How to retrieve your Optum GovID

Select Forgot Optum GovID.

Enter your Email address.

Tip: If you don't have a verified email address, you may be asked for other verified information from your profile.

Select Next.

On the Find Optum GovID: Verify your identity page, select the recovery option you want to use:

• To verify your identity by email:

  • Select Secondary email.

    Tip: Part of the email address is displayed.

    Select Next.

  • Enter the Verification code.

  • Select Next.

  Tip: You can have both a primary and secondary email address in your profile.

• To verify your identity by text message:

  • Select Text message.

  Tip: The last four digits of the phone number are displayed.

  • Select Next.

• To verify your identity by answering your security questions:

  • Select Security questions.

  • If you have answered security questions, enter the answers to your security questions and select Next.

  • Select Next.

• To verify your identity by phone call:

  Select Call Me.

  • Select Next.

  • Select Next to confirm that you are opting to receive a phone call.

  Answer the phone and confirm that you want to receive the call from Optum.

  Use the keypad on the phone to enter the verification code.

Select Email Address or Optum GovID from the Sign in with drop-down list.

Tip: Optum GovID will remember your choice the next time you sign in from this device.

Type your Optum GovID in the Optum GovID field.

Note: If you have a shared email address, you must use your Optum GovID to sign in.

Type your Password.

Tip: To display the characters you type, click the icon. Click the icon to mask the characters with asterisks.