| Do you need a replacement Medicare card? You | | | | local Medicaid office. |
| may, if you are a Medicare beneficiary in need of | | | | The Social Security Association's Medicare Card |
| medical services, if you never received your Medicare | | | | Replacement Site is a secure site where you can |
| card, or if your card has been lost, stolen, or destroyed. | | | | apply for a replacement card by filling out an online |
| You will need the following information to receive your | | | | form, which is sent electronically to the SSA. Your |
| Medicare replacement card: Your last payment | | | | personal information is encrypted to ensure |
| amount or the month and year of your last payment if | | | | confidentiality. Requests are forwarded to the Health |
| you received benefits in the past year. You will need | | | | Care Financing Administration for processing. This |
| your name, social security number, date of birth, and | | | | agency mails out the new cards. |
| telephone number. You also may need your place of | | | | After you apply for a new Medicare card, it will arrive |
| birth and mother's maiden name for identity purposes. | | | | in the mail approximately 30 days later. If you need |
| There are different ways you can receive your new | | | | proof of Medicare insurance sooner, you can request |
| Medicare card. You can order one by calling the Social | | | | a letter, which will arrive in 10 days. Make sure that |
| Security Administration at (800) 772-1213, or by visiting | | | | your address is correct when applying for your card, |
| one of their offices. You can also order your new card | | | | because the SSA will send it to the address it has on |
| online at the SSA's website. You can use this site to | | | | file. If you have moved and not reported your new |
| apply for a new card if your Medicare card is red, | | | | address to the SSA, you will need to do so before |
| white and blue, and if it is your proof that you have | | | | requesting your new card. The Medicare Card |
| Medicare health insurance. If your Medicare card was | | | | Replacement Site is an easy, secure way to get your |
| issued by your state, you will need to contact your | | | | replacement Medicare card. |