About The Pocket Protector

What is The Pocket Protector?

The Pocket Protector is a licensed, independent Medicare brokerage (NPN 21126942) for people choosing Medicare coverage. It runs free online tools that compare Medicare Supplement (Medigap), Medicare Advantage and Part D drug plans, and offers optional licensed advisors. It is not owned by any carrier.

License: National Producer Number 21126942, as of October 21, 2026.

What is this site?

This site publishes short answers to common Medicare questions. It does not quote prices or plans itself. Every answer links to the matching free tool on thepocketprotector.com, which does the comparison with current data for your area.

How are the answers written and checked?

Each answer cites a primary government source such as Medicare.gov or CMS, shows the date each fact was last checked, and is reviewed by a named person at The Pocket Protector before search engines are allowed to index it. The method behind the plan rankings in our tools is published at github.com/The-Pocket-Protector/tpp-open.