Through a Medicare national provider list, Trump, DOGE, and Dr. Oz accidentally exposed some of our social security numbers to identity theives [https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/04/30/medicare-portal-social-security-numbers-exposed/](https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/04/30/medicare-portal-social-security-numbers-exposed/) But a publicly accessible database used to populate the directory contains some of the providers’ Social Security numbers, linked to their names and other identifying information. For at least several weeks, CMS made the database available for public use as part of its data transparency efforts. The files are not immediately visible to users who visit the provider directory. The Post downloaded the database and identified at least dozens of Social Security numbers belonging to health care providers while reviewing a sample of rows. **Commentary** A nasty non-surprise that idiots are running the healthcare government leaving the door open for identity theft for weeks.…