To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit Medicare beneficiaries upon request to use an identification number other than a social security account number under the Medicare Program in order to deter identity theft.

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a procedure under which, upon the request of an individual entitled to Medicare benefits, the Secretary shall provide for the issuance of an: (1) identification number other than the individual's Social Security account number for Medicare purposes; and (2) an appropriate Medicare card containing such alternative identification number.