OB-GYN Billing for Staten Island healthcare providers.
Staten Island is the fourth-largest ob-gyn billing market in New York. The NPPES registry lists 37 ob-gyn billing organizations at a Staten Island practice location, which is 2.3 percent of the 1,591 ob-gyn billing organizations registered across New York. That places Staten Island at number 4 of 14 New York ob-gyn billing markets the registry tracks, making it a smaller, focused market where a few practices carry most billable volume. At about 0.3 times the average New York market size of 114 organizations, Staten Island sits in the upper-middle of the state table.
The Staten Island ob-gyn billing market.
Staten Island's 37 ob-gyn billing organizations place it just behind Bronx (41) and ahead of Flushing (33), and roughly 9.6 times smaller than state leader New York (356 organizations). Staten Island and the markets ranked above it together hold about 39 percent of all New York ob-gyn billing organizations, so this is a smaller, focused market where a few practices carry most billable volume. Because volume is more concentrated in Staten Island than in the New York metro, the local denial profile clusters around a shorter list of plans, which makes it faster to systematize once the Staten Island payer mix is mapped.
Provider landscape: Staten Island vs nearby New York cities.
Staten Island accounts for 2.3 percent of New York's ob-gyn billing organizations. It ranks number 4 of 14 New York ob-gyn billing markets by registered organization count. The table compares Staten Island against its nearest New York neighbors so you can see where local volume sits relative to the state leader, New York.
| New York city | NPPES ob-gyn billing orgs | Share of state |
|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn | 188 | 11.8% |
| Bronx | 41 | 2.6% |
| Staten Island | 37 | 2.3% |
| Flushing | 33 | 2.1% |
| Rochester | 29 | 1.8% |
Staten Island ranks in the upper-middle of the state table of New York's 14 tracked ob-gyn billing markets at 2.3 percent of the state total. Counts are NPPES-registered ob-gyn billing organizations at a practice location in each New York city. For statewide payer and Medicaid detail, see the New York ob-gyn billing overview.
Payer environment in Staten Island.
Staten Island ob-gyn billing providers contract with the same New York payer set: New York State Medicaid, the dominant New York Blue Cross Blue Shield plan, the national commercials (UnitedHealthcare/Optum, Aetna, Cigna), and Tricare East (where applicable). Each carries its own prior authorization workflow and medical necessity criteria, so the Staten Island payer mix drives the local denial profile. With Staten Island holding 2.3 percent of the state's ob-gyn billing organizations as a focused market, With volume concentrated in Staten Island's 37 organizations, a single payer contract carries an outsized share of local ob-gyn billing revenue, so contract terms and fee schedules matter as much as raw claim throughput.
New York Medicaid and Staten Island routing.
New York State Medicaid covers ob-gyn billing for eligible New York beneficiaries, delivering most of that benefit through managed care organizations with a remaining fee-for-service population. The most common New York Medicaid denials seen in Staten Island are prior authorization missing or expired, plan-of-record mismatch (patient assigned to different MCO), medical necessity documentation insufficient, timely filing exceeded, and managed care vs FFS routing errors. Because each MCO credentials providers separately and enrollment runs 60-120 days from clean application, confirming plan assignment and credentialing status before the first Staten Island visit is decisive for clean first-pass payment. Across Staten Island's 37 organizations, even a few percentage points of MCO-routing error compounds into material rework.
What is hard about ob-gyn billing revenue cycle in Staten Island.
For a concentrated Staten Island market of 37 organizations ranked number 4 in the state, the operational pressure points are consistent: missing or expired prior authorizations, plan-of-record mismatches when a patient is assigned to a different MCO, insufficient medical necessity documentation, timely-filing lapses, and managed-care versus fee-for-service routing errors. Because Staten Island carries 2.3 percent of New York's ob-gyn billing organizations and ranks 4 of 14 in the state, its denial exposure scales with that footprint. In Staten Island these are where ob-gyn billing margin is won or lost, so clean documentation, accurate plan assignment, and tight authorization tracking pay back fastest for the city's 37 ob-gyn billing organizations.
Where Staten Island providers win.
In Staten Island the practical edge is operational. Systematize the New York Medicaid MCO versus fee-for-service split, hold each MCO credentialing file to the 60-120 days from clean application enrollment window, and track realization by payer. With 37 Staten Island ob-gyn billing organizations, about 0.3 times the average New York market, competing for the same New York payer dollars in the upper-middle of the state table, the providers that run a disciplined revenue cycle capture share fastest while competitors at this focused tier lose it to denials and underpayments.
FAQ: ob-gyn billing in Staten Island.
How many ob-gyn billing providers operate in Staten Island, New York?
NPPES lists 37 ob-gyn billing organizations at a Staten Island practice location, which is 2.3 percent of all New York ob-gyn billing organizations. That ranks Staten Island number 4 of 14 New York ob-gyn billing markets, against a statewide total of 1,591.
Does New York State Medicaid cover ob-gyn billing for Staten Island providers?
Yes. New York State Medicaid covers ob-gyn billing for eligible New York beneficiaries in Staten Island through managed care organizations and a fee-for-service population. Enrollment runs 60-120 days from clean application, and each MCO credentials providers separately.
Which commercial payers cover ob-gyn billing in Staten Island?
The Staten Island commercial landscape is led by New York State Medicaid, the dominant New York Blue Cross Blue Shield plan, the national commercials (UnitedHealthcare/Optum, Aetna, Cigna), and Tricare East (where applicable). Tricare East applies to eligible military families. Each plan carries its own authorization workflow.
What drives ob-gyn billing denials in Staten Island?
The most common New York ob-gyn billing denials in Staten Island are prior authorization missing or expired, plan-of-record mismatch (patient assigned to different MCO), medical necessity documentation insufficient, timely filing exceeded, and managed care vs FFS routing errors. Mapping these to the local Staten Island payer mix is the fastest way to lift first-pass yield.
Does ASP-RCM serve ob-gyn billing providers in Staten Island?
Yes. ASP-RCM Solutions provides ob-gyn billing billing and credentialing for providers in Staten Island and across New York, with senior partners on every account.
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