Practice address to establish insurance rates

[sweetlenovo88]

I have a questions about providing a different address to get private payor reimbursement rates and getting on insurance panels. My understanding is that a practice address is required. Say you want to go to a distant state and open an office there. Is it wise to rent a temporary space without a lease (there are some sites renting for 1-2 months) for the sole purpose of getting insurance rates in that city before investing into a real office? Can one just get the rates and then move within the zip code without any consequences from insurers?

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[michaelrack]

Most insurers will require the site to be registered with medicare first, and medicare requires you to actually see a patient at the site before enrollment.

edit: disclaimer- I have a lot of experience dealing with general insurance companies, but little experience with behavioral health carve-outs.

 

[sweetlenovo88]

Most insurers will require the site to be registered with medicare first, and medicare requires you to actually see a patient at the site before enrollment.

edit: disclaimer- I have a lot of experience dealing with general insurance companies, but little experience with behavioral health carve-outs.

I have never heard of private insurers requiring medicare to credential someone. This is tele psych and I don't plan on participating with medicare or medicaid.