Here is some helpful information we found on how to get a replacement medicare card…
What is a Medicare Card?
- The Medicare card looks like the red, white and blue card shown here.
- Your Medicare card is your proof that you have Medicare health insurance.
- You can use the departments application only to request a Medicare card. If you need a Medicaid card, please contact your state
Medicaid office.
What You Should Know
- Your Medicare card will arrive in the mail in about 30 days.
- It will be mailed to the address Social Security has on file for you.
- If you need proof that you have Medicare sooner than 30 days, you also can request a letter which you will receive in about 10 days.
- If you need proof immediately for your doctor or for a prescription, visit your nearest Social Security office.
- For security reasons, there is a 30 minute time lim
it to complete each page. You will be given notice when you are about to time out and can get more time to finish.
- You can read more about Social Security’s Internet policy here.
If You Have Moved
- If you have moved and have not reported this to them, you will need to report this change to them before they can process your request.
- If you have moved and have reported this to them recently, you will need to contact us before they can process your request.
Block access to your personal information
- If you want to prevent online and automated telephone access to your personal information, you can block access to your personal information.
Source: http://www.ssa.gov
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Local Office Search for medicare
If you live in the United States and you want information and directions to the Social Security office that serves your area, just enter your U.S. Postal Service five-digit ZIP code below and select Locate. You’ll get information about your local Social Security office and other agencies in your area that may be able to help you.
Special instructions: For people who want to apply for an original, replacement or corrected Social Security card and live or receive mail in Brooklyn, N.Y.; Queens, N.Y.; Orlando, Fla.; Sacramento, Calif. (except northwest and northeast corners of Sacramento County); Phoenix, Ariz. (Maricopa County and Apache Junction Area); and Las Vegas, Nev..
If you live outside of the United States, go to Service Around the World.
Source: https://secure.ssa.gov/apps6z/FOLO/fo001.jsp
Brooklyn Social Security Card Center
Serving Kings County.
Office Address:625 Fulton Street, Sixth Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Office Hours:Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Thursday, 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
This is the Sacramento Social Security Card Center Serving Sacramento County.
Special Instructions:All residents of Sacramento County must go to the Social Security Card Center to transact social security number-related business.
A mandatory interview must be conducted for all Social Security card applicants regardless of age.
The Sacramento Social Security Card Center does not provide mail-in service.
Office Address:8581 Folsom Blvd., Suite B,
Sacramento, CA 95826
Office Hours:Monday to Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
I have lost my medicare card and would like a replacement. It is under my deceased husband’s SS number: ###-##-7180 D.
Thank you.
Jean Ann
We are sorry to hear of your loss. Please refer to http://www.medicarecard.com/medicarecardblog/index.php/achives/2009/10/19/how-to-get-a-new-medicare-replacement-card/ as you will need to determine which office is near you. Then you can complete the replacement card forms.
I have just completed a divorce/settlement with my former married name…Stoddard…dropped and my MAIDEN NAME – JEGLIN was assigned back to me as of Nov. 13, 2009…How do I get a new Medicare Card made out to ANNA MARIE JEGLIN?
Anna Marie: There is some helpful information on the medicarecard.com website that can help you.
http://www.medicarecard.com/medicarecardblog/index.php/how-to-contact-the-social-security-office/how-do-i-get-a-number-and-card/
Also, do a search on the web site. Hope this helps.
Cassy
If your Medicare card is lost, stolen or damaged, you can ask for a new one at this website. What is a Medicare Card? Your Medicare card is your proof that you have Medicare health insurance. You can use this application only to request a Medicare card. If you need a Medicaid card, please contact your state Medicaid office.
ur Medicare card will arrive in the mail in about 30 days.
It will be mailed to the address Social Security has on file for you.
If you need proof that you have Medicare sooner than 30 days, you also can request a letter which you will receive in about 10 days.
If you need proof immediately for your doctor or for a prescription, visit your nearest Social Security office.
For security reasons, there is a 30 minute time limit to complete each page. You will be given notice when you are about to time out and can get more time to finish.
I have lost my wallet and need to replace my Medicare Card. Please let me know how to do this,
Thank you, Sally Benjamin
REPLACEMENT MEDICARE CARD – http://www.ssa.gov/medicarecard
* As of July 11, 2000, the public can apply for replacement Medicare Cards on SSA’s Internet site.
* Applicants requesting a replacement card fill out the online form and send it electronically to SSA. It takes only a minute or two to complete.
* SSA uses the highest commercially available encryption to ensure that a beneficiary’s
confidential information is secure as it travels over the Internet.
* Requests are forwarded each day to the Health Care Financing Administration, which processes the requests and mails the new card to beneficiaries.
* Since July 2000, more than 26,000 Medicare beneficiaries have used the service.