Credentialing With Cigna: 6 Easy Steps for Therapists
Credentialing with Cigna for behavioral health runs through Evernorth’s provider portal and a CAQH profile. Evernorth lists clear minimum requirements, six application steps
Credentialing With Aetna: 4 Easy Steps for Therapists
Credentialing with Aetna starts with a request, not an application. Aetna’s page tells behavioral health clinicians to complete a request for participation form, and Aetna th
Group NPI vs Individual NPI: 4 Easy Differences
A group NPI vs individual NPI question comes up the day a solo clinician forms an LLC or hires a second provider. The short answer: each clinician keeps one personal Type 1 NPI, an
Recredentialing for Therapists: What Payers Check Again
Recredentialing for therapists is the periodic review a health plan runs to confirm you still meet its network standards after your first approval. The plan re-checks items such as
Add a Clinician to Group Credentialing: 6 Steps for Practices
To add a clinician to group credentialing, you give each payer three things: the clinician’s own NPI, a complete provider profile, and a request to link that person to your g
Anthem Credentialing for Psychiatrists: 5 Easy Steps
Anthem credentialing for psychiatrists: the 5 CAQH steps Anthem lists, which of our ten states are Anthem states, and what to confirm first.
Billing Term of the Week: Credentialing Effective Date
What a credentialing effective date is, why claims before it get denied, and 4 essential facts every new therapist should check with each payer.
Psychiatrist Credentialing: 7 Steps for Prescribers
Psychiatrist credentialing is how a prescriber gets approved by an insurance plan to treat its members. It follows the same path as therapist credentialing, with extra pieces for p
Credentialing and Billing for Therapists: 5 Reasons to Pair Them
Credentialing and billing for therapists are two halves of one process. Credentialing gets you approved by a payer. Billing gets you paid by that payer. When one team handles both,
How to Get Credentialed With Insurance: 10 Questions Therapists Ask
Learning how to get credentialed with insurance starts with one idea: each payer approves you on its own terms. You prepare your documents once, then apply to each plan you want to