Physician Credentialing and Insurance Enrollment Services
Professional Medical Provider Credentialing & Insurance Enrollment Services
Medical and insurance credentialing can be a major challenge for providers and physicians. Often, it’s a complex and time-consuming process. However, medical credentialing services exist to help you avoid the headaches, stacks of paperwork, and confusion that comes along with dealing with insurance companies.
Without proper enrollment, insurance carriers may delay or refuse payment, even for medically necessary services provided by competent physicians. Neglecting the credentialing process can result in thousands of dollars in lost income.
At Microwize we offer medical credentialing services which help providers achieve better revenues. Contact us to get started with medical credentialing services.
Why Do Physicians Need Credentialing?
Physician credentialing is a process of enrollment and validation that a physician is part of a payer’s network and is authorized to provide services to patients. Credentialing is needed to verify that the physician meets the standards determined by the payer (insurance company) by reviewing such items as the individual’s license, experience, certification, education, training, affiliations, malpractice and adverse clinical occurrences, and clinical judgment.
When Do Physicians Need Credentialing?
• When starting to practice after medical school
• When enrolling with a new payer
• When adding new provider to an existing group
• When forming a new group
• When starting a new practice
• When changing from one practice to another
Providers We Serve:
• Physicians (MDs or DOs)
• Physician Assistants (PAs)
• Nurse Practitioners (NPs)
• Physical Therapists (PTs)
• Occupational Therapists (OTs)
• Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs)
• Podiatrists (DPMs)
• Chiropractors (DCs)
• Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASC)
• Urgent Care Facilities
• Diagnostic Testing Facilities (IDTF)
• Sleep Labs
• Optometrists
• Audiologists
• Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Credentialing for Physicians – Pricing Information & Cost Breakdown
Insurance Enrollment Credentialing Services With
Commercial Insurance:
• Aetna
• Cigna
• Anthem
• Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS)
• TriCare
• Humana
• UnitedHealthcare
• Oxford
& many more…
Governmental Payers:
• Medicare
• Medicare Part B
• Railroad Medicare
• Medicaid
Initial Registration and Re-validation:
• PECOS
• CAQH Registration
•NPI Registration
Medical Credentialing Services Include
- Applications and forms state license verification
- DEA verification
- NPI verification
- OIG exclusion list
- ABMS verification
- Background checks
- AMA profiles delineation of privileges (DOPs)
- Certificates of Insurance (COIs)
- ECFMG confirmations peer reference verification facility verification educational verification
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Medical Credentialing Process for Physicians
Kick off/Onboarding
Discussion of project, establish governance structure and contacts as well as meeting times & frequency, onboarding forms, reporting needs, etc.
Application and Link Letters
Filling in of any enrollment gaps via application or link
Par ID Reporting
Ongoing communication to customer of Par IDs and completed enrollments
Frequently Asked Question (FAQ)
How Long Does the Physician Credentialing Process Take?
The average processing time for a new enrollment is 90 days.
After submission, we follow up on the application every 3 weeks until completion. Despite the requests from offices, daily outreach to the insurance company will not will not speed up the enrollment process.
- Paper Application or CAQH ID submitted to plan.
- Welcome letter sent to practice
- Application checked for completeness by Payor
- Once Par IDs have been obtained, they are reported back to the office via a PAR ID
What Services are Included in the Contract?
Because we are a full service provider enrollment company. Included in our pricing model are the following:
- All Provider Initial and Recred enrollments
- Medicaid and Medicare Enrollments
- CAQH Set-up & Maintenance
- Provider location updates/moves
- Verification of providers enrollments (done during onboarding and as issues arise)
- Provider Demographic Verifications (from payers)