ApolloMD Data Breach Settlement: Who Is Eligible, Payout

At a glance

Status

Pending final approval

Defendant

ApolloMD Business Services LLC

Settlement fund

$4,020,000

Claim deadline

September 30, 2026

No-proof cash option

Yes — Alternate cash payment estimated at $75.00, no documentation required (subject to pro rata adjustment), or up to Reimbursement of up to $5,000.00 for reasonable documented losses from fraud and/or identity theft related to the Data Incident (subject to pro rata adjustment)

Max documented payout

$5,000

Administrator

Kroll Settlement Administration LLC

Official site

apollomddatasettlement.com

Court

United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division

Case number

1:25-cv-05439-SEG

Last verified September 30, 2026

Key dates

Milestone	Date	What it means
Claim deadline	September 30, 2026(passed)	Last day to file for a payment
Opt-out (exclusion) deadline	August 31, 2026(passed)	Last day to leave the settlement and keep the right to sue
Objection deadline	August 31, 2026(passed)	Last day to object to the terms
Final approval hearing	October 5, 2026(passed)	When the judge decides whether to approve the settlement
Expected payout	Not yet scheduled	Payments are not sent until after final approval and any appeals

Where to file

ApolloMD Data Breach Settlement is administered by Kroll Settlement Administration LLC. The only place to file is the official settlement website:

Verify on the official site

apollomddatasettlement.com

Filing is free. No legitimate settlement charges a fee to file a claim.

You cannot file on RecordingLaw.com. We are an independent publisher, not the settlement administrator, and we are not affiliated with any court, agency, or defendant.

What the ApolloMD Data Breach Settlement Covers

If you got a notice about this settlement and do not recognize the name ApolloMD, you are not alone. ApolloMD Business Services LLC is not a hospital or a health plan. It is a physician staffing and billing company that emergency departments and other medical practices contract with to staff doctors and process claims. Most people who receive a notice never chose ApolloMD and never signed anything with it. They ended up in this settlement because the emergency room doctor who treated them, or a practice that treated them, was staffed or billed through ApolloMD, and that relationship is how their private information ended up in ApolloMD's systems.

The settlement resolves a proposed class action over a data security incident that occurred on or around May 22, 2025. ApolloMD says an unauthorized party may have accessed private information tied to approximately 626,540 individuals. The case is pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division, as 1:25-cv-05439-SEG.

Where the Case Stands Right Now

As of October 2, 2026, this settlement has preliminary approval but not final approval, and the September 30, 2026 claim deadline has passed. A final approval hearing is scheduled for October 5, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. ET. Until the judge signs off at that hearing, nothing gets paid. There is no set payment date, and no source we reviewed states one. If you filed a valid claim, the honest answer to "when do I get paid" is that it depends on what happens at and after that hearing, not before it.

This is a normal stage for a class settlement of this size. It does not mean the settlement is in trouble. It means the process has a required court checkpoint before any of the $4,020,000 fund can move.

Who Is in the Class

The class is defined as individuals who were notified that their private information may have been compromised in the ApolloMD data incident from on or around May 22, 2025. If you received a settlement notice by mail or email referencing this incident, you are likely in that class. If you never received a notice and are not sure whether you are included, the official settlement site is the place to check, not a search engine result or a third-party lookup tool.

How Much People Realistically Get

There were two cash payment paths, and most people who filed likely chose the first one. Separately, class members could also claim a free year of medical data monitoring on top of whichever cash option they chose. The realistic outcome is a modest cash payment, not the headline maximum.

The first option is an alternate cash payment currently estimated at $75.00. It requires no documentation at all. That figure is an estimate from a shared fund, and it is subject to pro rata adjustment, meaning it can move up or down depending on how many people file valid claims and what the court approves for fees and costs. Nobody is guaranteed that exact number.

The second option is reimbursement of up to $5,000.00 for reasonable documented losses tied to fraud or identity theft connected to this incident, such as time spent resolving fraud, out-of-pocket costs, or unreimbursed fraudulent charges. That $5,000.00 is a ceiling, not a typical payout, and it also draws from the same fund and is subject to the same pro rata adjustment. You pick one cash option, not both.

In addition to either cash option, class members could claim one year of CyEx medical data monitoring. According to the court-approved notice, it includes real time monitoring of your credit file with one credit bureau, dark web scanning with notification of potential unauthorized use, security freezing assistance, victim assistance, $1,000,000.00 in identity theft insurance with no deductible, and access to fraud resolution agents. No documentation was required to claim it. Under the notice, monitoring is paid out of the net settlement fund first, before either cash payment.

