Emily Miranda, MSW is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Utah who was kind enough to pass on the following information about registering with the Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare (CAQH).
The CAQH website states this is a
free service to physicians and other healthcare providers that simplifies and improves the data collection process” for those professionals who choose to file insurance for their clients or choose to become preferred providers for managed care.”
Miranda says,
It is an online service that collects provider credentialing data so that you can more easily provide it to other insurance companies. Just being registered with CAQH does not mean you are participating with all of the organizations they have contracts with. However, it does allow you to release your information to participating organizations.
- To get a CAQH provider number, you must start credentialing with a particular healthcare organization; that organization will request your participation in the CAQH Universal Provider DataSource. [Miranda started with Aetna.]
- A list of participating organizations can be found at CAQH’s website.
- After you start the credentialing process with a particular organization, you will receive a letter in the mail with your CAQH provider ID number. Do not lose this number. You will need it to log on and submit your credentialing information on the CAQH website.
- When you receive your provider number, you will then be able to log on and register.
- Click here to log in for the first time [Updated 08-22-12 – To register for CAQH, contact one of the Universal Providers listed in this Database of Participating Organizations and ask to be included on its CAQH Roster OR email caqh.updadmin@acsgs.com for additional information about this process.]
- Follow the instructions and complete all the information. You do not have to do it all in one sitting, but to save the information you’ve completed and come back to finish later, you must hit the button at the bottom of the page that says “next”. That will save the information you entered on that particular page, and all the pages prior to it.
- After you enter all the information, you need to run an “audit” on your file to make sure that all the information is complete and correct. The website instructs you to do this.
- After that you “attest” all your information (you will also be instructed to do this by the website). It will give you a message that your file is complete. You are finished!
Be sure to save your username and password somewhere safe; you will need it to log on to the site in the future and update your information.“
Emily Miranda, MSW, LCSW, thanks so much for sharing this with us!
Hey, thanks so much for the suggestion. You are absolutely right – it definitely streamlines the process.
Thanks so much for your comment! We have at least one other medical technologist in our community here. I’m glad you took time to comment and I hope you’ll be back again soon.
Heya i’m for the first time here. I came across this board and I find It truly useful & it helped me out much. I hope to give something back and help others like you aided me.
BCBS is now requiring all of its PPO and HMO providers to be credentialed through CAQH despite the fact that in order to have gotten enpanelled with BCBS they already were credentialed. The letter I received regarding this actually said not getting credentialed with CAQH would result in loss of provider status with BCBS.
The directions on the CAQH website are self-explanatory. I agree with the above statement that even though it is daunting, if you have all the info they say is required, the process simply takes alot of time. The one thing I had difficulty with (my university wasn’t on the pull-down menu nor was I able to type it in) was easily resolved calling their customer service number. I received an email confirming they successfully received all my info within a few days after submitting online and faxing the addendums.
Hi, Darlene! Welcome to Private Practice from the Inside Out! It’s always good to have voices from the beautiful state from Illinois here! And, thanks for taking time to drop in here to let us know the new info about Blue Cross / Blue Shield!
If you need any help building your private practice, I hope you will drop back in often to chat with us! I will enjoy sharing information and learning from you, too!
Hi,
I am trying to get my CAQH number as I was told by an interviewer that having an NPI number and CAQH number would make me more appealing to hiring companies. However, I am finding this difficult to do. I currently work where a MSW was required, not an LCSW, therefore, they are no assistance in helping me with this. Never having done this, I hit road block after road block. The link on this page says it cannot get me to the application. I am not sure where to find the correct application. The one I found looks like it is for doctors. Please help!
Thanks,
Michelle
Thanks, MIchelle, for taking the time to let me know that this link no longer goes to the correct information. Sometimes the info on websites change. I’ve just updated the link to go to the info you need to register for CAQH. Let me know if there is anything else that I can do to support you in building the business that you want.
