Provider Outreach and Education Contacts

Jurisdiction F (Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming)

Tammy Ewers, CPC
Provider Outreach & Education Representative
Noridian Healthcare Solutions LLC
Tammy.Ewers@noridian.com  | www.noridiansolutions.com

Jurisdiction H (Arkansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi)

Janice Mumma
Supervisor, Provider Outreach & Education
Novitas Solutions
Janice.mumma@novitas-solutions.com
717-571-2873

Jurisdiction J (Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee)

Gayle Patterson
Provider Relations Representative
Palmetto GBA, Inc.
GAYLE.PATTERSON@palmettogba.com
706-855-3198

Jurisdiction K (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont)

James Bavoso
Manager, Provider Outreach and Education
NGS, an Elevance Health Company
james.bavoso@elevancehealth.com

Julia Meehan
Director of Operations
NGS, an Elevance Health Company
julia.meehan@elevancehealth.com
833-401-1577

Carlene Parker
Provider Outreach and Education Consultant
NGS, and Elevance Health Company
carleen.parker@elevancehealth.com

Jurisdiction L (Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania (includes Part B for counties of Arlington and Fairfax in Virginia and the city of Alexandria in Virginia)

Stephanie Portzline
Manager, Provider Engagement
Novitas Solutions Inc., First Coast Service Options
Stephanie.Portzline@Novitas-Solutions.com
717-947-5749

Jurisdiction M (North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia (excludes Part B for the counties of Arlington and Fairfax in Virginia and the city of Alexandria in Virginia)

Wendy Weary
Supervisor, Provider Outreach and Education
Palmetto GBA, Inc.
wendy.weary@palmettogba.com

Jurisdiction M (North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia (excludes Part B for the counties of Arlington and Fairfax in Virginia and the city of Alexandria in Virginia)

Kathy Boehm
Senior Provider Relations Representative
Palmetto GBA, Inc.
KATHY.BOEHM@palmettogba.com
800-735-1034

Jurisdiction N (Florida, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands)

Charles Johnson
Provider Education
First Coast Service Options
Charles.Johnson@fcso.com

Jurisdictions 5 and 8 (Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan Missouri, Nebraska)

Mary E. Muchow
Specialist Outreach & Education
WPS Government Health Administrators
mary.muchow@wpsic.com
P: 608-977-5386  |  F: 608-977-9904

Jurisdiction 6 (Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin)

Nathan L. Kennedy, Jr., CHC, CPC, CPPM, CPC-I,
AAPC I-10 Approved Trainer
Consultant, Provider Outreach & Education
NGS, an Elevance Health Company
nathan.kennedy@elevancehealth.com

Jurisdiction 15 (Kentucky, Ohio)

Vanessa A. Williams
Senior Provider Relations Representative Provider Outreach & Education
CGS Administrators, LLC Jurisdiction 15 MAC – Kentucky / Ohio Medicare Part B
Vanessa.Williams@CGSAdmin.com
615-660-5809

Key Contacts – Centers For Medicare And Medicaid Services

Richard Cuchna
Director
Provider Communications Group
Richard.Cuchna@cms.hhs.gov
410-786-7239

Tricia Rodgers
Deputy Director
Provider Communications Group
Tricia.Rodgers@cms.hhs.gov
410-786-7239