What Proof You Need, by Option

If you chose the no-documentation cash payment, you did not need to submit records, and the same was true for the medical data monitoring benefit. If you sought reimbursement of documented losses, you needed supporting records for whatever you claimed, for example receipts, statements, or other evidence tying the loss to the ApolloMD incident. The stronger and more specific your documentation, the more defensible your claim.

How Claims Were Filed

Claims were submitted through the official settlement website, run by the court-appointed administrator, Kroll Settlement Administration LLC. The claim deadline was September 30, 2026, and the official settlement website states that this deadline has now passed. RecordingLaw does not process claims and cannot submit one on your behalf.

Leaving the class entirely to keep your own right to sue ApolloMD separately was a different action than filing a claim, and its deadline has passed. Opting out meant giving up any payment from this settlement fund. Objecting meant staying in the class while telling the court you thought some part of the deal was unfair. Both deadlines were August 31, 2026, so if you did neither, you remain in the class. The September 30, 2026 claim deadline has also passed, and the settlement website states that a valid and timely claim form is the only way to receive settlement benefits.

Why Medical Identity Theft Is the Real Risk Here

Most data breach advice tells you to freeze your credit and watch your bank statements. Do that. But because ApolloMD is a medical billing and staffing company, the more specific risk with this incident is medical identity theft, not just financial fraud. That happens when someone uses your stolen information to receive treatment, get prescriptions, or bill an insurer under your name. For people on Medicare, our guide to Medicare and health insurance scams covers the warning signs of claims billed in your name and where to report them.

A credit freeze does not catch that. What can catch it is your health plan's explanation of benefits, the statement your insurer sends after a medical visit. Security experts and consumer protection guidance recommend reviewing those statements for any visit, test, or prescription you do not recognize, since that is often the first sign that your medical identity has been used by someone else.

This settlement also offered a tool aimed at this risk: the free year of CyEx medical data monitoring described above, which class members could claim alongside a cash payment with no documentation until the September 30, 2026 deadline. It does not replace reviewing your statements.

If You Missed the Deadline or There Is No Claim for You Yet

If you never received a notice but are worried your information was involved, or if a deadline has already passed by the time you are reading this, you still have options. Place a free credit freeze with all three major credit bureaus. Visit IdentityTheft.gov for a free, personalized recovery plan if you believe your identity has already been misused. Keep watching your accounts and your health plan statements for anything unfamiliar.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the ApolloMD data breach settlement about?

It resolves a proposed class action over a data security incident around May 22, 2025 at ApolloMD Business Services LLC, a physician staffing and billing company, that may have affected approximately 626,540 individuals.

Why did I get a notice if I never heard of ApolloMD?

ApolloMD staffs or bills for emergency department physicians and other practices, so your information can be in its systems through a doctor or practice you saw without you ever contracting with ApolloMD directly.

Is the ApolloMD settlement final?

No. As of October 2, 2026, it is at the pending-final-approval stage, with a final approval hearing set for October 5, 2026. No payments will go out before the court approves the settlement.

How much money will I get from the ApolloMD settlement?

Most claimants likely chose the no-documentation cash payment, currently estimated at $75.00, subject to pro rata adjustment. Reimbursement for documented fraud or identity theft losses tops out at $5,000.00 and requires supporting records; it is a ceiling, not a typical amount. In addition to either cash option, claimants could also claim one free year of CyEx medical data monitoring, which includes $1,000,000.00 in identity theft insurance.

Do I need proof to file a claim?

Not for the alternate cash payment option or the medical data monitoring benefit, neither of which required documentation. Documentation was required only if you sought reimbursement for specific losses tied to fraud or identity theft related to the incident. The claim deadline, September 30, 2026, has passed.

What is the deadline to file a claim in the ApolloMD settlement?

The claim deadline was September 30, 2026, and the official settlement website states that it has now passed. The deadline to exclude yourself from the class was earlier, August 31, 2026, and has passed.

What is the difference between opting out and objecting?

Opting out removes you from the class, lets you keep your own right to sue ApolloMD separately, and forfeits any settlement payment. Objecting keeps you in the class while you tell the court you disagree with some part of the deal. Both had the same deadline, August 31, 2026, which has passed.

Should I worry about medical identity theft from this breach?

Because ApolloMD is a medical billing and staffing company, checking your health insurance explanation of benefits statements for care you did not receive is a specific step worth taking, since a credit freeze alone will not catch that kind of misuse. The settlement also offered a free year of medical data monitoring that class members could claim with no documentation until the September 30, 2026 deadline.

Where do I file my claim or check if I am included?

Claims could be filed only through the official settlement website, and the September 30, 2026 claim deadline has passed. The official site remains the place to check whether you are included. RecordingLaw does not process claims, is not the administrator, and cannot submit a claim on your behalf.