Hello. I am a licensed social worker in Maryland and trying to go back to work. I have maintained my license but have never practiced on my own, I would like to accept insurance to reach a broader base of clients but no idea where to start. I have been readin the site. Do you have to have a tax ID number before you can start this process? If so how do I do that. Then which insurance company do you recommend I start with? It sounds like I have to become affiliated with one and then fill out e big CAQH sper work to become affiliated with them all? Any and all help would be greatly appreciated. I am excited about providing a unique type of service and therefore anxious to get started!!
Thanks, email anytime.
Shelby
Hi, Shelby! Thanks for dropping in and welcome to Private Practice from the Inside Out! I can feel your excitement all the way over here! You’ll find lots of information about working with and without insurance companies here by entering terms like “insurance” or “managed care” in the search box in the left hand column.
Additionally, you will need both an Employee Identification Number (known as an EIN) and a National Provider Identifier (known as an NPI) if you are working with insurance companies based in the United States. These links will tell you how to apply for these identifiers. Once you get them, you’ll be able to proceed with your application(s) to be a preferred provider with individual insurance companies.
Although I used to work directly with insurance companies, I no longer choose to do so. You can read about why I made that choice here. And, here is a link to my blog series that tells you how to go about getting on insurance panels. I can’t suggest which insurance company to start with; however, I’m betting a lot of the therapists here in this community will have lots of opinions to share with you.
Good luck with your new practice! I hope you’ll be dropping back in to chat as you continue to learn what works for your unique practice!
I have been viewing this blog for awhile and have gained so much information. Thank you for creating this blog. I am transitioning into private practice and am an LCSW and was wondering if you new if I needed my “R” to get on insurance plans or are there insurance panels that will let allow me on with just my LCSW? Any information on this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
Hi, Letitia! Thanks so much for dropping in here to chat and congrats on transitioning to private practice! It’s an exciting move, isn’t it?! I’m sorry that I can’t tell you if / which insurance panels will allow you to practice without your “R”. Perhaps someone else will know and drop in to share their experiences.
Please do drop back in often and let us know how the transition goes. Perhaps there’s an opportunity for us to support you in some way?!
Letitia, just realized that you don’t have a gravatar. Here’s a link to instructions that tell you how to get one of those little images of you to pop up next to your comments here and elsewhere.
Hi, i just want to ask if you know how i could get caqh ID. I spoke to CAQH representative and was told to register to an insurance company/ provider. is there a particular insurance provider i should get affiliated with and how long is the process. ill be working in a nephrology private practice in georgia.
thank you in advance
Hi, Aileen! It’s so nice to have you here! So, you’ve got the right idea. You will need to initially apply with an insurance provider that uses CAQH. The easiest way to find that out – unless someone here offers that knowledge is to simply call the insurance companies and ask for “Provider Relations.” Someone in that department should be able to tell you if they use CAQH. If the answer is “yes,” then you will need to go through that insurance company’s application process to be a provider and THEN go through the CAQH process.
CAQH actually uses their participating insurance companies as a weeding out tool. If not one company will take you on as a provider, CAQH assumes that you are not worth their investment of time and money to process your application.
As for the time it takes, I have seen insurance companies approve a provide within 5 minutes (when you fill a unique need of theirs) or take as long as 5 years. Typically, it is a slow process to get approved as a preferred provider and, unless this is just a hobby for you, you will not want to wait for the final approval before continuing to build your practice.
Aileen, you didn’t say what you do . . . . Are you a nephrologist or a mental health professional or something else? In any case, I hope you will return often and join the conversations here at Private Practice from the Inside Out. I look forward to networking with you, learning from you, and sharing what I know, too.
Hi Tamara,
I recently received my LPC and one of our office managers requested information of me to begin the credentialing process and registering for a CAQH number. One of my colleagues who’s been through the process mentioned that the credentialing process has to happen again with each agency within which I might be employed. Is this accurate information? And how long might each new employment registration/credentialing take to complete? I practice and reside in Pennsylvania. Thanks!
