PPS works with practices across Michigan on insurance credentialing, provider enrollment, insurance contract negotiations, website design, practice start-up services and general practice consulting. Each proposal is scoped to the work your practice actually needs.
Services for Michigan practices
Credentialing & enrollment
Organize provider records, payer applications and enrollment follow-up.
Explore service 02 / Healthy foundationsPractice start-up
Bring your payer strategy, people and business decisions into an opening plan.
Explore service 03 / Payer relationshipsContract negotiations
Review agreements and prepare a practice-specific approach to negotiations.
Explore service 04 / Patient growthWebsite design & marketing
Connect your practice with patients through a clear website and online presence.
Explore serviceProvider & payer support
Business & operations
- Solo and group practice start-up services
- Insurance contract negotiations
- Practice consulting: budgets, financial projections, EHR selection and billing review
- Employment manuals (paid resource)
- Branding, website design and search engine optimization
- Social media and online profile management
- Business development and recruitment
Payer credentialing in Michigan
Your payer strategy depends on your specialty, location and the patients you expect to serve. PPS can help evaluate participation opportunities and coordinate credentialing and enrollment across commercial plans, Medicare, Michigan Medicaid and workers compensation networks. Confirm current network availability directly with each payer.
Use these official resources as a starting point:
These are some of the plans and networks we have worked with in the Michigan market. Participation options depend on your location and specialty, and network status changes, so confirm current availability with each payer.
- AARP
- Aetna
- Alliance Health and Life (AHL)
- American Medical Security Health Plans
- Assurant Health
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Celtic Insurance Company
- Community Choice Michigan
- Consumers Life Insurance Company / Medical Mutual
- Grand Valley Health Plan
- Great Lakes Health Plan
- Golden Rule Insurance Company
- HealthPlus of Michigan
- Health Alliance Plan of Michigan (HAP)
- Humana
- John Alden Life Insurance Company
- M-Care – Blue Care Network
- McLaren Health Plan
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Midwest Health Plan
- Molina Healthcare
- Paramount Care of Michigan
- Physicians Health Plan of Mid-Michigan
- Priority Health Insurance Company
- Time Insurance Company
- Total Health Care
- UniCare
- United Healthcare
- Upper Peninsula Health Plan
Supporting practices across Michigan
We provide services to physicians and facilities across Michigan. These are some of the cities where we have recently supported credentialing and practice start-up work:
- Detroit
- Grand Rapids
- Warren
- Sterling Heights
- Lansing
- Ann Arbor
- Flint
- Dearborn
- Livonia
- Westland
- Troy
- Farmington Hills
- Kalamazoo
- Wyoming
- Southfield
Free credentialing checklists
These credentialing checklists are free, with no prerequisites. Choose the one that fits your situation:
- Provider credentialing checklist: for practices and organizations hiring a new provider with established payer agreements and locations.
- New practice credentialing checklist: for new practices that will obtain new payer agreements or enter a new market.
Free practice start-up checklist
Work through the checklist and timeline so nothing is missed or done out of order while you open your practice. It is free to any new practice.
Free resources for your practice
Use these guides and templates to prepare your practice. Read resources online, download available files or request a copy by email. The employment handbook is a paid resource, discounted for new practices.
- Practice start-up checklistsRequest by email →
- Medicare enrollment guideRead online →
- Medicare Wellness FormsRequest by email →
- Physician Employment AgreementRequest by email →
- HIPAA and Mental Health Information SharingRequest by email →
- Practice OSHA Safety Plan Practice KitRequest by email →
- OSHA Workplace Injury FormRequest by email →
- Notice of Privacy PracticesRequest by email →
- Medicare bank letter templateView & download →
- Practice employee handbookPaid resource →
What our clients have to say
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