Nicole L Barnhill

ad3u0l@r.postjobfree.com **** N Buckeye St. Kokomo, In 46901 574-***-****

Authorized to work in the US for any employer. Efficient Billing specialist with 2+ years of experience performing various accounts receivable functions. Knowledge of Medicare and Medicare advantage, but eager to learn all aspects of the billing industry.

Work Experience

Medical Billing Specialist

Logansport Memorial Hospital- Logansport, IN

January 3, 2022 - present

•Work effectively with medical payers such as Medicare and Medicare Advantage companies to obtain timely and accurate payments.

•Produce, distribute and track approximately 1,300 claims per month.

•Identify, research, and resolve billing variances to maintain system accuracy and currency.

•Posted patient payments and answered patient inquiries about encounters.

•Identify, research, and resolve billing issues between payers and hospitals to ensure proper payment.

•Analyze Explanation of Benefit forms to verify the posting of payments.

•Check eligibility of insurance of patients to ensure that correct insurance is being billed.

Medical Massage Practitioner/ Massage Therapist

Central Indiana

December 2012 to May 2020

Medical Massage Practitioner ...received certificate in December 2019

Swedish, Deep tissue, Pregnancy, Hot Stone, Aromatherapy, myofascial release, cupping, specific releases for medical conditions

Skills

•Medical Billing 2+ years with focus in Medicare and Advantage plans - Physician and Institutional to ensure timely and accurate payments.

•Medical Coding utilizing ICD-10 2+ years.

•Payment processing 5+ years

•Cerner 2+ years

•Electronic Health Record 5+ years

•Spreadsheets 5+ years

•EOB Knowledge 5+ years

•Insurance A/R 2+ years

•Office Management 1+ year

•Medical Scheduling 5+ years

•Medical Records 10+ years

•Medical Terminology 10+ years

•Anatomy Knowledge 10+ years

•Insurance Eligibility 2+ years

•Pain Management 10+ years

•Medical Massage Practitioner 5+ years

•Submit electronic and paper claims to different insurance companies, nursing homes and state hospitals to collect medical payments.

•Reviewed EOB to make sure that posting was correctly input into the system to ensure proper revenue cycle management.

Certifications, Licenses, and Diplomas

Obtaining Certified Coding Specialist 2024

Medical Billing/Coding Certificate - Purdue University Global July 2022

National Certification American Medical Certification Association - July 2022

Licensed Massage Therapist expires May 2025

Licensed Medical Massage Practitioner December 2019

Physical Therapist Assistant - Associates in applied science - Southwestern Illinois College 2005

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