Hi, FMC, and welcome to Private Practice from the Inside Out! The short answer is . . . it depends. If your CAQH number was assigned to you personally, then your one number will suffice for you anywhere. However, if you have been using an agency-granted number (rather than your own), then that number is only good for the professional services that you provide at that particular agency. The application process varies in length and the only way I know to estimate that timetable is to contact CAQH directly.
Hello,
I’m glad I found this website! I have been doing research and my questions still didn’t get solve. I learned a lot here.
I want to know does it have to be a practice and have a TIN in order to get provider ID’s and credential with CAQH?
Is medicare enrollment a must for acupuncturist? Since medicare does not cover acupuncture but some medicare advantage plan do cover acupuncture; therefore I’ not quite sure if medicare enrollment is needed.
Thank you in advance!
Hi, Lan, and thanks for dropping in to Private Practice from the Inside Out. I love having non-therapists show up here but I hate not having all the answers. And, this is one of those times. I’m sorry. I don’t work enough with acupuncturists who are interested in working with CAQH to even know where to point you. You’re going to have to try to find this info elsewhere.
No problem, thank you for your time.
Hi:
I’m a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA). I started trying to get credentialed a month ago to set up my own private practice. The hardest part for me was getting an insurance company to request me for the CAQH. Aetna was the first; I had tried 4-5 different insurance companies. Maneuvering medical insurance websites is not easy when trying to look for credentialing information. I got a provider ID number within a month and my CAQH application was approved within 24 hours after I faxed the required information to them. Having gone through the multiple tedious applications with insurance companies, I had to keep googling was NPI Type 1 and II, EIN, TIN, etc., I had all the information I needed when it came to the CAQH process and it went without a glitch. At this point, because I was able to tackle 4-5 insurance companies and submit everything that I submitted to the CAQH, I’m ahead of the game. My question is, how do I expedite the process and contact other insurance companies that I’ve been unable to get credentialing applications to ask them to review my CAQH application? I’m getting passed from 1-800# number to 1-800#. It’s frustrating is there an easier way?
Cathleen, thank you so much for dropping in to share your experience with us. That is so helpful!
The hoop-jumping is soooo frustrating, I know! The easiest (and I did not say “easy”) ways that I know of to get credentialed involve relationship-building – either directly by meeting and networking with managed care gatekeepers or indirectly by having new clients request that you be approved to provide their treatment.
There is a third way that some clinicians choose to go – and that is by hiring a credentialing company to do the legwork for you. I don’t recommend this route. It is costly to do so. They often try to upsell you more services. The process of getting credentialed is not rocket science; it’s simple, just tedious and frustrating. And, these services can promise way more than they sometimes deliver. Having said all of that, I have also spoken to a few therapists who are quite pleased that they chose to hire this out.
I know this is not what you had hoped to hear, Cathleen, but it’s what I know to be true. Hopefully, others will drop in to this older post and share different strategies that can offer more options for you. And, either way, I hope you’ll drop back in to share more about your journey in getting credentialed!
Hello! I am hoping you can help me. I am a LPC and practice in Pennsylvania. I have my own NPI # and CAQH provider ID. I am currently credentialed under my current companies group. I want to open up my own practice. How do I go about getting credentialed under myself or my future companies name? Any suggestions and steps of what I need to do first would be greatly appreciated!!!
Some group practices get their providers credentialed as a group; others have their providers credentialed as individuals. Verify with your employer or CAQH the way that s/he had you credentialed. Your transition may be as simple contacting Provider Relations at each managed care company that you are contracted with to explain that you will be moving into a solo practice. Request that your credentialing be changed to reflect this.
If the managed care company is not willing to change your status to an individual provider, you will need to start over with the credentialing process for each company.
How would I go about doing this without my employer knowing as of right now they update my CAQH info for me and all the info gets sent to them? I have access to look at it but they update it and are the contact person.
