PPS has served practices in Minnesota for more than 10 years. Our most common work is 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 Minnesota 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
- Provider credentialing services
- Credentialing maintenance
- Credentialing software
- Telemedicine credentialing
- Medicare individual, group and reassignment enrollment
- Minnesota Health Care Programs enrollment
- DMEPOS Medicare enrollment
- ERA and EFT enrollment
Business & operations
- Practice consulting: pro forma development, budgets, EHR selection and billing review
- Practice location analysis: competition, cost-of-living trends and economic conditions
- Insurance contract negotiations
- Practice compliance and education
- Employment manuals (paid resource)
- Marketing strategy, social media and online profiles
- Medical website design and search engine optimization
- Business development and recruitment
Payer credentialing in Minnesota
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, Minnesota Health Care Programs 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 Minnesota market. Participation options depend on your location and specialty, and network status changes, so confirm current availability with each payer.
- AARP
- Assurant Health
- Avera Health Plans
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota
- First Plan of Minnesota
- HealthPartners Insurance Company
- Humana One
- IHC Group
- Itasca Medical Care
- John Alden Life Insurance Company
- Medica Insurance Company
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- MinnesotaCare
- Minnesota Advantage Health Plan
- Minnesota Health Plan (MHP)
- Minnesota Comprehensive Health Association (MCHA)
- PreferredOne Insurance Company
- PrimeWest Health
- Time Insurance Company
- UCare
Supporting practices across Minnesota
We work with therapists, advanced practice providers, physicians, facilities, hospitals and universities across Minnesota. These are some of the cities where we have recently supported credentialing and practice start-up work:
- Minneapolis
- Saint Paul
- Rochester
- Duluth
- Bloomington
- Brooklyn Park
- Plymouth
- St. Cloud
- Eagan
- Woodbury
- Maple Grove
- Coon Rapids
- Eden Prairie
- Burnsville
- Blaine
- Lakeville
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. We ask for a short validation step before sending it.
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 →