NEW MBI NUMBERS

[axeman462]

notifcation on the Aetna Producer login page:

Attention Medicare producers: CMS assigned many new Medicare Beneficiary Identifiers so be sure to confirm your member's MBI prior to submitting their application to avoid processing delays. Active policies on your reports reflect the new MBI.

 

[Fisher]

Is this from 2018?

 

[axeman462]

Is this from 2018?

no its on the aetna producer log in page right now. Its weird, threw me off too

Its also on the producer world main page, under messages

 

[Millwood]

It was done due to a data breach.

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[axeman462]

It was done due to a data breach.

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so we can expect this to be an annual thing then?

 

[Fisher]

It was done due to a data breach.

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Odd, I haven't heard anyone talking about new MBIs at all.

 

[Millwood]

CMS Notifies Individuals Potentially Impacted by Data Breach | CMS

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance Corporation (WPS) are notifying people whose protected health information or other personally identifiable information (PII) may have been compromised in connection with Medicare administrative services...

www.cms.gov

 

[wehotex]

Odd, I haven't heard anyone talking about new MBIs at all.

A couple of members had told me about this, but since neither gave a text picture, I figured that they were making it up. I hope that this not widespread.

 

[Chazm]

I got a text today from a client who got a new Medicare number. She just happens to be an Aetna client too.

 

[billyb]

My Mom has an Aetna MS. Over the last few years she has had numerous fraudulent claims on her summary. I call Medicare on each to report it. She swears she has not given her number to anyone but her providers so this may be how the crooks got it. As far as I know she has not got a new Medicare number yet.