Credentialing
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CREDENTIALING
The first step in the revenue cycle is to obtain credentialing and a participating provider contract with insurance companies that are important to your service area.
Checklist:
- Consider establishing a business entity under which to practice (LLC, S-Corp, PC, etc) and obtain your tax ID
- If operating as a sole proprietor, consider obtaining a federal tax ID to operate under instead of your SSN
- Obtain your professional liability insurance policy
- Obtain an NPI number for you individually (type 1) and your business entity (type 2)
- Be fully licensed in the state where you will provide services (including prescriptive authority)
- Create a profile with CAQH and keep it current
- Have your practice location ready
- Know which insurance networks you want to participate with