Hi, LPC! Welcome to Private Practice from the Inside Out! I would start by contacting CAQH directly. You don’t need to identify yourself in order to ask questions so just ask! And, because your info is already in the database, they may also be able to give you a copy of the application that has already been submitted. If not, you can see if you have an opportunity to copy the record that your employer keeps for CAQH. Just say that you were reading a post online that recommended you always keep a copy of all applications you complete for your employer and that you are now trying to instigate that practice.
I hope you’ll drop back in after talking to CAQH / your employer and let us know how you ended up handling this situation. Best wishes!
Hi Tamara,
I am an LPC in Private Practice. I am now in the process of adding clinicians to work with my agency. I have been using CAQH for a few years now as a independent provider and am a bit confused. It appears that there is an option to have a CAQH number for my agency and add new clinicians to that. Is this an option? If this is an option, would my agency still have to initiate credentialing with an insurance company for the provider first or because my agency is already credentialed and contracted with them be able to add the provider that way?
Thank you in advance for everything that you do. Your website and willingness to share with us is truly a blessing!
Daphne
Hi Tamara,
I did not see a reply to Daphne’s question. I’m curious to know your response.
Thanks!
Sharon
Hi, Sharon! I had missed her question entirely. Thank you for pointing that out to me! You’ll find an answer there now!
Hi there! One question about sequencing–if I am interested in more than one panel, and am not credentialed with CAQH yet, should I apply to the one I am most interested in, then wait for the invitation to register with CAQH, then use that number to apply to the other panels?
OR can I apply to as many as I want right away, and wait for one of them to contact me with a request to get credentialed?
Thank you so much and I so appreciate this forum! Very helpful!
Hi, Jessica! Welcome to Private Practice from the Inside Out and thanks for dropping in today! There is not one “right” way to apply to get on these panels. However, I have heard several therapists say that they started with Aetna because they typically work with CAQH. What I would recommend is that you not hold your breath while you wait for paneling with any of these managed care companies. Go ahead and apply if that’s what you want to do but spend that time before you are credentialed with them learning everything you can about getting known for your niche, getting seen as a valuable resource in your community, and building trust – both face to face and online. That KNOW -> LIKE -> TRUST cycle has to happen before someone ever picks up the phone to even call you. That’s true regardless of whether or not they have insurance.
Tamara, thank you SO MUCH for your quick reply! That’s good to know–I just didn’t want to mess up the process with one company by starting with another one. I know it’s good to start it way in advance of opening the doors, so I was just getting that rolling, so now I can turn my attention towards other important things (developing website, marketing plan, etc).
DEFINITELY taking your wise counsel into consideration about building trust in the community–I could not agree more. I am studiously working my way through your website, and I’d like to thank you again for being such a great resource for us all! It’s so helpful.
Jessica, you’re so welcome! I look forward to supporting you on your journey!
What website do I go to,to start the registration process?
Hi, Kenneth! Welcome to Private Practice from the Inside Out! I can see from going to the CAQH website that it’s added a lot more info since I wrote this original blog post. No wonder you’re having trouble. Try starting right here for info on how to sign up.
IS IT OK TO LET THE NON-PROFIT, LARGE, AGENCY I WORK FOR OPEN ACCOUNTS WITH INSURANCE PANELS IN MY NAME? I don’t know how it was done before but they just announced this change. I am also beginning to work for a private practice start up in another county and wonder if this will hurt or help.
Hi, John! Welcome to Private Practice from the Inside Out! It’s fine for an agency to open accounts with insurance panels for your benefit. However, don’t count on that credentialing to follow you into private practice. Whether you are practicing independently at a different site while you are also working for the agency (that got you credentialed with managed care companies) or you are practicing independently after you leave the agency, don’t assume that the credential will extend to your independent practice away from the agency. It is your responsibility to confirm with each managed care company that you will remain on their panel as a provider in private practice.
