August 19, 2019

Physicians/Providers/Suppliers have 20 weeks until all claims must be submitted with MBIs only

If a beneficiary has not yet received his/her new Medicare card, he/she must contact 1-800-Medicare
to update their home address to ensure another card can be mailed to the correct address.

As you are aware, Medicare Beneficiary Identifier and will replace the SSN-based Health Insurance Claim Number (HICN) for all Medicare Beneficiaries.