NJ Impact Initiatives

Credentialing readiness initiative

Prepare to participate.
Serve with confidence.

NJ Impact helps community-serving providers understand insurance credentialing, organize their next steps, and identify avoidable barriers before paying for support.

Use the free readiness guide Check Savings Pass eligibility

Free credentialing readiness guide

Know what to confirm before an application begins.

Credentialing is the process an insurer uses to verify a provider or organization before deciding whether to enroll or contract with it. Enrollment, contracting, licensing, billing setup, and network participation may involve separate steps.

Clarify your service model

  • Identify the services, populations, and locations you will serve
  • Confirm whether services are individual, group, facility, or agency based
  • Separate commercial, Medicare, Medicaid, and licensing needs

Verify foundational records

  • Review legal name, tax ID, NPI type, taxonomy, and service address
  • Confirm active licenses, insurance, certifications, and ownership records
  • Keep provider and organization information consistent across systems

Research the right networks

  • Confirm the payer serves your state, county, ZIP code, and population
  • Ask whether the network and your specialty are accepting applications
  • Do not assume an application guarantees a contract or effective date

Plan the actual workload

  • Count each provider, group, facility, and payer enrollment accurately
  • Identify attestations that must be completed personally by the provider
  • Track submissions, confirmation numbers, follow-ups, and approvals
This educational guide is free and available whether or not you purchase a Savings Pass or hire a credentialing service. It is general information—not legal, billing, payer, or licensing advice.
NJ Impact Savings Pass $10

Founding launch program-access fee

$100 off

each of the first five eligible commercial application units

Up to $500 total savings

Optional access benefit

Support that can keep startup costs within reach.

NJ Impact created the Savings Pass to reduce a financial barrier for eligible community-serving organizations seeking help with new commercial insurance credentialing applications. The pass is optional; the readiness information above remains free to everyone.

  1. 1
    Check eligibility.

    Answer the Savings Pass questions and receive an immediate preliminary eligibility result.

  2. 2
    Purchase your pass.

    If your answers indicate preliminary eligibility, submit the request and continue directly to NJ Impact's secure $10 Stripe checkout.

  3. 3
    Receive your pass.

    After Stripe confirms payment, NJ Impact automatically issues and emails your single-use code.

  4. 4
    Choose whether to continue.

    You may use the pass with the participating provider identified in the Savings Pass terms. Credentialing requires a separate agreement and payment.

Check Savings Pass eligibility

The readiness guide and eligibility check are free. The founding launch price is $10 for the first 25 passes issued; the regular program-access fee will be $25. The fee is collected through NJ Impact's secure Stripe checkout only when the form indicates preliminary eligibility.

How this supports our mission

Expanding access for community-serving organizations.

NJ Impact Initiatives works to strengthen underserved communities and the small organizations that serve them through practical education, digital access, and capacity-building support.

Savings Pass fees help NJ Impact administer this access initiative and support its mission-related programs. The $10 fee is not a donation and is not a payment for credentialing services.

Independent service provider disclosure: If a participant chooses to proceed after purchasing a pass, credentialing services are offered under a separate agreement with the participating provider identified in the Savings Pass terms. NJ Impact does not perform payer applications, guarantee results, receive a commission or percentage of credentialing fees, or receive authority to make payer decisions.

Eligibility and limits

Clear terms before you commit.

Included

  • New commercial insurance credentialing applications
  • Up to five eligible application units
  • One pass per EIN
  • Pass valid for 60 days after issue

Not included

  • Medicare or Medicaid enrollment
  • Licensing applications or legal services
  • CAQH profile maintenance
  • Payer, government, or third-party fees
  • Previously completed or active projects
Important: The Savings Pass is a program-access purchase, not a charitable donation. It does not guarantee payer participation, approval, network availability, or a specific completion date. Final eligibility and pricing are confirmed in writing before credentialing work begins.

Savings Pass request

Check your eligibility.

Answer the questions below for an immediate preliminary result. If you appear eligible, submitting the form will take you directly to NJ Impact's secure $10 Stripe checkout.

Do not enter Social Security numbers, passwords, patient information, banking information, license numbers, or copies of identity documents in this form.
Eligibility questions
Preliminary eligibility

Complete the application count and three eligibility questions to see your result.