Typically, if you are already credentialed with a managed care company, when you relocate to another county (or state), you are required to notify them of this change in writing. If they perceive your relationship with them in the past to have been positive, they will happily extend your credentialing to the new location. However, if they have perceived their working relationship with you to have been difficult, they will likely use this as a reason to terminate their relationship with you when you relocate.
Is there a Separate CAQH Application for an Independent Clinical Lab Facility? The application that I found is for CAQH is for Providers, which “Does Not Apply” to my Specialty.
Thank You For Your Time!
Vonnie, I’m sorry that I do not know the answer to this question. My suggestion is to contact CAQH directly for this information. Good luck!
Question: I have a CAQH Provider ID with my current employer but I’m want to start my own practice. Can I use the same CAQH Provider ID or Should/Can I apply for a new CAQH Provider ID for my practice?
Thank you.
Carol
Hi, Carol! Welcome to Private Practice from the Inside Out! If your CAQH is your CAQH, then it belongs and travels with you. There should be no need to apply for a new one. It’s yours for life!
Hey, Carol – I noticed that you don’t have a little photo of you that shows up with your comments here (and on other blogs, too). They are called “gravatars. Here’s a link to a quick tutorial that shows you how to set up your own gravatar http://www.allthingsprivatepractice.com/how-a-tiny-picture-of-you-can-help-drive-traffic-to-your-website-or-blog/ . (Don’t worry! It’s so easy that even I could do it and it’s absolutely FREE!)
Please advise!!! I currently work for a community mental health agency. The agency is almost all Medicaid but has recently expanded services to private insurance individuals. They are nows requiring all independently licensed clinicians to be paneled with major insurance companies. I just received a log on for CAQH and am in the process of filling out the forms online I have been contemplating leaving the agency to start my own private practice. What happens with my CAQH number? Is it better to stay at the agency until I am on some of the panels? Once I am on a panel does this change depending on which agency I work for?
Hi, Manda! Welcome to Private Practice from the Inside Out! The good news is that your CAQH number follows you around for the rest of your life so there’s no reason to change your plans!
Technically, managed care companies do prefer to certify groups of therapists over individuals. (It’s cheaper and easier for them to do batches of therapists rather than individual therapists.) But, I could make an argument for you to stay a little longer; bu, I could also make an argument for you to get on out of there and start doing what you want to do, too.
Here’s the deal . . . . Regardless of whether you get on some of those managed care panels before you go or not, once your are on them you’ll need to notify each individual company every single time something changes (like where you practice, the days and times you practice, you lose or give up a professional certification or license, etc.). And, based on those changes, those companies can – at their discretion – remove you from (or keep you on) their provider panels. That’s just how it works.
If you decide to stay with your agency and get on some panels, I would recommend that you also list a second location that you might be practicing at that is near your intended private practice site. They may be more likely to approve both of those sites rather than just your agency’s site. That way . . . when you leave the agency, you will simply advise them (in writing, of course) that you “no longer work at” the agency on file. Never lie or misrepresent your information to CAQH or individual managed care companies. That would be insurance fraud. But, consider all your available and realistic options before you turn in those forms.
And of course, if you need some hand-holding, organizing, or coaching on managed care-friendly language and applications, you can just hire me! Happy to show you how it’s done!
Thank you– That is very good advice and gives much needed clarity to my situation. I will almost certainly be contacting you in the near future for some further, more in depth consultation. I am really at a point in time that I feel I need to focus on what I really want to do. I need to stop being afraid to make a mistake and just start moving forward.
Manda, I would love it if you would share info about my work at Private Practice from the Inside Out with your colleagues in your agency. This online community is resource rich and heart-centered because so many of you step up to ask questions, share resources, and eagerly support each other in building strong and vibrant practices. Here we have students still in training to become mental health professionals as well as seasoned professionals with many decades of service in the field. Your voice (and that of your colleagues) feeds that diversity that keeps us strong and growing.
And, when you are ready to make the commitment to the future of your private practice, please do reach out. I would love the mentor and shepherd you on your journey!
