Credentialing for Mental Health Providers Credentialing for Mental Health Providers: What You Need to Know By EZE Medical Billing Services | New Mexico & Across the USA +1 505-903-2759 | info@ezemedbills.com What Is Credentialing for Mental Health Providers? If you are a mental health provider you have probably heard the word credentialing before. But what does it actually mean? Credentialing is the process where insurance companies verify who you are as a provider. They check your education your license your work history and your background. Once they approve you then you become an in-network provider with that insurance plan. This means your patients can use their insurance to pay for your services. Without credentialing you would be out-of-network. That makes it harder for patients to afford care and harder for your practice to grow. For mental health providers like therapists psychologists counselors and psychiatrists credentialing is one of th...