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Provider Credentialing

E-cred Central

E-cred Central is Wellmark’s tool for allowing providers to:

  • Apply to join a Wellmark network
  • Submit claims as a non-participating provider
  • Submit requests to change provider information
  • Check the status of credentialing or recredentialing applications and change requests
  • Plus, more

Register for E-Cred Central Log in to E-cred Central Secure Site

Get more information about Credentialing and Network Participation PDF File in the Wellmark Provider Guide.

For Iowa dental providers interested in network participation, contact Blue Dental at . All other providers will use E-cred Central. 

If you have questions about the provider credentialing process, please fill out the Provider Credentialing Question form.

Track the status of your credentialing submissions

Obtain the status of provider credentialing and recredentialing applications and provider change requests with the submission status tracker.

Search using your E-credentialing submission number or individual national provider identifier (NPI) number(s). You will receive an email when your request has been completed.

The application process may take up to 90 days to complete. Please allow ample time in advance of the provider’s actual start date for the application to complete the process.

Check Status

If you’re curious about what happens to credentialing applications, recredentialing submissions or change requests after they arrive at Wellmark, the process maps provide a basic overview.

Also refer to the Credentialing and Network Participation PDF File section of the Wellmark Provider Guide for more information.

Credentialing application PDF File


Recredentialing submission PDF File

Change request PDF File

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