Got a call and message from that number. Thanks to all the posts here, I know what it us about and will not call back. I will block the number. If I wanted to switch to Medco I would have done it on my own. Thanks to the affiliation with the insurance company we get harassed with phone calls that they make sound like there is something important they have to tell us about the prescription. Instead it is just a pharmacy who wants to make some money.
I called 866-544-6987 to get my numbers added to their do not call list. The person I spoke to was super polite, checked the two phone numbers I gave her, she was able to tell me who I was and a lot of other info, but said no problem, she'd make sure the calls stopped. Whether or not that would have actually happened will probably never be known. But then she said we'd still get calls warning us of potential drug interactions, recalls, etc. I asked why, since we don't have anything at all to do with Medco. Turned out Medco handles the billing for at least one of our BCBS plans and that was how they had all the info on us. I had actually tried to set up prescriptions by mail once in the past and someone somewhere had decided it wasn't available to me. That's probably how Medco got my number in the first place - if not through my BCBS plan. But when I explained that to her, (and she was very patient by the way) she set me up with a temporary online account so I could look at what's available and maybe see why I can or can't set up what I want.
Bottom line, give this number a call. If your experience is anything like mine (be polite - the person answering is not the person who is calling you - probably does not even work for the same company), you'll get what you want. She said it takes about 72 hours for the do not call order to filter out to their call centers. As for how the call center handles it after that, that's probably a completely different matter. They're probably subcontracted by Medco, probably employ minimum wage workers at the phones, and may not much care about do-not-call lists. Then you can always go to the national do not call registry, and register your number, and then complain when they continue to call you.
keep getting calls from this number on my cell - i don't give this number to anyone but friends/family....wondering how they got it and what other info they have!
Moments ago, we heard a message from 866-544-6987 on our answering machine.
This was the second time a call was received from them. The first call was a few nights ago.
My husband had answered and the caller learned that I was unavailable. Then, proceeded to ask
what day and year my husband was born. The caller knew only the month. Since we do not
provide any personal information over the phone, especially if we haven't made the call, the
male caller was told just that.
An hour ago, a second call was received. The male voice stated that this was in reference to a "recent prescription" by so-and-so. We'll keep calling OR if you prefer, you may call 866-544-6987.
After reading the previous posts, we know that this is a TELEMARKETER. If Medco or anyone wants personal information or a clarification, they can send a written request via the U.S. Postal Service.