That Medicare statement arriving in the mail may look like another piece of paperwork you can glance at and file away, but doing that could mean missing an important warning sign. Your Medicare Summary Notice, or MSN, shows the services and supplies providers billed to Original Medicare, what Medicare paid, and the maximum amount you may owe. Medicare specifically recommends comparing those claims with your own records to make sure you actually received everything listed.
That’s especially important now: CMS announced on September 8 that it had identified 11 medical-equipment suppliers responsible for more than $3.4 billion in suspected fraudulent billing during 2025 and 2026, including equipment allegedly billed for people who never requested or received it. Learning to recognize suspicious Medicare charges can help protect both your benefits and your Medicare identity. That being said, here are six charges that you should never ignore on your Medicare statement.
