When you identify an overpayment, please send a check to Medicare for that amount. This will prevent offsets or delay of future claim payments. To view the form, click the attachment at the bottom of the page.
Overpayments are Medicare funds a provider, physician/supplier or beneficiary has received in excess of amounts due and payable by Medicare. Once a determination of overpayment has been made, the amount is a debt owed to the United States Government.
Regulations require timely and aggressive efforts to collect overpayments. If not refunded, a written request for refund of the overpayment will be sent. Interest is assessed on the 31st day from the request and offset from other benefits payable will occur on the 41st day. For Part A, the offset will occur on the 15th day.
If you have entered into an agreement with the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) as part of a global settlement of a fraud investigation, you must indicate this by selecting 'Yes' on the form.