Medicare Beneficiary Identifier, Hospice and MBI Format

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have issued new identification cards to Medicare beneficiaries featuring the new Medicare Beneficiary Identifier (MBI),

How MBI Format looks like:

1) 11-character combination of letters and numbers.

2) Made up only of numbers and uppercase letters (no special characters); if you use lowercase letters, our system will convert them to uppercase letters.

3) Clearly different than the HICN and RRB number.

The MBI doesn’t use the letters S, L, O, I, B, and Z to avoid confusion between some letters and numbers (e.g., between “0” and “O”).

Hospice providers need this number when admitting a patient into service.

What do MBIs mean for people with Medicare?

The MBI doesn't change Medicare benefits.

People with Medicare who belong to a Medicare Advantage plan or a Medicare drug plan (Part D) should keep using their Medicare Advantage and/or Medicare drug plan cards like they always have when they get health care services or fill a prescription. People with Medicare will also need their MBIs when they change plans or are admitted to the hospital.

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