Guides
Credentialing & Enrollment Guides.
Practical guides from the team that runs billing, credentialing, payer enrollment, and daily operations for behavioral health and outpatient practices.
Credentialing In Multiple States: A Telehealth Practice’s Guide (2026)
Credentialing in multiple states takes a license, payer enrollment and Medicaid enrollment per state. What compacts do and don't do, and which states first.
Read the guide →Group Practice Credentialing: Group Contracts, Type 2 NPIs And Adding Clinicians
Group practice credentialing in two tracks: what the group sets up once, what each new clinician needs, a 120-day hiring plan and the roster clocks that apply.
Read the guide →Medicare Enrollment For Counselors And MFTs (LPC, LMHC, LMFT): 2026 Step By Step
Medicare has paid LPCs, LMHCs and LMFTs since January 1, 2024. Who qualifies, the PECOS steps, which MAC you file with, effective dates and the 75% rate.
Read the guide →How To Change Your Tax ID With Insurance Companies Without Claims Denying
A new Tax ID means a new Medicare enrollment, a change at every payer and new EFT and ERA. The order that keeps claims paying, and how to bill in...
Read the guide →How Long Does Credentialing Take? Published Timelines By Payer And State (2026)
What payers and state laws actually publish about credentialing timelines, what starts each clock, and how to plan a start date around them.
Read the guide →Solo To Group Practice: What Changes When You Add Your First Provider
Learn what changes when a solo behavioral health practice adds its first provider, including payer enrollment, billing, payroll, access, and workflows.
Read the guide →Credentialing Status Explained: Submitted, Approved, Effective, EFT And ERA
Understand the credentialing statuses that matter after submission: received, in review, approved, effective, rostered, EFT, ERA, directory verification, and first paid claim.
Read the guide →CAQH Is Now DataSpring: Provider Data Portal Setup And Attestation, Step By Step
A step-by-step CAQH Provider Data Portal guide: building and attesting your profile, the 120-day re-attestation, and mistakes that stall credentialing.
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