IPA Consultative Coder - North Florida (Tampa/Brandon)
About the role
The IPA Consultative Coding Professional provides medical coding expertise and consultative support to Independent Practice Association (IPA) affiliates nationwide. These affiliates include MSO-contracted independent providers. You will be the primary coding and documentation resource for assigned providers, supporting accuracy, compliance, and performance in risk adjustment and value-based care initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Deliver ongoing education, support coding workflows, and ensure agreement on organizational documentation and coding standards, while collaborating with STARS leaders and champions to identify STARS gaps and deficiencies.
- Support IPA-affiliated clinicians—including physicians and advanced practice providers—to ensure documentation supports accurate diagnostic coding and risk adjustment capture.
- Be the primary contact for assigned IPA providers for all coding and documentation-related inquiries.
- Build consultative relationships with providers to support continuous improvement in coding accuracy and documentation practices.
- Conduct quarterly chart reviews for assigned providers to evaluate coding accuracy, documentation integrity, and risk capture opportunities.
- Develop and deliver comprehensive education based on findings, including documentation best practices and coding optimization strategies.
- Identify trends and recurring gaps, and partner with education and leadership teams to address systemic opportunities.
- Support daily operations of internal coding solutions, including Annual Proof of Documentation (APD 2.0) and any future tools implemented based on organizational needs.
- Aid providers in navigating coding workflows, resolving issues, and ensuring successful use of coding tools.
- Maintain a high level of responsiveness and provider engagement during a daily coder helpdesk (virtual/Zoom-based).
- Support HCC outage management through structured reviews of “assessed but not coded” conditions.
- Conduct targeted reviews to identify missed coding opportunities and provide education to improve recapture performance.
- Collaborate with analytics and leadership teams to track and improve performance outcomes.
Requirements
- 3+ years of risk adjustment Medical Coding or risk adjustment Provider Education
- Intermediate/advanced competency with MS Office based programs (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
- Must be certified at least one of the following: CCS, CRC, or CPC
- Reside and be able to travel within the assigned MSO market or region.
Preferred Qualifications
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Positive, collaborative mindset with an ability to foster partnerships across Coding, Audit and Education, PCO, and Humana teams
Benefits
- Medical, dental and vision benefits
- 401(k) retirement savings plan
- Paid time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, paid parental and caregiver leave)
- Short-term and long-term disability
- Lifetime Life Insurance
- Many other opportunities
About Us
About CenterWell Senior Primary Care: CenterWell Senior Primary Care provides proactive, preventive care to seniors, including wellness visits, physical exams, chronic condition management, screenings, minor injury treatment and more. Our unique care model focuses on personalized experiences, taking time to listen, learn and address the factors that impact patient well-being. Our integrated care teams, which include physicians, nurses, behavioral health specialists and more, spend up to 50 percent more time with patients, providing compassionate, personalized care that brings better health outcomes. We go beyond physical health by also addressing other factors that can impact a patient’s well-being.
About CenterWell, a Humana company
About CenterWell, a Humana company: CenterWell is a leading healthcare services business focused on creating integrated and differentiated experiences that put our patients at the center of everything we do. The result is high-quality healthcare that is accessible, comprehensive and, most of all, personalized. As the largest provider of senior-focused primary care, a leading provider of home healthcare and a leading integrated home delivery, specialty, hospice and retail pharmacy, CenterWell is focused on whole health and addressing the physical, emotional and social wellness of our patients. CenterWell is part of Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM).