Provider Enrollment Specialist

Provider Enrollment Specialist This position is responsible for completing all applications for payer plans for purposes of billing and reimbursement for health care services. This includes incorporation of information gathered from the credentialing process. The Provider Enrollment Specialist is responsible for coordinating, monitoring and maintaining the provider enrollment and re-enrollment process in a timely and compliant manner with all government and commercial plans. Duties Performed: Greets patients, staff and visitors in a pleasant and professional manner. Serve as the liaison for troubleshooting any provider or organization enrollment issues. Keep the Revenue Cycle Director informed at all times of the status of new/revised or pending physician and non-physician provider numbers, effective dates, and plan enrollment to prevent delayed claims filing and disruption to cash flow. Develops databases and spreadsheets for tracking the organization's provider enrollment. Accurately maintain all internal systems with appropriate provider and network participation information. Complete appropriate steps for updating and maintaining Provider Enrollment Databases to ensure claims are processed timely and accurately. Serve as a member of the Revenue Cycle Management Committee. Assist other staff in the resolution of provider enrollment issues. Complete and review applications for all new providers for assigned organizational contracts with various plans. Maintain CAQH profiles for individual providers when granted access by said provider. Ensure all work is performed in accordance with established policies and procedures. Prepare and process provider enrollment applications and organization enrollment applications for Medicare, Medicaid, and other payers. Track and follow-up to obtain provider numbers. Build knowledge base for payer requirements and forms. Obtain required credentialing paperwork from the HR Department. Maintain organized and accurate files for efficient and effective enrollment tracking to ensure credentialing information is obtained for all physician and non-physician providers to be included in enrollment and re-enrollment applications. Coordinates delivery of provider applications to appropriate health plans. Submit applications to payers. Utilize the available portals of various payers as necessary to complete the enrollment process. Follow-up and check status of applications with payers until provider and/or organization enrollment is completed. Attends all in-service training as required.