Built for behavioral health groups

Get every clinician on panel and keep them there.

Behavioral health runs on a mix of psychiatrists, psychologists, LCSWs, LPCs, and LMFTs, each with different payer rules and a lot of Medicaid. We verify and enroll all of them, keep CAQH current, and watch for the expirations and panel closures that quietly drop clinicians out of network.

Panel board — enrollment status by clinician
18 clinicians · 9 payers · updated 4 min ago
Clinician
Payer
Status
Updated
Dr. A. MensahPsychiatrist
Optum / UBH
On panel
May 14
R. CallowayLCSW
Medicaid (state)
In review
May 28
D. IversonLPC
Aetna
Submitted
Jun 02
P. OkonkwoPsychologist
Cigna / Evernorth
Panel closed
Jun 05
M. SatoPMHNP
BCBS
On panel
May 30
Pricing, side by side

The same behavioral health group, two very different bills.

An illustrative scenario: 18 clinicians, roughly 7–8 payer enrollments each across commercial and Medicaid. Here is a per-application billing vendor versus an all-in rate with Accel Health.

Per-app billing vendor
Pay for every form, every payer
$300per application, per clinician, per payer
~135 enrollments / year
~$40,500
  • Cost scales with every clinician you add
  • No live status, you chase updates by email
  • Panel-closure follow-up not included
vs.
Accel Health
All-in per clinician
$75–150per provider / month, fully managed
18 clinicians, all-in
~$16K–32K
  • Verification, CAQH, and enrollment bundled
  • One panel board across every payer
  • Bi-weekly follow-up on closed panels included
Figures are illustrative. Final pricing scoped to clinician count, payer mix, and contract terms. PECOS / Medicaid and the $730 CMS fee billed separately.
The behavioral health reality

More clinician types, more Medicaid, more ways to fall off a panel.

Behavioral health credentialing is harder than most specialties: mixed license types, heavy Medicaid enrollment, frequent panel closures, and prescribers who need DEA and state CDS on file. Miss one renewal and a clinician stops getting paid.

How it usually goes
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Each license type (MD, PsyD, LCSW, LPC, LMFT) follows different payer rules, and nobody tracks them in one place.
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Commercial panels close to new behavioral health clinicians, and applications stall with no follow-up.
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Medicaid enrollment varies by state and gets handled ad hoc, delaying the payer mix that matters most.
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A lapsed license, DEA, or CAQH attestation quietly drops a clinician from a panel mid-quarter.
With Accel Health
One board tracks every clinician, license type, and payer in a single live view.
Our team submits clean applications and follows up bi-weekly on closed or stalled panels.
Commercial and Medicaid enrollment handled together all by a US-based team who understand the nuances of government applications.
Automated monitoring flags license, DEA, and CAQH expirations before they cost you a panel.
What you get

Built for the way behavioral health groups actually staff and bill.

01

Every license type

Psychiatrists, psychologists, PMHNPs, LCSWs, LPCs, and LMFTs verified against the right primary sources, each with its own payer requirements handled.

02

Commercial + Medicaid

We enroll across commercial payers and state Medicaid together, so the panels that drive behavioral health revenue come online without ad hoc handling.

03

Prescriber-ready

DEA and state CDS tracked alongside the license, and PECOS profiles prepared for prescribers who bill Medicare.

04

CAQH kept current

We complete and sync the CAQH profile (1,000+ data points) and watch the 120-day re-attestation so a stale profile never stalls a claim.

05

Closed-panel follow-up

When a payer's behavioral health panel is closed, we keep following up and escalating rather than letting the application sit.

06

Expiration monitoring

Automated 90-day alerts for license and credential expirations keep clinicians from quietly dropping out of network mid-quarter.

Straight talk on timelines

Fast where we control the clock. Honest where we don't.

Credentialing has two phases. We compress the first one hard and never pretend we can shortcut the second. In behavioral health, where Medicaid timelines run long, that honesty matters more than a slogan.

Phase 1 — we control this

Verification & clean submission

Verification, CAQH and PECOS prep, and a clean, error-free application for each clinician and license type. This is the part traditional teams drag out for days or weeks.

License, DEA, CDS verification
Minutes
CAQH & PECOS prep
Days, not weeks
Clean, complete submission
First time
Phase 2 — the payer controls this

Payer review & activation

Once a clean file is in, the payer's internal review runs on their clock, not ours. No vendor can shortcut it, and behavioral health Medicaid often sits at the longer end. We manage follow-up and escalation the whole way through.

Commercial payers
30–45 days
Medicare / Medicaid
60–90 days
Some state Medicaid
Up to 6 months
We are fast where we control the clock, andwe never pretend we can shortcut the payer's review.Our enrollment team submits, follows up, and escalates until every clinician is on panel.
Pricing

Per clinician, not per form.

An all-in monthly model covers verification, CAQH upkeep, and payer enrollment together, so a behavioral health group gets predictable cost across a mixed roster instead of a per-application meter that climbs every time you hire.

All-in rate
All-in, mid-size group
$75–150/ clinician / mo
  • Bundles PSV, CAQH maintenance, and payer enrollment in one rate
  • Up to 10 payer enrollments included per clinician
  • Commercial and Medicaid handled together
  • No extra charge for payer application mapping
  • 10–15% reduction available on a 2-year contract
Why this beats per-form billing
Predictable cost, plus a team that does the work.

A behavioral health roster spans many license types and a lot of payers, so per-application fees add up fast. Vendors charging $150–300 per application get expensive across a full clinician panel, and you still chase status yourself. An all-in per-clinician rate keeps cost predictable as you hire, with a managed board and a real enrollment team instead of a freelancer you email for updates.

PECOS and per-state Medicaid enrollments are scoped where needed, and the $730 CMS fee is passed through at cost. Final pricing is tailored to clinician count, payer mix, and contract terms. We'll scope it with you on the demo.

Capability
Accel Health
Tracking-only tools
Enterprise platforms
Payer enrollment done for you
White-glove
Tracking only
Limited
All behavioral health license types
Yes
Varies
Yes
Commercial & Medicaid enrollment
Yes
Limited
Varies
Works with groups under 5 providers
Yes
Often no
Usually no
Closed-panel follow-up & escalation
Yes
No
Varies
Licensing management (state license renewals)
Not yet
Some
Some
Straight answer: we don't currently offer licensing management (obtaining and renewing state licenses). If that's a core need, we'll tell you up front. Everything else around verification and payer enrollment is what we do best.

Get your whole panel on, and keep it on.

Book a 30-minute demo. We'll walk through verification across your license types, CAQH and PECOS sync, Medicaid enrollment, and the live panel board, then scope pricing for your clinician count.

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