- Overpayment: How Should I Respond?
- Accelerated and Advanced Payment Program
- Complete a Voluntary Refund
- Bankruptcy Notifications
- Request an Immediate Recoupment
- Complete a Voluntary Refund
- Complete a Voluntary Refund
- How Should I Respond?
- Complete a Voluntary Refund
- Set Up an Extended Repayment Schedule
- Set Up an Extended Repayment Schedule
- Set Up an Extended Repayment Schedule
- MSP Post-Pay Overpayments
- Nettings/Offsets Across Organization Affiliations
- Payment Withholding Information
- Overpayment Rebuttal Process
- Overpayment Request
- MSP Post-Pay Adjustments
- MSP Post-Pay Adjustments
- MSP Post-Pay Adjustments
- Respond to a Demand Letter
- Refunds Due to Beneficiaries by Providers
- Request an Immediate Recoupment
- Set Up an Extended Repayment Schedule
- Submit a Quarterly Credit Balance Report
- Resources
Complete a Voluntary Refund
A voluntary refund is when you have self-identified you have been overpaid and you need to refund the excess funds to Medicare. All checks are made payable to National Government Services.
Whenever possible the refund to Medicare should be completed through the claims system by initiating an adjustment. Customer Care should be contacted if you are unsure whether or not you are able to initiate the claim adjustment as well as if you have questions about how to adjust a claim. If initiating the adjustment is not possible, the voluntary refund form should be completed.
You have two options:
- Submit a check with the voluntary refund form. When the claim(s) is adjusted, Medicare will apply the monies to the overpayment.
- Submit the voluntary refund form without a check and when the claim(s) is adjusted, Medicare will take back the overpayments through the offset process.
Completing the Voluntary Refund Form
- Complete the form in its entirety as missing information will delay processing.
- Be sure the form is mailed to the appropriate address listed at the bottom of the form.
- Include any additional documentation that would enable processing of the request.
Revised 8/24/2021
Resources
Form(s) you'll need:
Form(s) you'll need:
- Medicare Credit Balance Report Form and Instructions (CMS-838)
- Medicare Credit Balance Report (CMS-838) Excel Spreadsheet
- Jurisdiction 6 Part A Voluntary Refund Form
- Immediate Recoupment Request Form – Electronic/E-mail
- J6 Part A Immediate Recoupment Request Form
- J6 Applying for an Extended Repayment Schedule
- Jurisdiction 6 Medicare Part A MSP Overpayment Request Form
- Financial Contact Information Form
Form(s) you'll need:
- Medicare Credit Balance Report Form and Instructions (CMS-838)
- Medicare Credit Balance Report (CMS-838) Excel Spreadsheet
- Jurisdiction K Part A Voluntary Refund Form
- Immediate Recoupment Request Form – Electronic/E-mail
- JK Part A Immediate Recoupment Request Form
- JK Applying for an Extended Repayment Schedule
- Jurisdiction K Medicare Part A MSP Overpayment Request Form
- Financial Contact Information Form
Resources
Form(s) you'll need: