Last revised 3/27/2024
Request Information Page
- Select the Ordering, Prescribing, Referring (OPR) enrollment type from the dropdown.
- Note: Individual/Social Security Number (SSN) enrollments are limited to one enrollment only.
- OPRs are limited to these provider types: Audiologist, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, Dentist, Licensed Psychologist, Nurse Practitioner, Nurse-Midwife, Optometrist, Osteopath, Physician, Physician Assistant, Podiatrist, Speech Therapist.
- See a complete list of requirements on the Information by Provider Type web page.
- A future enrollment effective date is not allowed. A backdate (up to ten months) can be requested; however, the request is not a guarantee of approval. See the Backdate Enrollment Quick Guide.
- Know the individual (Type-1) NPI and zip code +4; applications will be returned if using an organizational (Type 2) NPI.
- Don’t have an NPI and need one? One can be obtained from the National Plan & Provider Enumeration System website.
- Know the individual's primary taxonomy code.
- At least one of the taxonomy codes included in the application must match at least one of the taxonomy codes associated to the NPI in the National Plan & Provider Enumeration System (NPPES).
- A complete Health Care Provider Taxonomy Code Set can be found on the National Uniform Claim Committee website.
- The NPPES NPI Registry lookup can be used to see the taxonomy codes that are currently associated with the NPI.
- Enter the Social Security Number (SSN) for the individual and check SSN in the Tax ID Type. (An individual must enter their SSN.)
- Effective date for the SSN is optional.
- This Contact email address will receive notifications regarding the status of the application.
Specialties Page
- Select the appropriate specialty from the dropdown.
- There are many instances where the only specialty option is the provider type chosen. If this is the case, select the only option available.
Addresses Page
- A primary email address and office phone number are required.
- Service location must be a physical address and cannot be a PO Box.
- Including the 9-digit (zip code + 4) service location zip code is crucial for claims payment. Don’t know the 9-digit zip code? Look it up on the USPS website.
- A primary email address and office phone number are required.
- A "Pay to Name" is required; e.g., Office Manager, Billing Manager.
- A primary email address and office phone number are required.
- A "Mail to Name" is required (e.g., Attn: Front Desk, mail room)
Provider Identification Page
- Degree, School, year of graduation
- Select the appropriate Payer. Applicable Payer checkboxes will be enabled and at least one Payer must be selected. Medicaid is Title XIX Payer, Colorado BHA is the Colorado Department of Human Services, Behavioral Health Administration.
- Issuing authority, license #, effective date, expiration date, issuing state, and type are required.
- Be sure to enter the entire license number including alpha and numerical characters as well as dots, dashes, etc.
- Don’t forget to attach a copy of the license on the Attachment and Fees page of the application.
- Specialty, certification type, effective date, end date, certification #.
- If the certification does not have an end date, use 12/31/2299. If there is no certification number, enter "N/A".
- The Effective Date for the Medicare number and the Medicare Type is needed.
- The information included in the application should match what was submitted to Medicare.
- CLIA number, effective date, and end date.
- DEA number, effective date, and end date.
Network Participation Page
- Complete if participating in any of Colorado Medicaid’s Managed Care Organizations (MCO) or Regional Accountable Entities (RAE).
- For each MCO or RAE contracted with, attach a copy of one of the following on the Attachment and Fees page of the application:
- A completed Network Participation Verification Form (located under the Provider Enrollment & Update Forms or
- The contract page(s) that identifies the contracting parties, the program name (e.g., Denver Health Medicaid Choice, Colorado Access, etc.) and the page(s) with signatures of both parties, including the date; or
- The entire contract with the MCO or RAE.
Languages Page
Other Information Page
- Carrier name, policy ID, insurance type, effective date, and expiration date.
- Please read each question carefully and answer yes or no as applicable. Enter the applicable states when indicated.
Disclosures Page
- Health First Colorado cannot advise providers on how to determine owner data and controlling interest requirements, but can provide the following resources:
- Disclosure Completion definitions and Instructions for Enrollment using a Social Security Number (SSN) (located under “Provider Enrollment and Update Forms”.)
- Please note the applicant is the “disclosing entity” for these questions.
Attachment and Fees Page
Scan and attach:
- Please see the Information by Provider Type web page for a list of requirements based on provider type.
- A completed Network Participation Verification Form (located under the Provider Enrollment & Update Forms heading); or
- The contract page(s) that identifies the contracting parties, the program name (e.g., Denver Health Medicaid Choice, Colorado Access, etc.) and the page(s) with signatures of both parties, including the date; or
- The entire contract with the MCO or RAE.
Agreement
- If multiple payers were selected, multiple agreements must be read, agreed to, and accepted.