Guard your Medicare card

It’s important to safeguard both your Medicare Number and Medicare card. Con artists may try to get your Medicare Number or personal information, so they can steal your identity and commit Medicare fraud.

Here’s what can you do to protect yourself: guard your Medicare card like a credit card, and only give your Medicare Number to people who should have it (like doctors and pharmacists).

Visit Medicare.gov/fraud to learn more, and watch this short video.