
Looks real to me
It doesn’t ring true to me, and I have seen a lot of medical documents. I am suspicious that it is not a legitimate document.
It does not look legitimate to me either, the wording and the terminology is not something I would expect a doctor to write. I would also add that putting an SSN on a document like that would likely be a HIPPA violation.
It is true that many medical insurers still use SSN’s as unique identifiers. HIPPA initially mandated a move away from using SSN’s but it proved problematic especially in transmission of enrollment data (EDI) between employers and insurers. But in a medical provider’s office, under HIPPA, access to a patient SSN is limited to those with a need to know basis – typically only to those involved with billing to insurance companies. It would be highly unusual if not a HIPPA violation to put an SSN on a document like that.