Sign up for Medicare
Medicare is our country’s health insurance program for people age 65 or older. You’ll sign up for Medicare Part A and Part B through Social Security, so you can make both retirement and Medicare choices and withhold any premiums from your benefit payments.
If you’re under age 65, you may be eligible for Medicare if you have permanent kidney failure or if you receive Disability benefits. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) does not qualify you for Medicare on its own. Even if you receive SSI, you must meet one of the other requirements to qualify.
Basic information about yourself
- Social Security number
- Where you were born (city, state, country)
Health insurance information
- Start and end dates for any current group health plans
- Start and end dates for any group health plans after age 65
For Part B only
- Valid email address
- Your existing Medicare number
Sign up for Medicare
If you're 65 or older, you can enroll online for Parts A and B, or Part A only. You can delay Part B if you're already covered through an employer group health plan.
The application is for retirement benefits and Medicare, or Medicare only.
Sign up for Part B only
If you've previously declined or never signed up for Part B, you can sign up for Part B only.
Sign up for other parts of Medicare
Review and sign up for Medicare Advantage and drug plans on Medicare.gov.
Sign up if you have end-stage renal disease (ESRD)
You can get Medicare if you have ESRD. Call 800-772-1213 and tell the representative you want to apply for Medicare because you have ESRD. Available in most U.S. time zones Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., in English, Spanish, and other languages.
Other ways to complete this task
Call us
Call +1 800-772-1213
Tell the representative you want to sign up for Medicare Parts A and B, or Part A only.
Call TTY +1 800-325-0778 if you're deaf or hard of hearing.
After you submit a request
Check the status of your application.