Your Medicare Card

Your Medicare Card

• Your Medicare card will have your Medicare health insurance number on it. Your Medicare number is usually a nine-digit number followed by one or two letters.
• When a husband and wife both have Medicare, each receives his or her own card and Medicare number.
• Your card will show the parts of Medicare you have: Medicare Part A - Hospital, and/or Medicare Part B - Medical. The card will give the date each part started.
• You should keep your card in a safe place.
• If your Medicare card is lost or stolen, you can apply for a replacement by contacting Social Security at 1-800-772-1213 or visit the Social Security Administration*  Web site.

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