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What Is an NPN? National Producer Number Explained
What an NPN (National Producer Number) is, how to look up an insurance agent's NPN through NIPR or your state, why it matters, and how MeetBrokers shows it.
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Medicare agent · Medicare broker
Turning 65, retiring, or reviewing your plan before the Annual Enrollment Period? A licensed Medicare agent compares Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplement (Medigap), and Part D drug plans from several carriers, checks that your doctors and prescriptions are covered, and enrolls you. You pay nothing extra: agents are paid by the carrier, and the premium is identical either way.
Every agent on MeetBrokers lists the states they are licensed in and their National Producer Number so you can verify it. You choose which agent may contact you.
Every profile lists an NPN you can verify.
Insurance licenses are issued state by state. Choose yours to see agents licensed to help you there, along with your state's marketplace and enrollment rules.
No. Licensed Medicare agents are paid by the insurance carriers when you enroll in a plan, and the premium is the same whether you use an agent or enroll on your own. You never pay the agent a fee.
A captive agent represents one carrier. An independent agent or broker is appointed with several carriers and can compare plans across them. Most agents on MeetBrokers are independent. Ask any agent which carriers they represent.
The Annual Enrollment Period runs October 15 through December 7 every year. Medicare Advantage members also get January 1 through March 31 to make one change. Your first chance is the 7-month Initial Enrollment Period around your 65th birthday, and certain life events open a Special Enrollment Period.
Ask for their National Producer Number (NPN) and look it up on the NIPR website or your state Department of Insurance site. Agents on MeetBrokers list their NPN on their profile, and verified profiles have had the license confirmed by our team.
You choose exactly which agent may contact you, and only that agent receives your request. We never sell or share your information with other companies.
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