US · guidance
CMS Pub. 100-01, ch. 2, § 50
Identifying the Patient's Health Insurance Record Using the
Medicare Card
(Rev. 124, Issued: 05-17-19, Effective: 06-18-19, Implementation: 06-18-19 As part of health insurance electronic data processing, Medicare cards are issued by CMS
to individuals who have established entitlement to health insurance.
Below is an example of the Medicare card.
New Medicare Card
New Medicare Card Front New Medicare Card
Back
The Medicare card is used to identify the individual as being entitled and also serves as a
source of information required to process Medicare claims or bills. It displays the
beneficiary's name, Medicare number, and effective date of entitlement to hospital
insurance and/or medical insurance. The Social Security Administration's Social Security
Office assists in replacing a lost or destroyed Medicare cards.
History
(Rev. 124, Issued: 05-17-19, Effective: 06-18-19, Implementation: 06-18-19 As part of health insurance electronic data processing, Medicare cards are issued by CMS
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-25
- Edition
- iom-2026-08-25
- Content hash
5acaf54fe76dea2ee4560bf4a7fde9dacabfc828189caa03e63db6daee4462dc
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