Hi Tamara! I have read through this blog and I’m still a little confused, so please be patient as I just signed up today and I’m climbing the learning curve. My daughter, Kesha Martin is an LPC in Texas and is currently working for both a health care group as a contract clinician, and she is also seeing her own clients privately from a separate location. When she started with the contract group in October, that group set up her credentialing profile on CAQH. All her professional information is there and she can directly log into the site and see her information, her profile, etc. She also receives direct communications from the ProviewSystemAdministrator at her private practice e-mail whenever insurance companies add her to their roster. So, under these circumstances, can she simply go to the practice location under the Specialties link and add her practice location where she serves her private clients?
If not, is it even possible for her to have BOTH an individual and a group profile in ProView?.
Thanks, I’m glad I found your blog! I’m working to build my daughter build her practice by managing the business end and handling the bureaucratic red tape (that I’m more equipped to deal with) so she is free to spend her time and energies on her clients. With luck, hard work, and people like you to look to for guidance, I hope she will soon be able to employ me as her manager, at least part time, as I move into retirement over the next year. Thanks for being here!
What a great setup, Nancy, to be able to work with your daughter and support her as she grows here practice!
Thanks for dropping in here.
This is a question that gets asked all the time.
The answer is – Her CAQH credentials HER, not the group.
She should be able to note the multiple sites she works at through CAQH.
However, she should read the fine print closely.
What she doesn’t want to do is add her own practice location in such a way that indicates that is simply a satellite location for the health care group is he is contracting with.
Just read carefully as you complete the application and you / she should be fine!
Best wishes on your journey!
I hope you’ll drop back in often to chat!
Are LCSWA’s allowed to be credentialed with insurance companies?
Hi, Leslie! It’s great to have your voice here!
The correct answer is “maybe.” It really depends on each individual insurance company.
Most insurance companies allow mental health professionals who are licensed to practice independently to apply to be credentialed.
However, there are definitely exceptions and the only way to know what the guidelines are for each company is to read the fine print for each one.
Often this information is found on their individual websites.
If not, you can call the individual companies and ask to speak to their “Provider Relations Department.”
They will be your interface with each managed care company.
Best wishes on your journey!
Hello,
I am an LICSW in Massachusetts and I am trying to join a group practice. I have recently gotten interviews but they all require that you are either already paneled or close to finished with the process and have a CAQH. However, it seems that you need to know where you will be working in order to start the process. The forms on the insurance companies sites are largely about the practice itself. I’m confused! Any help, would be greatly appreciated. Is there anyway to get a CAQH without knowing where you will be practicing? Thanks so much!
I am an lmft with private practice and have employees under me, including a newly hired LCSW.
Can my licensed employee work under insurance panels that I am already on, e.g. Athem/blue cross or do they have to get on the panels themselves ?
From California
Hi-
Is there a way to get through the CAQH application without having a state license? I am an Board Certified Behavioral Analyst (BCBA) which are certified through the BACB and do not need a state license to practice. However, CAQH is requiring me to upload a “Professional License” for practicing within state. This differs from another section in which I can upload my BCBA Certification.
Thanks!
Welcome, Erica, to Private Practice from the Inside Out!
There are more than a few BCBA’s that hang out here.
It’s good to have your voice in the mix!
Unfortunately, I don’t know the answer to this.
If you contact CAQH directly and get a response from them, please do drop back into this thread and let the rest of us know!
I look forward to networking with you!
Hello Tamara. I work with a Residential Behavioral Health Center who is seeking to open accounts with private insurance panels. How would you recommend I proceed with this process, do I follow the same process that individuals in private practice follow? Thank you.
Yes, Ruben, that’s exactly how you would seek to get on managed care panels.
However, if you are trying to get the staff of the center credentialed, I would start by call each insurance company that you are interested in panelling with and speak with “Provider Relations.”
They will often have a different (and sometimes speedier) path for credentialing treatment facilities.
