Therapist & mental health credentialing
Insurance credentialing for therapists and mental health providers, without the paperwork pile
Starting a practice or adding a clinician? Getting paneled with insurance is slow, repetitive and easy to get wrong. We handle applications for LCSWs, LPCs, LMFTs, psychologists and psychiatric NPs, chase the payers and keep your CAQH up to date, so you can focus on your clients.
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- LCSW · LPC · LMFT · LMHC
- Psychologists & PMHNPs
- CAQH & Medicare (PECOS)
Signs you need this
Getting paneled is slow. It doesn’t have to be messy.
Every payer wants the same documents, in a different format
Re-entering the same details across portals is where mistakes and delays creep in.
New clinician, no payer contracts yet
Until enrollment is done, sessions are out-of-network, private pay or unbillable.
Credentialing and billing aren’t talking
A clinician goes live with the wrong ID or effective date, and the first claims are denied.
The reality
Most therapists start credentialing alone, and stall by month three
You fill out CAQH, send applications to a handful of payers, and then nothing. No confirmation, no status, and a phone tree that ends in voicemail. Meanwhile clients ask whether you take their insurance and you don’t know what to tell them.
The process is slow by design, but most delays are avoidable: an application sent to the medical plan instead of its behavioral health administrator, a CAQH profile that wasn’t authorized for that payer, or a missing supervision letter.
We take the whole thing off your plate. You fill in one intake checklist. We decide the payer list with you, file everything, follow up on a schedule and tell you when you can start seeing clients in network.
What we handle
Credentialing for therapists, start to finish
CAQH ProView
Profile built or repaired, documents uploaded, payers authorized, re-attested every 120 days.
Commercial panels
Applications to commercial plans and their behavioral health administrators, with panel status checked first.
Medicare & Medicaid
Medicare enrollment via PECOS, including LMFTs and counselors since 2024, plus state Medicaid and managed Medicaid plans.
Group practice set-up
Group NPI and tax ID enrollment, linking clinicians and adding new hires as you grow.
Re-credentialing
License, malpractice and contract renewals tracked so nobody drops out of network.
Effective dates & IDs
Provider IDs, effective dates and fee schedules confirmed and handed to billing.
What changes for your practice
From application to first paid session
Built for clinicians
We know the paperwork for LCSWs, LPCs, LMFTs, psychologists and psychiatric NPs.
Follow-up on a schedule
Applications don’t sit unanswered while you see clients.
Dates tracked for you
CAQH attestations, licenses and re-credentialing deadlines stay current.
Ready to bill on day one
Effective dates and IDs passed to billing, so the first claims go out right.
How it works
From intake to in network
Intake checklist
License, NPI, malpractice, education, work history and supervision details, collected once.
Payer strategy
We look at your location, client mix and panel status and agree the list of payers to apply to.
Applications & follow-up
Every application logged with dates and reference numbers, then followed up on a schedule.
Ready to bill
Effective dates confirmed, IDs loaded into your EHR and billing switched on for that payer.
Credentialing plus billing
In network is only half the job
When credentialing and billing are handled by the same team, there’s no gap between approval and the first paid claim.
- Your billing set-up waits on the effective date, not on an email chain
- First claims to each new payer checked by hand
- Rates on your contract compared with what the payer actually pays
- One point of contact for applications and claims
License types we credential
Built around how behavioral health is paneled
Payers treat license types differently. We know which plans panel which clinicians, and where a carve-out means you’re actually applying to a separate behavioral health company.
Licensed therapists
LCSW, LPC/LPCC, LMFT and LMHC. Commercial plans, Medicaid and, since 2024, Medicare for LMFTs and mental health counselors.
Psychologists
PhD and PsyD psychologists, including panels for psychological and neuropsychological testing.
Psychiatric providers
Psychiatrists and PMHNPs, with DEA and state controlled-substance registrations tracked alongside payer files.
Group practices
Group enrollment, linking each clinician to the group and onboarding new hires without gaps.
Behavioral health specifics
What’s different about mental health credentialing
Mental health credentialing follows the same basic steps as any other specialty, but a few things catch practices out again and again. We plan around them from the first call.
Carve-outs and behavioral health administrators
Many health plans hand their mental health benefits to a separate company. Applying to the medical plan instead of the behavioral health administrator is one of the most common reasons an application goes nowhere. We confirm who actually manages the network before we file.
Closed panels
In busy markets some payers stop accepting new therapists. We check panel status, ask about exceptions for bilingual clinicians, underserved areas or specific populations where payers offer them, and tell you plainly when a panel is closed.
Supervised and pre-licensed clinicians
Payers have very different rules for associates and pre-licensed clinicians. Some allow billing under a supervisor, many don’t. We check each payer’s policy before anyone sees a patient under that plan.
Telehealth and multi-state licenses
If you see clients in more than one state, each state’s license and each payer’s network in that state are separate. We map it out so you know which clients you can see in network, where.
Medicare for LMFTs and counselors
Since January 2024, marriage and family therapists and mental health counselors can enroll in Medicare. We handle PECOS enrollment, reassignment to your group and the follow-up.
Client stories
What practices say about working with us
Behavioral health
I used to dread the end of the month. Now I open one report and I know what was billed, what was paid and which claims are still being worked. When a denial comes in, someone has usually already called the payer before I hear about it.
Dr. Rachel MorenoPsychiatrist, solo practice · Austin, TX
Pediatrics
Switching billers mid-year felt risky. The handover was organized, the old A/R got cleaned up, and nothing slipped through the cracks while we kept seeing patients.
Dr. Alicia BrooksPediatrician · Atlanta, GA
Physical therapy
I’m a clinician, not a biller. They understand timed codes and plan-of-care rules, they answer email the same day, and for the first time I actually understand my A/R report.
Megan Carlisle, PT, DPTClinic owner · Denver, CO
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Free consultation, no obligation
Ready to get paneled? Let us do the paperwork.
Share which payers you want and which clinicians need to be enrolled. We’ll send a plan within one business day.
FAQ
Common questions
Straight answers about how this works with Cure MB.
How long does credentialing take for therapists?
Commonly two to four months per payer from a complete application, and longer for some plans or states. Medicare is often faster. We can’t make a payer move faster than its own process, but we make sure nothing on our side slows it down.
Can pre-licensed or associate therapists get credentialed?
Some payers allow associates to bill under a licensed supervisor, many don’t, and rules vary by state. We check each payer’s policy before anyone schedules clients under that plan.
Can LMFTs and LPCs bill Medicare now?
Yes. Since January 1, 2024, marriage and family therapists and mental health counselors can enroll in Medicare and bill for their services. We handle the PECOS enrollment and reassignment.
What if a panel is closed?
We’ll tell you, ask whether the payer makes exceptions (for example for certain languages, populations or underserved areas), and help you decide whether to wait, reapply later or focus elsewhere.
Do I need CAQH?
Most commercial payers use CAQH ProView to collect your credentials, so yes. We set it up, keep documents current, authorize the right payers and re-attest every 120 days.
Do you credential group practices?
Yes. We enroll the group, link each clinician and add new hires so they can start seeing clients in network as soon as each payer allows.
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