{"id":26921,"date":"2025-11-11T12:58:15","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T12:58:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/?p=26921"},"modified":"2025-11-11T12:58:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T12:58:15","slug":"why-your-credentialing-applications-are-still-pending-after-6-months-and-how-to-fix-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/why-your-credentialing-applications-are-still-pending-after-6-months-and-how-to-fix-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Your Credentialing Applications Are Still &#8220;Pending&#8221; After 6 Months (And How to Fix It)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"108\" data-end=\"254\"><strong data-start=\"108\" data-end=\"254\">Credentialing doesn&#8217;t take 6-9 months because it&#8217;s complicated. It takes that long because insurance companies are counting on you to give up.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"256\" data-end=\"363\">You&#8217;ve completed your paperwork. 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For specialists? Multiply that by 3-5x.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"868\" data-end=\"984\">The worst part? You did everything right. The system is just broken\u2014and designed to frustrate you into submission.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"986\" data-end=\"989\" \/>\n<h3 data-start=\"991\" data-end=\"1040\"><strong data-start=\"995\" data-end=\"1040\">The Credentialing Secret Nobody Tells You<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1042\" data-end=\"1241\">Insurance companies don&#8217;t care about your timeline. They have 180 days to process your application, and they&#8217;ll use every single one of them (plus &#8220;accidentally&#8221; lose your paperwork at least once).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1243\" data-end=\"1289\">Unless someone knows how to play their game.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1291\" data-end=\"1396\"><strong data-start=\"1291\" data-end=\"1321\">Medical Billers and Coders<\/strong> has spent 25+ years mastering the art of credentialing warfare. 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Because diversifying your payer mix isn&#8217;t optional anymore\u2014it&#8217;s survival. 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But we can only handle so many applications while maintaining our 95%+ success rate.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3277\" data-end=\"3344\"><strong data-start=\"3277\" data-end=\"3344\">First 20 practices to claim this offer get priority processing.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"3346\" data-end=\"3349\" \/>\n<h3 data-start=\"3351\" data-end=\"3408\"><strong data-start=\"3355\" data-end=\"3408\">Stop Losing Patients (and Revenue) While You Wait<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"3410\" data-end=\"3567\">Every day you&#8217;re not fully credentialed is another day of lost revenue you&#8217;ll never get back. The only question is: how much longer can you afford to wait?<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3569\" data-end=\"3666\"><strong data-start=\"3569\" data-end=\"3589\">Take action now:<\/strong><br data-start=\"3589\" data-end=\"3592\" \/>Call MBC: <a href=\"callto: 888-357-3226\"><strong data-start=\"3602\" data-end=\"3618\">888-357-3226<\/strong><\/a> | E-mail: <strong data-start=\"3628\" data-end=\"3664\"><a class=\"decorated-link cursor-pointer\" href=\"mailto:info@medicalbillersandcoders.com\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"3630\" data-end=\"3662\">info@medicalbillersandcoders.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3668\" data-end=\"3820\">Get credentialed with 6 major payers, pay for only 5, and start seeing all the patients who walk through your door\u2014regardless of their insurance card.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"2248\" data-end=\"2299\"><strong data-start=\"2252\" data-end=\"2299\">Understanding the CMS Role in Credentialing<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2301\" data-end=\"2910\">Credentialing timelines and payer policies often align with federal regulations set by the <a class=\"decorated-link cursor-pointer\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"2392\" data-end=\"2512\"><strong data-start=\"2393\" data-end=\"2443\">Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services (CMS)<\/strong><\/a>.<br data-start=\"2513\" data-end=\"2516\" \/>CMS ensures that all healthcare providers meet the required standards before participating in government-funded insurance programs.<br data-start=\"2647\" data-end=\"2650\" \/>However, private insurance companies often extend or complicate these timelines, which is why having an experienced credentialing partner like <strong data-start=\"2794\" data-end=\"2830\">Medical Billers and Coders (MBC)<\/strong> can help you navigate both <a href=\"http:\/\/cms.gov\">CMS<\/a> and commercial payer processes more efficiently.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3827\" data-end=\"3973\"><strong data-start=\"3827\" data-end=\"3835\">P.S.<\/strong> That application you submitted 4 months ago? 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