PPS works with practices across Tennessee 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 Tennessee 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 Tennessee
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, TennCare 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 Tennessee market. Participation options depend on your location and specialty, and network status changes, so confirm current availability with each payer.
- AARP
- Aetna
- Amerigroup
- Assurant Health
- Beech Street
- BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee
- Cahaba GBA
- Celtic Insurance Company
- Cigna / HealthSpring
- Community Health Alliance CO-OP
- Coventry Health Care
- Cover Tennessee
- Frontier Health
- Golden Rule Insurance Company
- Humana
- IHC Group
- John Alden Life Insurance Company
- Medicare
- TennCare / Medicaid
- Time Insurance Company
- TRH Health Plans
- UnitedHealthcare
- Volunteer State Health Plan (BlueCare)
- Windsor Health Plan
Supporting practices across Tennessee
We provide services to physicians and facilities across Tennessee. These are some of the cities where we have recently supported credentialing and practice start-up work:
- Nashville
- Brentwood
- Knoxville
- Chattanooga
- Clarksville
- Murfreesboro
- Jackson
- Johnson City
- Franklin
- Bartlett
- Hendersonville
- Kingsport
- Germantown
- Cleveland
- Collierville
- Bristol
Some of our partners
PPS works alongside these practice technology and service partners.
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 →