New Medicare cards protect your health and your identity (Lakota) by kauffmaninc published on 2018-03-06T18:43:19Z New Medicare cards will be sent to Medicare patients between April 2018 and April 2019. To protect you from identity theft, these cards will have a new number that is unique to you, instead of your Social Security number. Call 1-800-633-4227 or visit go.medicare.gov/newcard