Behavioral & Mental Health Providers — Credentialing Services
Psychiatrists, psychologists and licensed therapists enrolled with the behavioral networks that actually credential them.
Behavioral healthcare providers play a crucial role in addressing the rising demands for mental health services and treatment for substance abuse throughout the United States. As networks of payers continue to expand services for behavioral health as well as behavioral health services via telemedicine in 2026. Keeping up with timely provider accreditation is crucial to facilitate faster access for patients as well as insurance reimbursement and regulatory compliance as well as network participation.
ZechionMed offers a full range of mental and behavioral health provider accreditation services for independent practitioners as well as group practices, community mental health groups and telepsychiatry professionals clinics, hospitals and multi-state healthcare providers.
Our credentialing specialists oversee all phases of enrollment, from initial applications and maintenance of CAQH to the enrollment of payers and recredentialing, data management, and continuous compliance, allowing healthcare professionals in behavioral health to focus on providing quality patient healthcare.
What We Cover
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners (PMHNP)
Psychiatrists (MD/DO)
Credentialing Services Include We credential adult, child & adolescent, forensic, addiction, geriatric, consultation-liaison, and specialty psychiatrists.
- Initial credentialing for the payer
- Medicare enrollment
- Medicaid enrollment
- Insurance enrollment for commercial purposes
- Hospital privilege support
- Multi-state enrollment
- CAQH profile management
- Recredentialing
- Monitoring of licenses
- Credentialing for Telepsychiatry
Psychologists (PhD/PsyD) · Services Include
Accreditation support for psychologists with licenses to provide psychotherapy, psychological evaluations testing and assessment of behavior.
- Commercial payer enrollment
- Medicare participation
- Medicaid enrollment
- Credentialing for psychological testing
- Telehealth enrollment
- CAQH management
- Recredentialing
- License verification
- Support for compliance on a regular basis
Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSW)
Services Include Accreditation for clinical social professionals who offer counseling, psychotherapy as well as case management and behavioral interventions.
- Individual provider enrollment
- Group practice-based Credentialing
- Medicaid participation
- Medicare enrollment
- Commercial payer enrollment
- Telehealth credentialing
- Revalidation
- Maintenance of the provider
- Monitoring of Credentials
Licensed Professional Counselors (LPC)
Services Include Credentialing services that are comprehensive for licensed counselors offering outpatient and mental health services.
- Participation in insurance
- CAQH profile management
- State-specific documents
- Credentialing of commercial payers
- Medicaid applications
- Telehealth enrollment
- Recredentialing
- Provider updates
- In-continued conformity
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapists (LMFT)
Services Include Solutions for credentialing family and marriage therapists who serve couples, individuals and families.
- Payer enrollment
- Medicare (where it is)
- Medicaid enrollment
- Commercial credentials
- Telebehavioral health enrollment
- Recredentialing
- CAQH updates
- Maintenance for the Provider
Mental Health Counselors · Services Include
The credentialing process supports qualified mental health counsellors in community, outpatient or virtual settings.
- Credentialing for insurance
- Multi-payer enrollment
- Network participation
- Telehealth enrollment
- CAQH management
- License verification
- Monitoring compliance
- Recredentialing
Substance Abuse Counselors · Services Include
Professionals with addiction treatment credentials are certified who work in the needs of people with substance use disorders (SUD) programs rehabilitation centers, rehabilitation centers, as well as behavioral health institutions.
- Medicaid enrollment
- Commercial payer enrollment
- Behavioral health network enrollment
- CAQH assistance
- Management of documentation
- Revalidation
- Monitoring continues
- Assistance with compliance
Behavioral Health Specialists · Services Include
The credentialing process is a benefit for behavioral health professionals who work in integrated health organisations, outpatient clinics and other specialty facilities for behavioral health.
- Provider enrollment
- Support for facility affiliation
- Credentialing for multi-states
- Telehealth enrollment
- CAQH updates
- Recredentialing
- Management of compliance
- Provider profile maintenance
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners (PMHNP)
Services Include Services for obtaining credentialing for Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Practitioners for inpatient, outpatient community, as well as virtual practice of behavioral health.
- Medicare enrollment
- Medicaid enrollment
- Insurance enrollment for commercial purposes
- CAQH profile management
- Credentialing for Telepsychiatry
- Multi-state payer enrollment
- Recredentialing
- Provider updates
- Monitoring ongoing compliance
Comprehensive Credentialing Services Included
Every credentialing program for behavioral health can comprise:
- Primary source verification
- CAQH profil creation, maintenance and enhancement
- Medicare enrollment
- Medicaid enrollment
- Commercial payer enrollment
- Behavioral health payer network enrollment
- Telebehavioral health credentialing
- PECOS enrollment support
- NPI verification
- State license verification
- DEA verification (when it is applicable)
- Insurance verification for malpractice
- Verification of education
- Certification of the Board
- Review of work history
- Management of provider rosters
- Hospital affiliation support
- Management credentialing
- Revalidation of the provider
- Tracking expiration
- Payer follow-up
- Resolution of the enrollment issue
- Maintaining the service on an ongoing basis
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Benefits of partnering with ZechionMed
Faster onboarding by the provider
- Reduced credentialing delays
- The increase in participation in insurance
- Performance of the revenue cycle improved
- Higher first-pass enrollment success
- Reduction of claim denials due to enrollment
- A designated coordinator of credentialing
- Real-time status reporting
- Secure document management
- Support for growth practices that can be scaled to accommodate the growing needs
- Expertise in multi-location credentialing
- Multi-state enrollment support
- Telebehavioral health credentialing expertise
- Communication transparent throughout the entire process
- Flexible service models that can be used by practice of every size
Industries We Serve
Behavioral Health Clinics
- Mental Health Practices
- Psychiatry Practices
- Psychology Clinics
- Counseling Centers
- Substance Use Disorder Treatment Centers
- Community Mental Health Centers
- Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs)
- Rural Health Clinics (RHCs)
- Hospital Behavioral Health Departments
- Integrated Primary Care Practices
- Telepsychiatry Providers
- Telebehavioral Health Organizations
- Multi-Specialty Medical Groups
- Independent Behavioral Health Providers
Frequently Asked Questions
The majority of credentialing applications are processed in 60-120 days, depending on the type of payer, provider type, state requirements and the accuracy of provided documentation.
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