Center for Disease Control & Prevention Office of Public Inquiries
TEL: (404)639-3534 
Hours: 8am - 4:30pm Monday - Friday 
< http://www.cdc.gov/ > 

Center for Nutrition Policy and Prevention
1120 20th Street, NW 
Suite 200, North Lobby 
Washington DC 20036 
TEL: (202)418-2312 
FAX: (202)208-2321 
Hours: 7:30am - 6pm (M-F) EST 

FDA Labeling Office
TEL: (202)205-5483 
Hours: 8:30am - 5pm Monday - Friday 
< http://www.fda.gov/ > 

FDA's Medwatch
TEL: (800)FDA-1088  24 hour Recording 
FAX: (800)342-2722 
< http://www.fda.gov/ > 

Meat & Poultry Hotline (USDA)
TEL: (800)535-4555 
Hours: 10am - 4pm Monday - Friday  EST 

Medicare Hotline
TEL: (800)638-6833 
Hours: 8am - 8pm Monday - Friday 
< http://www.medicare.gov/ > 

Medicare Inquiry, Part A (Hospital)
TEL: (313)225-8317 
Hours: 9am - 4:30pm 

For private Beneficiaries only 
TEL:(313) 983-2459 for services center 

Medicare Inquiry, Part B
TEL: (800)482-4045 
Hours: 9am - 4:30pm 

National Center of Health Statistics (DHHS)
(National Health and Examination Survey) 
TEL: (301)436-7080 
Hours: 8:30am - 5 pm  M-F 
< http://www.cdc.gov/nchswww/ > 

National Health Information Center
Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion 
PO Box 1133 
Washington, DC 20013-1133 
TEL: (800)336-4797 
FAX: (301)984-4256 
Hours: 9am - 5pm   (M-F)  EST 
<http://www.health.gov/nhic/>

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