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Service 04 · Payer readiness

Medical Credentialing Services and Payer Enrollment

Provider records, payer applications and follow-ups kept organized, so new providers can bill sooner and nobody’s enrollment lapses.

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CAQH, NPI and payer applications handled

What it is

Why Credentialing Delays Hold Up Revenue

Our medical credentialing services get your providers approved by the insurance plans your patients use, then keep those approvals current. Until a provider is credentialed and enrolled with a payer, claims for their visits cannot be paid.

Credentialing is the payer checking a provider’s licenses, training and history. Enrollment is the contract step that links the provider to your group so claims pay. Both have to be done, and both have to be kept up to date.

Missed revalidations, expired documents and unanswered payer requests quietly stop revenue. We track every date and follow up with each payer until the provider is approved.

CAQH ProView profiles kept current
Medicare enrollment through PECOS
Texas Medicaid enrollment through TMHP
Commercial payer applications
Group linking and NPI updates
Revalidation and re-credentialing dates tracked
What’s included

Credentialing Services for Every Provider Type

Our credentialing services cover physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, therapists and other providers, for new practices and growing groups.

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CAQH profile upkeep

We build and maintain CAQH ProView profiles and complete re-attestation every 120 days so payers can always see current data.

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Payer applications

Applications go to each payer you want the provider enrolled with, including Medicare, Medicaid and commercial plans.

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Group and NPI updates

We link providers to your group, update NPPES records and keep taxonomy codes consistent with enrollment.

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Revalidation tracking

Medicare revalidation is required every five years. We track it with each payer’s re-credentialing cycle so nothing lapses.

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Payer follow-up

We follow up with each payer until the application is approved and effective dates are confirmed.

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Document management

Licenses, DEA registrations, board certifications and malpractice coverage are stored and renewed on time.

How it works

How We Get Providers Enrolled

A clear process from paperwork to your first paid claim.

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Collect provider documents

We gather licenses, certifications, malpractice coverage, work history and other required records.

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Prepare and submit applications

Applications go to each payer, including the Texas Standardized Credentialing Application where Texas plans use it.

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Follow up until approved

We track each application, answer payer requests and confirm the effective date.

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Track renewals

Re-credentialing, revalidation and document expirations are tracked so enrollment never lapses.

Texas payers

Insurance Credentialing Services for Texas Payers

Our insurance credentialing services include the payers Texas practices bill most. Each has its own forms, portals and timelines.

Medicare

How enrollment works

Enrollment through CMS PECOS; Texas claims are processed by Novitas Solutions

Texas Medicaid

How enrollment works

Enrollment through TMHP, then with each managed care plan (STAR, STAR+PLUS, STAR Kids, CHIP)

Commercial plans

How enrollment works

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, Cigna and Humana each run their own credentialing

CAQH ProView

How enrollment works

Most commercial payers pull provider data from CAQH, so it must stay current

Approval times vary by payer and can take weeks or months. Starting early and answering payer requests quickly is the best way to shorten the wait.

Timeline

Physician Credentialing Services Timeline

Our physician credentialing services follow the same order every time, so nothing is missed:

  1. Before the start date: collect documents, confirm the NPI and update CAQH.
  2. Application stage: submit to Medicare, Medicaid and each commercial payer.
  3. Payer review: answer requests, verify primary sources and track status weekly.
  4. Approval: confirm effective dates and link the provider to your group.
  5. Ongoing: re-attest CAQH every 120 days and track re-credentialing and revalidation.

Hiring a new provider? Tell us the start date as early as possible. Credentialing is one of the few billing tasks that cannot be rushed at the end.

Provider enrollment

Provider Enrollment Services for Growing Practices

Our provider enrollment services go beyond the first application. Practices change: providers join and leave, groups add locations, and tax IDs or addresses change. Each change has to be reported to every payer, or claims start to deny.

  • New locations. We add service locations to each payer contract before the first visit there.
  • Provider changes. We link new providers to your group and remove departed ones, so claims go to the right place.
  • Ownership or tax ID changes. We update enrollment records with each payer to avoid payment holds.
  • Revalidation. Medicare revalidation every five years and commercial re-credentialing cycles are tracked on a calendar.

We also help behavioral health groups, therapists and ABA providers get enrolled. See our mental health billing page for details.

Avoid delays

Credentialing Mistakes That Delay Approval

Most credentialing delays come from a handful of avoidable errors. We check for each one before an application goes out.

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Out-of-date CAQH profile

An expired attestation or missing document stops review at many payers.

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Mismatched information

Addresses, names or taxonomy codes that differ between CAQH, NPPES and the application.

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Gaps in work history

Unexplained gaps trigger payer questions and extra review.

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Expired documents

A license or malpractice certificate that expires mid-review sends the file back.

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Missing follow-up

Applications sit for weeks when nobody answers payer requests.

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Starting too late

Beginning credentialing after the provider’s start date means weeks of visits that cannot be billed.

Results

What Organized Credentialing Protects

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Billing starts sooner

New providers can see insured patients and get paid as soon as payers approve them.

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No surprise lapses

Revalidations and expirations are tracked, so claims do not start denying for enrollment reasons.

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Less admin for your staff

Your office manager is not chasing payer portals and fax confirmations.

Getting started

How to Get Started With Our Medical Credentialing Services

Five simple steps from the first call to clean monthly reports.

Free billing consultation with a Prime Medical Revenue specialist

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Book a free consultation

Tell us about your practice, payers and how provider enrollment runs today. We reply within one business day.

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Get a billing review

We look at your open A/R, denial patterns and payer mix, and show where revenue is slipping.

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Connect your systems

We work inside your EMR, practice management software and clearinghouse. No software switch.

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Go live with your team

Our team takes over provider enrollment on an agreed start date, with one point of contact for your staff.

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See clear results

Weekly or monthly reports show what was filed, paid and still open, and what we fixed.

FAQ

What Providers Ask About Credentialing

Prefer to talk?

Call our Austin team directly.

It depends on the payer. Some approvals take a few weeks and others take several months. Starting early and responding quickly to payer requests keeps the process moving.

Typically a state medical license, DEA registration if applicable, board certification, malpractice insurance, work history, education and training records, and an NPI.

CAQH ProView is a shared database most commercial payers use to review provider data. Profiles must be re-attested every 120 days, or payers may stop processing applications.

Yes. We enroll providers with Medicare, Texas Medicaid through TMHP and its managed care plans, and commercial payers across Texas.

Our Austin team supports practices across Texas, including Houston and Dallas, and in all 50 states.

It depends on the payer. Medicare can allow billing back to 30 days before the application was filed in many cases, but commercial plans and Medicaid plans set their own rules. Seeing patients before approval risks denied claims, so we confirm each payer’s effective date before scheduling.

Yes. We keep a calendar of license, DEA, board, malpractice and payer re-credentialing dates for every provider. Your team gets reminders well before each deadline, so no provider drops out of network because a document expired.

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