Member Resources

For more information about who to call for your CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield DualPrime plan or claims information, please review the information below.

Who to Call

Medical and Hospital Services

Part C Member Services and Prior Authorizations:
410-779-9932 or toll-free at 844-386-6762; TTY: 711
October 1-March 31 | 8 a.m.-8 p.m. EST | 7 days a week
April 1-September 30 | 8 a.m.-8 p.m. EST | Monday-Friday
Behavioral Health (Carelon Behavioral Health):
844-470-6334; TTY: 711
24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Vision (Superior Vision):
844-475-6334; TTY: 711
8 a.m.-8 p.m. ET, Monday-Friday
Dental (DentaQuest):
844-386-6762; TTY: 711
8 a.m.-8 p.m. ET, Monday-Friday
Routine Transportation:
844-476-6334; TTY: 711
8 a.m.-8 p.m. ET, 7 days a week, October 1-March 31 and Monday-Friday, April 1-September 30
Over-The-Counter Rx and Products:
844-479-6334; TTY: 711 8 a.m.-9 p.m. ET, Monday-Friday
Routine Hearing Exams and Hearing Aids:
877-246-1666; TTY: 711
8 a.m.-8 p.m., ET, Monday-Friday
Porter Health:
800-558-9922
8 a.m.-8 p.m. ET, Monday-Friday
All Plan Members: Please call CareFirst Medicare Advantage prior to all non-emergency inpatient admissions

Prescription Drug Services

Part D Member Services:
844-786-6762; TTY: 711
Member Services:
PO Box 915
Owings Mills, MD 21117
Requests for Prior Authorizations and Exceptions:
855-344-0930; TTY: 711
Pharmacy Help Desk (For Pharmacy Use Only):
866-693-4620

Where to Write

CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Medicare Advantage
Member Services
PO Box 915
Owings Mills, MD 21117

Where to Send Premium Billing Forms

Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT) Forms:

CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Medicare Advantage
Attention: Premium Billing
PO Box 915
Owings Mills, MD 21117

Social Security Administration/Railroad Retirement Board Deduction Forms:

CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Medicare Advantage
Attention: Enrollment Department
PO Box 915
Owings Mills, MD 21117

Where to Submit Claims

Medical and Hospital Claims

Providers: Effective March 6, we are now accepting electronic claims through Availity for our CareFirst Community Health Plan Maryland (CareFirst CHPMD) and CareFirst Advantage DSNP, Inc. (DSNP) products.

For continuity of electronic claims submission, CareFirst recommends providers that were directly contracted with Change Healthcare for medical claims submission transition to Availity. Please find resources to support registering with Availity here: Availity Essentials Portal Registration.

If you use another EDI vendor who uses Change Healthcare as an intermediary for medical claims submission, we recommend you work with your vendor to reroute medical claims through Availity. Any medical claims submitted to CareFirst using or passing through Change Healthcare since February 21 for the products mentioned above should be resubmitted to CareFirst once connection to Availity has been established.

Any paper claims should be submitted to:

CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Medicare Advantage
PO Box 14361
Lexington, KY 40512

Members: Please submit your claims for reimbursement to:
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Medicare Advantage Claims Reimbursement
PO Box 915
Owings Mills, MD 21117

Behavioral Health Claims
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Medicare Advantage c/o Carelon Behavioral Health P.O. Box 1850 Hicksville, NY 11802-1850

Part D Drug Claims
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Medicare Advantage
c/o CVS Caremark
P.O. Box 52066
Phoenix, AZ 85072-2066

Where to Submit Appeals and Grievances

Grievances

Grievances for Medical Care

Call:

410-779-9932 or toll-free 844-386-6762 (TTY users: 711)
8 a.m.-8 p.m. ET, 7 days a week, October 1-March 31.
8 a.m.-8 p.m. ET, Monday-Friday, April 1-September 30
Voice mail is available after business hours to leave messages.

Fax:

844-405-2158

Write:

CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Medicare Advantage
Attention: Appeals & Grievances Department
P.O. Box 915
Owings Mills, MD 21117

Grievances for Part D Prescription Drugs

Call:

844-786-6762 (TTY users: 711)

Fax:

855-633-7673 (TTY users: 711)

Write:

Grievance Department
P.O. Box 30016
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-0330

Appeals

Important Note: Requests for “Expedited” or “Fast” Appeals may be made verbally; but all Standard Appeals must still be made in writing.

Appeals for Medical Care

Call:

410-779-9932 or toll-free 844-386-6762 (TTY users: 711)
8 a.m.-8 p.m. ET, 7 days a week, October 1-March 31
8 a.m.-8 p.m. ET, Monday–Friday, April 1-September 30
Voice mail is available after business hours to leave message

Fax:

844-405-2158

Write:

CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Medicare Advantage
Attention: Appeals & Grievances Department
P.O. Box 915
Owings Mills, MD 21117

Appeals for Part D Prescription Drugs

Call:

844-786-6762 (TTY users: 711)

Fax:

855-633-7673

Write:

CVS Caremark Coverage Determinations/Exceptions
P.O. Box 52000
Phoenix, AZ 85072-2000