Shakeel A.
Dental Billing | Insurance Verification, AR Recovery & Credentialing
Top Rated dental billing specialist with 100% Job Success, $50K+ earned and 6,000+ Upwork hours. I help U.S. dental practices with insurance verification, unpaid claims, AR follow-up and provider credentialing. My Upwork work history includes dental billing, insurance coordination, prior authorization and credentialing projects. I bring hands-on experience across the dental revenue cycle, from checking benefits before treatment to following up on outstanding insurance balances. HOW I CAN SUPPORT YOUR PRACTICE • Dental insurance verification: eligibility, detailed breakdowns of benefits, coverage limitations, deductibles, annual maximums and frequency limitations. • Claims submission and follow-up: primary and secondary claims, claim status checks and supporting documentation coordination. • Accounts receivable management: aging review, prioritization of outstanding claims, payer follow-up and clear account notes. • Denial management: research denial reasons, identify missing information and support corrected claims and appeals. • Payment posting: EOB/ERA and EFT posting, adjustments and payment reconciliation. • Prior authorizations and predeterminations: preparation, submission support and status tracking. • Dental credentialing: application support, payer enrollment follow-up and tracking outstanding requirements. DENTAL SOFTWARE Open Dental | Dentrix, including Ascend and Enterprise | Eaglesoft | Curve Hero | Denticon HOW WE WILL WORK We agree on your priorities, workload, turnaround and reporting before starting. I document claim status, follow-up actions and unresolved items so your team can see what has been completed and what needs attention. My profile includes HIPAA training, and I follow your practice's approved access and patient-data procedures. Need help with a billing backlog, insurance verifications or credentialing? Message me with your practice management software, the service you need and the approximate workload. We can define a focused first task and the reporting you want. Best regards, Shakeel Ahmad
Earnings and projects
Last 6 months ÷ 6
Last 6 months: $13k
Billed in all: $59,974$60k
$1.4k in the last 6 months
Across 10 contracts
Across 57 contracts
Earnings, last 30 days
Skill rankings: Top 2% in Dental Care
Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.
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