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10 risk adjustment consultants
These ten risk adjustment consultants hold or have held consulting and advisory roles in risk adjustment, independently or at consulting and analytics firms. A reader can learn how a risk adjustment consultant approaches HCC coding, provider education and audits for Medicare Advantage organizations.
Professionals to explore
01—10Danielle Klepper
LinkedInExperience: Independent Risk Adjustment & Provider Education Consultant · Self Employed
Independent Risk Adjustment & Provider Education Consultant since 2022, and HCC Coding Specialist Provider Education & Risk Adjustment Subject Matter Expert (SME) at Emanate Health since 2026. Former Risk Adjustment Supervisor at Advanced Medical Management, Inc. (2015–2025). The profile lists expertise in HCC coding, RAF optimization, provider education, chart audits and coding validation.
Donna Kober
LinkedInExperience: CEO · Risk Adjustment Coding Consultants
Former CEO of Risk Adjustment Coding Consultants (2010–2020), and Associate Director BRG at BRG since 2021. The listing also shows Corporate Director of QA RAPS at Aetna, a CVS Health Company (2009–2015). The profile describes experience as Director of Risk Adjustment and Corporate Director of Risk Adjustment for two national Medicare Advantage plans, and as VP of Clinical Coding for a national vendor organization.
Kevin Beltzman
LinkedInExperience: Principal, Risk Adjustment Consulting · Pareto Intelligence
Principal, Risk Adjustment Consulting at Pareto Intelligence since 2025. Former AVP, Risk Adjustment Operations and Strategy at Molina Healthcare (2024–2025), AVP, Risk Adjustment at Central Health Plan of California (2022–2024) and Director, Risk Adjustment and Member Engagement at Central Health Plan of California (2021–2022).
Kirk Shanks, MAS, CRC
LinkedInExperience: Senior Healthcare Consultant - Healthcare Analytics and Risk Adjustment Solutions · GHG Advisors
Former Senior Healthcare Consultant - Healthcare Analytics and Risk Adjustment Solutions at GHG Advisors (2017–2019), and former President of Kirsha Consulting (2012–2019) and Director at Alvarez & Marsal (2019–2023). Founder of RAeknir Health since 2025 and Chief Executive Officer of Kirsha LLC since 2023; the profile describes RAeknir as an AI-driven risk adjustment analytics platform for value-based care that identifies missed HCCs and forecasts risk scores under CMS V28.
Mary Feliz, MD, CRC
LinkedInExperience: Director, Risk Adjustment Consulting · Pareto Intelligence
Director, Risk Adjustment Consulting at Pareto Intelligence since 2025, and former Manager, Risk Adjustment Consulting at Pareto Intelligence (2022–2025). The listing also shows Manager, Provider Engagement Consultants at Advantasure (2017–2020). The profile describes a healthcare leader specializing in Medicare Advantage risk adjustment.
Mary Powell Quick, CPC, CRC
LinkedInExperience: Consultant, Risk Adjustment Coding, Value Based Care as well as CDI and Coding Vendor Management · Self
Self-employed Consultant, Risk Adjustment Coding, Value Based Care as well as CDI and Coding Vendor Management since 2019, and Risk Adjustment Auditor, Sr. at CareOregon since 2026. Former Manager, CDI & Risk Adjustment Performance at Devoted Health (2020–2024) and Assistant Director of Risk Adjustment at UCLA Health (2024).
Richard Lieberman
LinkedInExperience: Risk Adjustment Expert · Consulting
Risk Adjustment Expert in a consulting role since 2025. The profile describes work at the intersection of risk adjustment methodology, health care data engineering and government-regulated payment systems, from the earliest CMS demonstrations through CMS-HCC v28, beginning in the 1990s as a contributing developer on the Johns Hopkins ACG System.
Sheri Poe Bernard
LinkedInExperience: Managing Consultant for Risk Adjustment · Granite GRC
Managing Consultant for Risk Adjustment at Granite GRC since 2021, and former Principal Consultant at Poe Bernard Consulting (2010–2021). The listing also shows Vice President Training and Certification at American Academy of Professional Coders (2007–2010). The profile describes domain expertise in Medicare Advantage and CMS compliance, with a heavy focus on educating coders and providers and on risk adjustment audits.
Sonte' Thomas
LinkedInExperience: Founder Revenue Integrity & RADV Audit Consultant · HCC Documentation Partners LLC
Founder Revenue Integrity & RADV Audit Consultant at HCC Documentation Partners LLC since 2026, and Revenue Integrity & Risk Adjustment Auditor (Medicare Advantage) at Valor Clinical Partners since 2026. The profile describes the firm as specializing in audit-ready documentation integrity, HCC accuracy and provider education for Medicare Advantage organizations, and describes bridging clinical documentation, coding and compliance to help practices achieve defensible risk adjustment outcomes.
Wendy Leonard
LinkedInExperience: Risk Adjustment Consultant - Owner - RiskWise LLC · Wendy Leonard DBA RiskWise LLC
Risk Adjustment Consultant - Owner - RiskWise LLC since 2024, and Manager Risk Adjustment at Physician Health Partners since 2025. Former Risk Adjustment Program Manager at Equality Health (2023–2024) and Senior Risk Adjustment Professional (Project Manager) at Humana (2021–2023). The profile describes leading initiatives to improve coding accuracy, with a focus on workflow optimization and training development.
Choose the right perspective
Match the consultant's background to your side of the market, since health plan, provider group and vendor programs face different risk adjustment questions. Ask whether their strength is coding and audits, analytics and methodology, or program operations, and pick the one that fits the decision in front of you.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How would you assess whether our HCC coding is accurate and defensible in a RADV audit?
- 02What provider education approach improves documentation for risk adjustment without creating compliance risk?
- 03Which risk adjustment metrics should we track each month, and what targets are realistic?
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