Contact Medicare, if applicable, to report the compromise. 

Review claims by reviewing your Medicare Summary Notices or by calling 800-MEDICARE and using the automated phone system.

Contact Medicaid, if applicable, to report the compromise.

Contact your health insurance provider, if applicable, to report the compromise.

Contact your health care provider(s) to see if you can obtain a statement of services that have been provided under your identification.

You may be required to pay fees to obtain copies of services rendered.

Change passwords on medical portals used and consider enabling multi-factor authentication (MFA) if available. 

Ensure login information used would not be easy for a fraudster to figure out.

Do not use your mother’s maiden name, your birthdate, or the last four digits of your social security number for account login authentication.

You should file a police report. Take along: ID, proof of your address, and proof of theft. You will be provided with a copy.

Police departments are required to take your report under MCL 762.10C and MCL 780.754A.

Contact the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to report identity theft and to obtain a recovery plan. Include as many details as possible.

General information about medical identity theft and warning signs that someone is using your medical information is also available on the FTC website.

Request Your Free Annual Credit Report from all three credit reporting agencies online or by calling 877-322-8228.

You must request from all three credit reporting agencies: 

Equifax:  Equifax security/credit freeze request form

Experian:  Experian security/credit freeze request form

TransUnion:  TransUnion security/credit freeze request form  

Monitory your credit on an ongoing basis by requesting your free annual credit report from all three credit reporting agencies online or by calling 877-322-8228.