Beneficiary Customer Service Center Hours of Operation and Closure Dates

Published 01/17/2025

The Railroad Medicare Beneficiary Contact Center is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. ET. You can reach the Contact Center toll-free at 800–833–4455. Our TTY/TDD phone line, 877–566–3572, is available for the hearing impaired with the appropriate dial-up service during the same hours customer service representatives are available.

The Beneficiary Contact Center (BCC) will be closed for the following holidays: 

Date

Phones Closed

January 20, 2025 Office closed / Martin Luther King Jr. Day
May 26, 2025 Office closed / Memorial Day
July 4, 2025 Office closed / Independence Day
September 1, 2025 Office closed / Labor Day
November 27, 2025 Office closed / Thanksgiving Day
November 28, 2025 Office closed / Day After Thanksgiving
December 24, 2025 Office closed / Christmas Eve
December 25, 2025 Office closed / Christmas Day

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