Credentialing for Behavioral Health

Get on panels — not on a waitlist.

Flat-fee credentialing for therapists, psychologists, and behavioral health groups. We handle the applications, follow-ups, and re-credentialing so you can start seeing insured clients in weeks — not months.

$195 flat fee per panel No surprise charges 16+ years credentialing behavioral health
Application Tracker
5 ACTIVE
Aetna · Commercial
APPROVED
Effective Apr 12 · 24 days
BCBS
APPROVED
Effective Mar 28 · 31 days
Cigna · Behavioral
IN COMMITTEE
Day 22 · est. 7 days remaining
Carelon
SUBMITTED
Day 9 · awaiting verification
Avg. Approval Time
27 days
↓ vs. 90+ industry avg.
— 01 / Why Credentialing Stalls

Most credentialing dies in the follow-up.

01

Applications stall in payer queues for 90+ days with no status updates.

02

CAQH attestations expire mid-process, sending you back to square one.

03

Each payer has different forms, portals, and quirks no one warned you about.

04

Re-credentialing windows get missed, and your contract goes inactive.

05

Generic credentialers charge per service, per call, per change order.

06

Every week without a panel is revenue you’ll never recover.

— 02 / The Pricing
$195per panel

One flat fee. End to end.

No setup fees, no monthly retainer, no per-call surcharges. You pay $195 per insurance panel — that’s it. We don’t bill you again until you ask us to credential another panel or it’s time to re-credential.

— Includes

CAQH Setup & Maintenance

We build, attest, and maintain your CAQH profile so it never goes stale mid-application.

— Includes

Application & Submission

Every form, every portal, every supporting document handled and submitted for you.

— Includes

Weekly Follow-Up

We chase the payer until your application moves. You get status updates without asking.

— Includes

Contract Negotiation

When the offer comes back, we review fee schedules and flag anything below market.

— 03 / The Process

How a panel goes from applied to approved.

i

Intake & document gathering

We send a single intake form covering license info, NPI, malpractice, education, and work history. We pull what we need from CAQH and request the rest in one batch — no back-and-forth over weeks.

Timeline2–5 days
ii

CAQH build & attestation

We build or update your CAQH profile, attest it, and lock the version that payers will pull. This is where most DIY credentialing breaks — we make sure it doesn’t.

Timeline3–7 days
iii

Application submission

Each panel gets its own application — built to spec, submitted through the right portal, with the right supporting documents. We track confirmation numbers and submission dates per panel.

Timeline5–10 days
iv

Weekly follow-up & escalation

We call the payer weekly. When applications stall, we escalate. You get a status report so you always know where each panel stands.

Timeline3–10 weeks
v

Approval & contract review

Contract comes back, we review the fee schedule, flag anything below market, and send you a clean summary. You sign. You’re in-network.

Timeline1–2 weeks
vi

Re-credentialing on schedule

We track every re-credentialing date. When the window opens, we handle the renewal so your contracts never lapse and your billing never gets interrupted.

TimelineOngoing
— 04 / Panels We Work With

Every payer that matters in behavioral health.

We’ve credentialed thousands of providers across commercial, Medicaid, and Medicare panels in California, Texas, Florida, Nevada, and Oregon. Below is a sample — if a panel isn’t listed, ask. We’ve probably done it.

Aetna
Commercial · BH
BCBS
All states
Cigna
Commercial · EAP
United / Optum
Behavioral
Carelon
Anthem · BH carve-out
Magellan
Behavioral health
Beacon
Behavioral health
Humana
Commercial · MA
Medi-Cal
PAVE 2.0 · CA
Medicare
PECOS enrollment
TriWest
VA · CCN
Kaiser
Select regions
Molina
Medicaid MCO
Premera
WA · BH
Regence
WA · OR
+ More
Ask us

Don’t see your payer? Just ask. We’ve credentialed nearly every behavioral health panel in the country.

— 05 / The Alternative

DIY vs. ClientFit, honestly.

Doing it yourself
With ClientFit
Time per panel
8–15 hours of paperwork & calls
~30 minutes of intake on your end
Average approval time
90–120 days when nothing goes wrong
~27 days with active follow-up
CAQH maintenance
Easy to forget — expires every 120 days
Handled automatically, never lapses
Re-credentialing
You set a calendar reminder & hope
Tracked & handled before deadlines
Pricing model
Free, but each delay costs revenue
$195 flat per panel — no surprises
— 06 / Questions

Things people ask us before signing on.

How long does the whole credentialing process take?+

Most panels approve in 4–8 weeks once the application is submitted. Medicaid and Medicare typically take longer (8–12 weeks). We push every panel as fast as the payer allows — our average is around 27 days, well under the 90-day industry standard.

What’s actually included in the $195?+

Everything from intake through approval: CAQH setup and attestation, application preparation, document submission, weekly follow-ups with the payer, escalations when needed, and contract review when the offer comes back. No add-ons, no per-call charges. The only time you’d pay again is if you add a new panel or it’s time to re-credential.

Do you handle Medicaid and Medi-Cal?+

Yes. We handle Medi-Cal via PAVE 2.0 in California and equivalent state portals in Texas, Florida, Nevada, and Oregon. We also handle Medicaid MCO enrollments (Molina, CalOptima, Centene, etc.) and Medicare PECOS. State-specific quirks are part of why specialization matters.

Can you credential a brand-new practice?+

Yes — and it’s actually our specialty. We credential solo clinicians launching their first practice and group practices adding new providers. We’ll walk you through what to do before applications go out (NPI, EIN, malpractice, etc.) so nothing trips up the submission.

What if a panel is closed?+

Closed panels happen. We submit anyway with a network needs justification when applicable, and we keep checking — closed panels reopen, and we want you to be first in line when they do. We’ll also tell you honestly when a panel isn’t worth pursuing.

Do I have to use ClientFit for billing too?+

No. Credentialing is a standalone service — you can use whatever billing setup you already have. Most clients eventually move billing to us as well because credentialing and billing share so much underlying data, but it’s never required.

Will I be working with one person or a team?+

You’ll have one named credentialing specialist who knows your practice and runs your applications. They’re backed by a team for redundancy, but you won’t be bouncing between strangers every time you have a question.

— Ready to get on panels

Stop waiting. Start billing.

Tell us which panels you need and we’ll get applications out this week. The first month of seeing insured clients usually pays for the credentialing several times over.

Start your credentialing
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