Look up a plan, a drug, or a doctor
Start with the fact you already have: a ZIP code, a drug name, or a doctor’s name.
Compare Medicare Advantage plans shows 2026 or 2027 benefits for a California ZIP and lets you compare up to five plans. Example: you live in ZIP 91006 and want 2027 coverage. You choose 2027, then put two plans side by side. You write down the monthly premium, what a doctor visit costs, and the most you could owe in a year. A lower premium is only one of those numbers.
Compare Part D drug plans lists stand-alone California drug plans for the year you choose. Example: you want a drug plan next to Original Medicare, not a Medicare Advantage plan. You choose 2027 and write down the premium and the deductible of two plans. You still have to check your own drugs.
Check drug costs takes a ZIP and your drugs and shows the 30-day copay and whether a drug needs approval. Example: you take one brand-name drug. You enter 91006 and the drug name. The page shows the 30-day copay on the plans it checks, and it marks the drug if the plan requires approval first. You take that note to the pharmacy and to the plan. A copay on this page is not the receipt.
Doctor check looks up a California doctor and shows affiliated hospitals and medical groups. It does not show which plans the doctor takes. Example: you type the doctor you see in Arcadia. The page lists hospitals and medical groups tied to that record. You call the office and ask, “Which Medicare Advantage plans does this doctor take this year at this address? ”
Find medical groups near you lists medical groups and IPAs seen in a Los Angeles County ZIP. Example: you enter 91006. You take the list to the front desk and ask which group your doctor belongs to, and which hospital that group uses for a planned stay. A group on the list is not proof that your doctor is in it.
Write down your own situation
These tools turn your facts into a list you can take to an office or keep at home.
My Medicare Checkup builds the questions to ask the doctor’s office and the insurance carrier, then keeps your answers on one card you can print. Example: you write your ZIP, your doctor, and the hospital you want for a planned stay. You answer the office questions as the front desk answers them. Finish puts the questions and the answers on the checkup card. You print the card and take it to the next appointment. Email this checkup sends a copy you can keep. Talk with Alan is a phone or Zoom conversation if you want one.
Explain a Medicare Letter reads an Annual Notice of Change on this device. You can load a PDF, photograph a page, or paste a paragraph. It is not saved, and it does not say whether to keep the plan. Example: the notice says the monthly premium and the drug deductible will change. You photograph that page, after you cover your name and Medicare number. The tool marks words it recognizes, such as premium and deductible. You still read the rest of the notice yourself.
Find My Enrollment Window tells you which window you are in. Example: you turn 65 in June. The tool shows the 7-month window around that birthday. A different example: you already have Medicare and today is in October. The same tool shows fall Annual Enrollment, October 15 through December 7, for coverage that starts January 1. It can also show January Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment, or a Special Enrollment Period if you lost employer coverage. Confirm the dates on Medicare.gov or by calling 1-800-MEDICARE (TTY 1-877-486-2048).
Estimate a number
Type the figures you have. The result is an estimate you can compare with the official bill or the plan’s quote.
Late enrollment penalty estimates the Part B and Part D penalties from the dates you enter. Social Security sends the bill. Example: you delayed Part B for more than a year and you did not have employer coverage. You enter the months. The page estimates the monthly Part B surcharge. You do not pay that estimate. You wait for the bill from Social Security.
Plan G vs Plan N uses premiums you type, then adds the Part B deductible and the Plan N copays. Example: one company quoted $148 a month for Plan G and $112 a month for Plan N. You type both premiums and the office visits you expect in a year. The page adds those visits to the year so you are not comparing only the monthly premium. The price you typed is the quote. This page does not get a new quote from the company.
Part D $2,400 cap shows how close you may be to the yearly drug cap. Example: it is 2027 and $1,800 of covered drug costs have already counted. You choose 2027. The page shows that about $600 may remain before the $2,400 cap. After you reach the cap, covered Part D drugs are generally $0 for the rest of that year. Premiums usually do not count. The 2026 cap was $2,100, and you can choose that year if you are counting 2026 costs.
See if I may qualify screens Extra Help, Medicare Savings Programs, and Medi-Cal. Social Security, Medi-Cal, or the county decides. Example: you and your spouse want to know whether Extra Help might lower a drug copay. You enter income and resources. The page says whether it may be worth applying. You still apply for Extra Help through Social Security. A Medicare Savings Program goes through Medi-Cal. Medi-Cal goes through the county.
Use your city, then talk with a person
Open the city where you live or where you get care. Los Angeles County is the map. A city page, such as Arcadia, lists hospitals and medical groups people in that city commonly use. It does not list Medicare Advantage plans. Example: you live in Arcadia and your specialist is in Pasadena. You read both city pages and write down the hospital you would use for a planned stay. You then ask the doctor’s office whether that hospital is the one the medical group uses.
When the list is written down, you can Talk with Alan by phone or Zoom, or call (626) 214-5774 (TTY 711). That conversation is with Alan Blackwell, a Licensed Medicare Insurance Agent in Arcadia. It is not a call center. Bring the checkup card, the doctor’s answer, and the drug copay you wrote down.
If you only want the list of pages, open the site map.