Medicare Part B Self Pay Premium Overpayment Question

[BuddyM96357]

Hello: I have not yet started Social Security but am on Medicare (Basic and Part B).  I am new to Medicare by a few months.  I pay my Part B premium on-line (not autopay) via credit card not via Social Security. I believe I have paid my Part B Premium multiple months in advance since I mistakenly didn't wait for bill.  Is there a way to see when my next Part B premium is due (how far in advance I have paid)?  Will paying my Part B Premium in advance by a few months cause any issues or will medicare just apply the premium?

Thanks in advance for assistance

[GailL1]

@BuddyM96357 

Set up a Medicare . gov account for yourself and from there you can manage your Part B premium payments and also see where you are in the payments.  You can do lots on your Medicare account - also you can manage and see all your claims once they are processed.

Medicare.gov - Create an account  

Medicare.gov- How to Pay Part A and Part B Premiums 

[BuddyM96357]

Thank You @GailL1.  I have a Medicare account and am able to see payments I made but I am unable to find where it shows what month I am paid up to/When my next payment is due.  

[GailL1 · Accepted solution]

@BuddyM96357 

Then figure it up based on the payments.

Look at your Medicare card - and the effective date of Part B - start counting from that month because it should say Part B effective date of 

XX-01-2026.

Your regular payment is $ 202.90 per month.  Part B payments are always for the month that they are due - not in advance and not a month behind like SS payment are.  So if your card said Part B is effective for 02/01/2026 then that is the 1st $ 202.90 and you go from there.  

Most times the bills come for 3-months at a time - if your Part B goes back to an effective date of 2025 - the regular payment last year was $185.00

OK?

[BuddyM96357]

Thank You for the assistance!