Valeri Sims
League City, TX 77573
***********@*****.***
OBJECTIVE
Highly motivated professional with experience in the medical industry, able to take initiative, demonstrates time management skills, attentive to detail and the ability to be a proactive problem-solver; seeking to utilize my medical billing office knowledge that will challenge my educational skills to provide excellent patient care.
SKILLS SUMMARY
Customer Service/Sales
Answer Multi-Phone Lines
Schedule Appointments
Insurance Verification
ICD-9/CPT codes Claims Processing
Payroll
Collection Procedures
HIPAA Compliant
Referrals Data Entry
Maintain Medical Files
Microsoft Office
MedMc Software
Clinic Pro Software
Future Health Systems
EDUCATION
Texas School of Business Friendswood, TX
Medical Billing and Coding Specialist Diploma February 2012
GPA: 3.95/ Prefect Attendance
Massage Therapy Clinic and School Nassau Bay, TX
Massage Therapy Certification March 1998
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Peak Performance Pasadena, TX
Medical Billing and Coding Specialist- Externship 160 hrs. December 2011-January 2012
Duties included verifying insurance, pre-authorization, and eligibilities, scheduling appointments, answering phones, collecting co-pays and deductibles, calling on denied claims, assisting with Worker’s Comp appeals, copying new patient information, filing, scanning documents into EMR system, and data entry of patient demographics.
Self Employed League City, TX
Massage Therapy November 2004- Present
Provide in home Swedish techniques, deep tissue and trigger point massages.
Community Health Choice Houston, TX
Provider Communication Representative April 2008-October 2010
Provided pre-authorizations of Medicaid members, approved authorization for services, verified eligibility of member status, followed up on claim status, data entry of CPT and ICD-9 codes, check tracers and requested new checks distribution.
Back and Neck Pain Clinic Seabrook, TX
Chiropractic Assistant and Massage Therapist August 2002-October 2004
Performed Physical therapy, X-ray development, insurance verification, coding of procedures, processed paper claims, filed, scheduled appointments, referrals, faxed, ordered inventory supplies, data entry of patient demographics, and processed new patient charts.