10 Credentialing consultants
These ten credentialing consultants hold or have held consulting and advisory roles focused on provider credentialing, medical staff privileging and payer enrollment. A reader can learn how credentialing consultants handle provider credentialing and payer enrollment work for their clients.
Professionals to explore
Cheryl Maloof
LinkedInExperience: Credentialing Consultant · Independent/self employed
Cheryl Maloof has been an independent Credentialing Consultant since 2007, and the listing names clients including Emory Healthcare, CRH Anesthesia Management Group, Harbin Clinic and Lake Country Medical Group. The listing describes evaluating a practice's credentialing procedures to streamline processes and efficiency, and also shows Credentialing Manager at Kirkpatrick Consultants from 2005 to 2007.
Debbie Anderson
LinkedInExperience: Medical Staff Credentialing Consultant · Hardenbergh Group
Debbie Anderson has been a Medical Staff Credentialing Consultant at Hardenbergh Group since April 2025, based in Olathe, Kansas. The listing also shows Sr. Director of Medical Staff at Adventist Health from 2023 to 2025, VP Credentialing Provider Data Management at One Call from 2021 to 2023 and Director Medical Staff at Menorah Medical Center from 2019 to 2021.
Debra Panneck
LinkedInExperience: Consultant - Credentialing and Provider Enrollment · Self-employed
Debra Panneck has been a self-employed Consultant - Credentialing and Provider Enrollment since February 2021, and the listing headline covers credentialing and provider enrollment with Medicare and Medicaid. The listing also shows Manager of Provider Enrollment for National Medical Professionals at Adeptus Health from 2016 to 2019 and National Director of Credentialing and Enrollment at EmCare from 2002 to 2013.
E. Fiona Ferguson
LinkedInExperience: Management Consultant and Director, Medical Staff & Credentialing Operations · Custom Advisory Group, LLC
E. Fiona Ferguson has been Management Consultant and Director, Medical Staff & Credentialing Operations at Custom Advisory Group, LLC since April 2015, and the listing describes national contract engagements across healthcare credentialing and privileging. The listing also shows Director, Credentialing & Medical Staff Services at Spectrum Healthcare Partners from 2010 to 2015.
Emily R.
LinkedInExperience: Business Consultant · Credentialing Healthcare Consultants
Emily R. has been a Business Consultant at Credentialing Healthcare Consultants since February 2022, and the listing describes a credentialing and payer enrollment consultant specializing in multi-state provider onboarding and commercial insurance enrollment, with hospital privileging named in the headline. Emily R. was also Director of Credentialing Services at Hospital Internists of Texas from 2017 to 2022.
Kelle Humphries
LinkedInExperience: Owner · Adamas Consulting, Credentialing and Billing, LLC
Kelle Humphries has been Owner of Adamas Consulting, Credentialing and Billing, LLC since September 2010, and the listing describes Adamas as specializing in payer enrollment and credentialing, revenue cycle management and accounts receivable recovery. The listing also shows CEO of CREATE Compliance Consulting from 2011 to 2018 and Owner President of TK Consulting from 2003 to 2010.
Lisa Hudson
LinkedInExperience: Founder | Credentialing Consultant · LDH Credentialing Services, LLC
Lisa Hudson has been Founder | Credentialing Consultant at LDH Credentialing Services, LLC since November 2023, and the listing headline covers provider enrollment, CAQH, Medicare and Medicaid and commercial payer enrollment. The listing also shows Credentialing Coordinator at Recon Neurology and Psychiatry since September 2025 and Lead Credentialing Specialist at Raleigh Orthopaedic from 2022 to 2025.
Nichole Erickson
LinkedInExperience: Founder & Healthcare Credentialing Consultant · Midwest Credentialing Consultants
Nichole Erickson has been Founder & Healthcare Credentialing Consultant at Midwest Credentialing Consultants since December 2023, and the listing describes helping healthcare organizations simplify provider enrollment, credentialing and compliance. The listing also shows Provider Enrollment EDI Manager and Provider Enrollments Manager at ALN Medical Management from 2017 to 2023.
Tammie LaViscount
LinkedInExperience: Owner · KC Credentialing Consulting,LLC
Tammie LaViscount has been Owner of KC Credentialing Consulting, LLC since October 2016, and the listing headline reads Credentialing and Provider Enrollment Consultant. The listing also shows Credentialing Consultant at Warbird Healthcare Advisors from 2016 to 2018, Consultant-Physician Enrollment Specialists at PYA from 2012 to 2014 and Manager Credentialing Services at Piedmont from 2011 to 2012.
Tawna Knight
LinkedInExperience: Consultant · Greeley
Tawna Knight has been a Consultant at Greeley since April 2026, and the listing describes managing and directing medical staff, credentialing, provider enrollment and database management services, including delegated credentialing and credentials verification organizations. The listing also shows CVO Director at HealthStream from 2022 to 2026 and CVO Director at St. Luke's Health System from 2014 to 2022.
Choose the right perspective
Match the consultant's background to your organization and problem, whether that is hospital medical staff privileging, delegated credentialing or commercial and government payer enrollment for a practice. Ask whether they have also run a credentialing department inside a hospital or medical group, since that experience shapes how practical their advice is.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01Where do credentialing files most often stall, and how would you shorten the time to get a new provider enrolled?
- 02How should we prepare our credentialing and privileging process for an accreditation survey?
- 03When does it make sense to delegate credentialing or outsource payer enrollment instead of keeping it in house?
Reaching Credentialing consultants
How can I contact one of these Credentialing consultants?
Pick one of the 10 people on this page and choose "Book a paid call", or describe your project to find others. You offer a fee for a 15-minute call or a written answer, Instant Expert finds the person's work email and sends the invitation, and they decide whether to accept. The list covers 10 companies, including Independent/self employed, Hardenbergh Group and Self-employed, based on profile data retrieved on October 23, 2026. Being listed here doesn't mean someone has agreed to take calls.
How much does it cost to reach Credentialing consultants?
You choose the offer, starting at $5 per person. The offer is what the person receives, and Instant Expert's fee is added on top, so a $100 offer costs you $125. The fee is 20% of what you pay. You're charged only when the person books the call or sends the answer.
What if they don't reply?
You pay nothing. Instant Expert sends follow-up reminders, and if the person hasn't booked or answered within 7 days, the request expires and any hold on your card is released. You can invite several of the 10 people on this list at once and cap your total spend, so you pay only for the ones who accept.
Can an AI agent ask one of these Credentialing consultants a question?
Yes. An agent with a USDC wallet on Base can ask one question without an Instant Expert account. It names the person, for example by the LinkedIn URL on this page, and pays per ask over x402 (HTTP 402). The person answers in writing or by voice note, and if nobody answers within 7 days, the payment goes back to the wallet automatically. Claude and ChatGPT can do the same through the Instant Expert connector: setup is at /docs/mcp for Claude and /docs/chatgpt for ChatGPT. x402 docs
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