How to set up your portal on Medicare's website
If you do not have an account set up on Medicare's official website, please go to medicare.gov, and create one at your earliest convenience.
By having an account, information on all of your filled prescription drugs from your pharmacy will show directly in your account. You will need this information in order to accurately compare the 2026 plans and their costs. Another benefit of having this account is your ability to keep track of your claims history which will be visible in your portal as soon as each claim is processed.
If you choose not to set up an account, you will have to enter your prescriptions manually in order to do your drug plan review. This process can be very cumbersome and time consuming, especially if you have a large number of prescriptions.
To set up your account, visit medicare.gov - please make sure you see ‘An official website of the United States government' in the top left corner of your screen to ensure you are on Medicare’s official website and not a copycat site trying to steal your information (see image above). Click the Log in link in the top right corner of your screen.
Under ‘Create an account,’ click the green ‘Create Account’ button. If you believe you already have an account but do not remember your log-in info, click the ‘Forgot your username or password?’ link.
Please have your Medicare ID card with you as you will need to enter your Medicare number and your Part A effective date to set up your account.
There are three steps required to set up your account. Follow all steps as prompted on the Medicare website (due to privacy restrictions with regard to showing Medicare ID numbers, we are not able to be show the rest of the steps here).