Medicare

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The Individual Reference Number (IRN) on your Medicare Card is the number before your name.  It ensures the correct service is billed to the correct person listed on your card. You can find it here:

You can contact Medicare in 2 ways: To give feedback to Medicare, you have 2 ways:

No. At present, you cannot add your Medicare Card to your Apple Wallet. The only way to get a digital Medicare Card is to use the Express Plus Medicare mobile app. To access the Express Plus Medicare mobile app:

No. At present, you cannot add your Medicare Card to the Service NSW app to avoid juggling multiple apps or carrying a physical card. Your digital Medicare Card is available only through the Services Australia Express Plus Medicare mobile app.

To get a linking code from Medicare to link your myGov to Medicare, follow these steps: To successfully get your linking code, the name you have recorded with myGov must match your name recorded with Medicare.

To link your myGov account to Medicare, follow these steps:

How to update my name, date of birth, gender, address or banking details with Medicare You can update your personal details (such as name, address, banking details, date of birth or gender) with Medicare in 3 ways: You need to notify Medicare in these cases: How to update my details with Medicare if I am...