Senior Provider Enrollment Specialist
Houston, TX - USA
Job Summary
Texas Hearing Institute is seeking an experienced SeniorProvider Enrollment Specialist to independently manage provider enrollment andcredentialing activities from initial application through confirmed effectivedate. The position oversees government and commercial payer enrollmentrecredentialing revalidations provider and location changes payer follow-upcomplex issue resolution contracting support and regulatory compliance. Thisposition serves as the primary liaison among THI providers payers andrevenue cycle leadership to protect provider participation and preventenrollment-related claim or reimbursement delays. This role will provide frontdesk coverage only as needed to support departmental operations.
Responsibilities / Duties:
- Independently manage enrollment from application submission through confirmed payer effective date.
- Complete initial credentialing and recredentialing for all providers.
- Submit and monitor provider enrollment applications.
- Complete and track provider group facility and new-location enrollments across government and commercial payers.
- Manage revalidations demographic updates reassignment and change-of-information submissions.
- Resolve stalled deficient returned or complex enrollment cases through persistent payer follow-up and escalation.
- Maintain a master enrollment tracker with application status aging barriers follow-up dates and confirmed effective dates.
- Identify and escalate enrollment-related revenue risks that may delay claims billing or cash collections.
- Coordinate with billing and revenue cycle staff to prevent or resolve enrollment-related claim and reimbursement delays.
- Serve as an internal subject-matter resource for payer enrollment requirements and portal processes.
- Maintainprovider files and credentialing documentation.
- MaintainCAQH PECOS TMHP/PEMS and other payer portals.
- Trackexpiration dates for: Medical licenses/ DEA registrations/ Board certifications/Professional liability insurance/ CPR certifications (if applicable)
- Recredentialing cycles
- Prepare weekly credentialing reports
- Identify providers approaching expiration or termination.
- Followup with payers until providers are confirmed in-network.
- Maintainprovider enrollment status reports.
- Ensure compliance with payer enrollment requirements.
- Assist with provider contracting activities.
- Coordinate payer participation requests.
Communicate enrollment or contracting issues to leadership.
Monitor credentialing and enrollment timelines.
Education and Experience Requirements:
- High school diploma or equivalent required; associate or bachelor degree preferred
- Minimum 5 years of direct provider enrollment and credentialing experience in a provider organization managed care plan medical staff services department or credentialing verification organization; 5-7 years preferred for senior-level placement.
- Working knowledge of Texas Medicaid (TMHP/PEMS) Medicare (PECOS) CHIP and commercial payer enrollment requirements.
- Experience maintaining CAQH provider profiles.
- Working knowledge of provider contracting and payer enrollment processes.
- Understanding of healthcare regulatory and compliance standards.
- Strong organizational and follow-up skills
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