2025 Medical Credentialing Documents Checklist
6 Types of Documents Required for Medical Credentialing
1. Personal Information
- Full name, contact details (address, phone, email)
- Social Security number
2. Professional Identification
- National Provider Identifier (NPI) documentation and confirmation letter
- Medicaid and Medicare numbers
- Federal Tax ID number
3. Education and Training
- Medical school diploma
- Training certificates (internship, residency, fellowship)
- Board certification(s) with dates and issuing board
4. Licensure and Registrations
- Copies of all current active state medical licenses
- Federal DEA certificate and state-controlled substance registrations
- CP 575
- IRS tax certificate
- CDC Recognition letter and certificate
- Any agency recognition and certificate
5. Professional Experience
- Current Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- Work history, including all practice locations and employment affiliations
- Hospital privileges documentation
- Insurance and Legal
- Certificate of Professional Liability (malpractice) Insurance (face sheet)
- Malpractice claims history with details (If applicable)
- Third-party documentation for any disciplinary actions or malpractice claims (court documents, explanation forms)
6. Other Supporting Documents
- Copies of relevant certifications (BLS, ACLS, ATLS, PALS, APLS, NRP)
Provider-Specific Requirements
Physician Assistants (PAs) and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) submit similar documentation, with specialty-specific additions as needed (e.g., focused professional practice evaluations).
Conclusion
Gather all required documents in advance and double-check for accuracy and completeness to minimize credentialing delays and ensure a smooth application process
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FAQs
A DEA license gives approved doctors and healthcare providers in the United States the legal right to prescribe certain strong medicines. These include drugs like painkillers, sleep aids, and other controlled substances. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) makes sure these medicines are used and given out safely.
In the United States, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) provides a CP 575 EIN Confirmation Letter to confirm the Employer Identification Number (EIN) assigned to a business.
