Laura Ellis
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3415 189th St. SE
Bothell, WA 98012
Phone  [Send email to request phone number] 39-7896
Email : [Send email using form at bottom]

 QUALIFICATIONS

Over five years of experience as a medical billing assistant in two different
family medicine clinics. During this time, I became experienced with ICD-9 and
CPT codes, insurance carriers and policies, charge entry, payment and adjustment
posting, insurance billing, patient account maintenance and collections,
insurance verifications, and reception.

Experience as a pharmacy technician entering and filling prescriptions, ordering
products, assisting customers, and contacting insurance companies.

Very organized, able to multitask, fast learner, good at prioritizing tasks,
friendly and helpful.

 WORK EXPERIENCE

Oct. 07- Present      Medical Billing Assistant, -------------------------
Kirkland, WA
                                My responsibilities include posting insurance
payments and working all the denials, 
                                writing appeal letters for denials, printing and
reviewing patient statements, 
                                answering patient calls, verifying insurance
coverage and benefits,          
                                balancing daily co-pay sheets, posting patient
payments, updating patient and 
                                insurance data in accounts, posting charges,
mailing secondary insurance claims,
                                following up on unpaid claims, and assisting the
billing manager as needed.                             
                                 
April 04-Oct.07        Medical Billing Assistant, Sandpoint Family
Medicine/Urgent Care-Sandpoint, ID
My duties included entering charges for all patient visits, posting all
insurance payments, verifying insurance coverage and benefits, billing electronic
insurance claims and preparing paper claims, answering patient billing calls,
entering patient data and insurance information, generating statements, working
the patient AR, checking claims status online and by phone, filing all insurance
EOBs and daily reports, checking the laboratory billing for accuracy, assisting
the receptionists when needed, and assisting the billing manager as needed. I
also filled in for patient checkout as needed and the duties of that position
included checking out patients after appointments, scheduling follow up
appointments, balancing the daily charges and payment sheets and posting patient
payments.

2001-March 04        Pharmacy Technician, Walmart Pharmacy-Sandpoint, ID
Duties included greeting pharmacy customers, inputting prescriptions,
troubleshooting problems with insurance billing, filling prescriptions, checking
out and ringing up customers, answering phones, ordering supplies, stocking
shelves, inventory, and cleaning.

 EDUCATION

2003- Certified Pharmacy Technician training completed
1999- General Educational Development (GED)


 REFERENCES

Available upon request.