PhilHealth ID: The PIN, the Card and the MDR
Philippine Health Insurance Corporation · identification
Quick answer
A PhilHealth ID follows registration on the PMRF. A newly hired employee without a PIN files two copies through HR and awaits the Member Data Record and PhilHealth ID card from the employer. For claims, hospitals accept the MDR or a PhilHealth Benefit Eligibility Form.
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Where these figures come from
About these figures: the numbers below come from PhilHealth's official published sources: PhilHealth | Members, registration procedures (https://www.philhealth.gov.ph/members/, retrieved 2026-09-01); PhilHealth | Benefits (https://www.philhealth.gov.ph/benefits/, retrieved 2026-09-01); PhilHealth | Online Services (https://www.philhealth.gov.ph/services/, retrieved 2026-09-01). Agencies change fees and rates without notice, so confirm with PhilHealth before you rely on them. Last verified: 2026-09-01.
Three different things get called a PhilHealth ID, and only one of them is what a hospital wants. This page separates them.
The three things
| Thing | What it is | What it is for |
|---|---|---|
| PIN | Your PhilHealth Identification Number, issued once | Identifies you across every transaction |
| PhilHealth ID card | The physical card | Issued through the employer for employed members |
| MDR | The Member Data Record | What a health facility accepts for a claim |
What a hospital accepts
| Document | Required |
|---|---|
| A copy of the Member Data Record, or | One of the two |
| A PhilHealth Benefit Eligibility Form (PBEF) | The published alternative |
| Plus a duly accomplished PhilHealth Claim Form 1 | Always |
Inpatient benefits are paid to accredited health facilities through All Case Rates, deducted from your total bill before discharge. The case rates guide covers the mechanics.
The card is not on that list. If you are heading to an admission and your card has not arrived, print the MDR.
How the card is issued
| Situation | What PhilHealth publishes |
|---|---|
| Newly hired, no PIN yet | Fill out two (2) copies of the PMRF; submit to the HR department of your employer; await the Member Data Record and PhilHealth ID card from the employer |
| Newly hired, already has a PIN | Report your PIN to your employer for their ER2 |
| Foreign nationals | Use the PMRF-FN |
The registration guide covers the whole route, and the forms guide the two form variants.
What PhilHealth does not publish about the card
Three things people search for that are genuinely absent from the pages read for this guide, and are therefore not stated here:
| Question | Status |
|---|---|
| A fee for the PhilHealth ID card | Not published |
| A replacement process for a lost card | Not published |
| A replacement fee | Not published |
What is published is that record matters go through any Local Health Insurance Office, and that the MDR can be viewed or printed from the Member Portal at any time.
Getting the MDR instead
| Route | Detail |
|---|---|
| Member Portal | View or print the MDR; access records and contributions |
| Address | memberinquiry.philhealth.gov.ph/member |
| LHIO | Record updating through any Local Health Insurance Office |
| Also in the portal | Online payment of premiums; selecting a YAKAP Clinic |
What the ID sits on
| Figure | |
|---|---|
| Premium rate | 5.0% of monthly income |
| Income floor | ₱10,000.00 |
| Income ceiling | ₱100,000.00 |
| Minimum monthly premium | ₱500.00 |
| Maximum monthly premium | ₱5,000.00 |
| Annual deadline | December 31, grace to January 31 |
| Interest after that | Compounded monthly, not exceeding 1.5% |
| Coverage before payment | Immediate eligibility upon enrolment under RA 11223 |
Government ID costs, for comparison
PhilHealth publishes no ID fee. These agencies do.
| ID | First issue | Replacement | Where it is covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| PhilHealth ID card | Not published | Not published | This page |
| BIR TIN Card | Free | ₱100.00 | TIN ID |
| National ID (PhilID) | No registration fee published | Free where the photo peeled off | National ID registration |
| ePhilID, paper format | No printing fee published | - | ePhilID |
| Philippine passport, regular | ₱950.00 | ₱950.00 plus ₱350.00 if lost | New passport |
| Philippine passport, expedite | ₱1,200.00 | ₱1,200.00 | Passport renewal |
| LTO student permit | ₱250.00 | ₱250.00 on renewal | Student permit |
| LTO driver’s licence | ₱685.00 | ₱585.00 on renewal | New driver’s licence |
| NBI clearance | ₱160.00 | ₱160.00 | NBI clearance requirements |
| Pag-IBIG Loyalty Card Plus | ₱125 | Not published | Loyalty Card Plus |
| OWWA eCard | Free | Not published | OWWA eCard |
The supporting documents
| Document | Published fee | Where it is covered |
|---|---|---|
| PSA birth certificate, viewable online copy | ₱130.00, valid 60 days | PSA birth certificate |
| PSA marriage certificate | ₱130.00 | PSA marriage certificate |
| PSA CENOMAR | ₱185.00 | PSA CENOMAR |
| A wrong entry, RA 9048 correction | ₱1,000.00, or ₱3,000.00 for a change of first name | PSA correction of name |
Where a PhilHealth ID is accepted elsewhere
PhilHealth’s own card appears on several other agencies’ accepted-ID lists.
| Agency | Where it appears |
|---|---|
| LTO | PhilHealth ID among the government-issued IDs on the licensing checklist |
| LTO | Same list for a lost plate or replacement transaction |
| DFA | DFA’s authentication FAQ addresses the postal, TIN and PhilHealth IDs specifically |
Note it is not on DFA’s passport list, which requires the PhilID, ePhilID or Digital National ID or one of 15 named alternatives. The new passport guide sets that out.
A note on this page’s template. It was planned as a fee-and-requirements guide. Because PhilHealth publishes no fee for the ID card and no replacement process, it is written as a requirements-and-process guide instead, which is what this site’s rules prescribe when a fee is not genuinely published.
What this page does not cover
PhilHealth does not publish, on the pages read for this guide, a fee for the PhilHealth ID card, a replacement process or fee for a lost card, a validity period, the card’s physical specification, or a self-service route to get the card outside an employer. None of those are stated here.
Related
The registration guide covers getting a PIN, the MDR guide the document hospitals accept, and the forms guide the PMRF and PMRF-FN.
Frequently asked questions
- How do I get a PhilHealth ID?
- Through registration. A newly hired employee without a PIN fills out two copies of the PhilHealth Member Registration Form, submits them to the employer's HR department, and awaits the Member Data Record and PhilHealth ID card from the employer.
- What does a PhilHealth ID cost?
- PhilHealth does not publish a fee for the PhilHealth ID card on the pages read for this guide, so no figure is stated here. The registration form itself, the PMRF, is a free download from PhilHealth's Downloads page.
- I already have a PIN. Do I apply again?
- No. PhilHealth's published instruction for a newly hired employee who already has a PIN is to report the PIN to the employer so they can indicate it in their ER2. The PIN is issued once.
- What does a hospital actually ask for?
- Not the card. PhilHealth publishes that inpatient benefit claims need a copy of the Member Data Record or a PhilHealth Benefit Eligibility Form, the PBEF, plus a duly accomplished PhilHealth Claim Form 1.
- Can I print something instead of waiting for the card?
- You can view or print the MDR through the PhilHealth Member Portal at memberinquiry.philhealth.gov.ph/member, which is one of the two documents a facility accepts.
- What form do foreign nationals use?
- The PMRF-FN, the PhilHealth Member Registration Form for Foreign Nationals, published alongside the standard PMRF on PhilHealth's Downloads page.
- I lost my card. What do I do?
- PhilHealth does not publish a replacement process or a replacement fee for a lost PhilHealth ID card on the pages read for this guide. What it does publish is that record matters may be handled through any Local Health Insurance Office, and that the MDR can be printed from the Member Portal.
- Is a representative allowed to transact for me?
- For self-paying transactions PhilHealth requires one valid government-issued identification card with photo of the member and one of the representative.
Sources
- PhilHealth | Members, registration procedures, retrieved
- PhilHealth | Benefits, retrieved
- PhilHealth | Online Services, retrieved