Best wishes on your journey!
Hey! I forgot to ask . . . where is your center located? Feel free to leave a link to the website!
Hello!
I am looking to go out on my own in private practice. I currently work at a large non for profit agency. How do I know if I was registered as an individual or group? I have a CAQH ID and password, but the process was done by our agency.
Thanks so much!
Hello, Emily!
Through a series of health challenges which left me in and out of the office, I have not re-attested since 2012. Is my number still good? I attempted to log in, but have moved since then and have a new email address. How do I proceed? Thank you in advance for taking the time to help.
Carol, you need to contact CAQH to update your information. No explanation need be given. Just let them know that you have relocated and that your email address has changed. Your CAQH number should remain the same. Best wishes on your journey!
I worked for Alexandria CSB and with community residences and now want to do private. I earned so little. Please help me step by step. I would be deeply interested. Thank you for your considerations.my email is above.
Catherine, I’m so glad you decided to drop in here and ask the question!
Congrats to you on making the decision to move into private practice!
I would be happy to work with you 1:1 or by sharing more general information with you here on Private Practice from the Inside Out.
I’m sure other psychotherapists will also have ideas that they want to share with you and . . . .
In about 4 weeks, I’ll be sharing a new post that talks about how to make those initial steps into transitioning to private practice.
So sorry for the delay but I am in the midst of prepping for my fall tour of training in Denver, Colorado, Omaha, Nebraska, etc.
After that, I should be good to better focus on writing a blog post about getting started in private practice!
In the meantime, you can reach out to me using the contact form if you would like to schedule a private consultation to begin working with me 1:1; or, you can use the “search box” on this blog to find info about specific things like “fees,” “managed care,” and “networking.”
Either way, I look forward to helping you get your practice up and running smoothly!
Hi Miranda,
Thanks for sharing this great information! I am filling out the BCBS TX provider record id information form and there is a line to fill in for AANA certification #and effective date. I have no idea what this stands for and when I googled it, the only thing I could find was a Nurse Anesthetic certification. Do you know what this abbreviation stands for and what info they want?
Thanks so much for your help.
Kathy
Kathy I suspect that you are correct – AANA is most commonly used for the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists so I would just leave that blank. Blessings to you on your journey!
keep submitting and attest and it says all is complete. I get an email saying it is all approved and sent out. 3 times I get an emails after being told it is all done and approved- saying to correct something and all looks good when I go in the system and review. I am at a loss.
Anne, this may be resolved quicker by picking up the phone to discuss this with a live person.
Just had a follow-up question I already have an NPI number and then I have an account with CAQH as a contractual therapist. How hard would it be to get paneled with my new LLC company and if you don’t know can you direct me where I could look
Hi, Brandee!
It is relatively simple to get paneled with a new company structure like LLC if I am understanding your question correctly.
Just update your info with CAQH and then contact each managed care company’s Provider Relations Department that you are already contracted with to explain the change and ask them what steps you need to take.
Easy peasy!
Hi, I am a California-based LMFT in the midst of the CAQH application. How does one respond to the question, “are you board-certified?” I know this means an extra layer of certification above licensing for MDs. What does it mean for psychotherapists? is the answer “no” for a licensed MFT? Thank you.
Hi, Amy! This is such a good question and you are right in that the question was originally constructed for physicians.
However, therapists can also get certified in various areas.
If you don’t recognize the language, it’s likely you are not board-certified.
I’m in the process of completing the CAQH but I am not sure what the “State authorization” and the “State release” documents are (I’m supposed to upload them).
What are they?
Thank you.
Hi, Patricia! Welcome to Private Practice from the Inside Out!
I’m sorry to say that I am not familiar with this terminology either.
My suggestion is that you contact CAQH directly to inquire.
Best wishes on your journey!
The agency I work for provided me with my original CAQH login, I am starting to see clients individually, do I need to set up another account for myself as a private practitioner or is that possible through the original login? TIA!