Medical Biller

LINDSAY VIRAMONTES

OBJECTIVE

To attain a permanent notable position in a growing reputable company based on my skills, potential and driven energy for success.

**/**-*******, ************ *******s Mgmt, Inc.

• Bill a variety of medical services ranging from professional to emergency visits for very large Mammography, Radiology and Cardiology practices. I maintain control of coding, keying, payment posting, correspondence and the A/R of 7 different accounts.

• Proficient in customer service when answering patient phone calls. Consistent in understanding patient concerns and knowing how to quickly resolve their issues.

• Attend trainings on CPT/ICD-9 coding respective to the upcoming medical law changes

• Accurately post patient co-insurances, private insurances, Medi-Cal bulk checks, Palmetto, HMO and Contract group bill payments against their corresponding charges. Calculate the adjustments per our individual contracted rate and bill the responsible party for any remainders.

• Well versed on follow up, Collections and working denials to completion

6/08-11/09, Medical Biller at KJ&R Medical Consulting, LLC.

• Submitted electronic/paper claims to PPO, HMO, IPA., Medi-Cal, Cal Optima, and private party insurances for large Pediatric and Urology practices.

• Successfully addressed patient phones calls utilizing my medical knowledge and experience to maintain loyal long term patients for the practices.

• Accurate in charge posting/coding to minimize rejected claims. Corrected non pays to maximize company A/R. Collected $5,000 in patient balances in one day which also increased company revenue.

• Brought Pediatric practice current on all billing services from being six months behind.

• Exceeded the expectation of 500 transactions/day by entering over 2,000 key strokes on a typical day of answering phones and other daily responsibilities.

• Created and developed easier more efficient methods which saved time and company costs that achieved the same result. Devised instruction manuals, internal office memos/correspondences and placed them in a shared drive for entire office to utilize.

8/07-6/08, Front/Back office at Dean F. Murphy, M.D., Inc.

• Scheduled, check in/out, put patients in rooms and took histories for a Dermatologist.

• Verified insurance, collected copay and deductible portions of services rendered.

• Inputted charges and ran pt./payment day sheets to ensure accuracy of A/R.

• Assisted Dr. in surgeries by giving injections, handled specimens and assisted in sutures.

• Removed and treated skin lesions which allowed the Dr. to see more patients in one day.

• Sterilized instruments and prepared them for future surgeries.

3/05 – 9/07, Sr. Loan Consultant/Processor at JD Funding Group

• Originated, sold and processed all home mortgage loans out of my home office.

• Built up client database while strengthening my credibility of existing clients by consistently closing loans with little or no conditions.

• Acquired the ability to not be deterred by a potentially volatile and unpredictable industry.

• Resourceful in immediately obtaining required data with lengthy turn-arounds which resulted in higher volume and increase revenue all in less time.

6/04 - 3/05, Branch Manager at Fidelity Funding Group

• Interviewed, hired, and trained a team of eight loan officers.

• Designed extensive training programs to prepare and educate my team to be top loan officers.

• Managed branch expenses, coordinated lender rep. meetings and supplied leads.

• Secured reputation through all vendors involved in the loan process which resulted in solid, faster loan closings.

• Processed all loans out of Fullerton branch.

SKILLS

Computer savvy. Fluent in Medisoft, Office Ally, EMD, EMR, ETT Clearing House, Calyx Point, MS Excel, MS Word, MS Access, MS Power Point, ACT and a variety of others. Strong customer service skills.

EDUCATION

9/95 - 12/97, Fullerton College - Associates Degree

12/97- 6/99, Cal State Fullerton, Early Childhood Education

CERTIFICATES

Licensed Notary Public

Lindsay Viramontes 714-***-**** *****************@*****.***

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