EL PASO COUNTY · HORIZON CITY, TEXAS 79928
Medical Credentialing and Payor Enrollment for Horizon City Physicians
Horizon City practices sit twenty minutes east of central El Paso and face the same payor paperwork as a downtown group, usually with a smaller front office to absorb it. EPMN is a physician-owned IPA based in El Paso that handles credentialing, Medicare and Medicaid enrollment, and managed care contracting for independent practices across El Paso County.
Does EPMN serve Horizon City?
COUNTY
El Paso County, Texas
NEAREST EPMN OFFICE
George Dieter Dr, El Paso
PAYOR AGREEMENTS
60+ available to members
GOVERNED BY
Practicing El Paso physicians
Why Horizon City practices work with a local IPA
Far-east El Paso County has added rooftops faster than it has added physicians. A practice that opens in Horizon City is often the only one of its specialty for several miles, which means its patient panel fills quickly and its payor mix is whatever the neighborhood carries: commercial plans through employers in El Paso proper, Texas Medicaid and CHIP, Medicare, and military-connected coverage from families tied to Fort Bliss.
Getting paid by all of them means being credentialed and contracted with all of them. For a two-provider practice that is a part-time job nobody was hired to do, and the cost of doing it late is measured in months of unbillable visits rather than in hours of staff time.
EPMN centralizes that work. One application packet, verified once through an NCQA Certified Credentialing Verification Organization, opens access to the plans EPMN holds agreements with, and you decide which ones to opt into. Your practice stays independently owned and independently run. The credentialing timeline lays out the phases from complete packet to first billable date.
What this looks like locally
You are not driving downtown for this
Membership, packet submission, and questions are handled by phone, email, and mail. Our El Paso office on George Dieter is the closest point of contact if you want to meet in person.
New providers are the common trigger
Growing east-side practices add providers faster than they add administrators. Every new hire needs their own credentialing and enrollment cycle, and that is what EPMN membership is built around.
Medicaid matters here
Texas Medicaid enrollment and revalidation are part of the standard scope, not an add-on service line for a different kind of client.
What EPMN handles for a Horizon City practice
The same five service lines available to every member, delivered from El Paso.
Health Insurance Credentialing
Verification, re-credentialing, and CAQH upkeep for providers practicing on the east side.
Managed Care Contracting
Contract management, plan participation, and denial resolution with payors.
Medicaid Enrollment
Texas Medicaid enrollment and revalidation for the practice entity and each provider.
Medicare Enrollment
Medicare enrollment through CMS at a flat fee, filed and followed up on from our El Paso office.
Practice Transformation
Scheduling, billing, and staffing work for offices growing with the community.
Payor Plans & Networks
The categories of agreements available to members and how opt-in works.
Getting started from Horizon City
1
Start with a phone call
Location, specialties, number of providers, and which plans you already participate in. A short call is usually enough to tell you whether membership makes sense.
2
Assemble your documentation
Licenses, DEA, board certification, malpractice coverage, and the membership forms. Incomplete or expired documentation is the single most common cause of delay.
3
Select your networks
Every payor agreement is opt-in. You select the networks that fit your panel, and add new ones as they become available to the membership.
Questions from Horizon City practices
Is EPMN membership open to practices outside the El Paso city limits?
Yes. EPMN serves independent practices throughout El Paso County, including Horizon City, Socorro, Clint, San Elizario, Fabens, Canutillo, and Anthony, and supports practices at Fort Bliss. Membership terms are the same regardless of which community in the county you practice in.
How long does credentialing take for a new Horizon City provider?
Timelines are set by the health plans, not by EPMN, and they run in phases from complete packet through primary source verification, committee review, and plan loading. The credentialing timeline walks through each phase with typical durations. The variable you control is packet completeness on day one.
Do I have to travel to an office to join?
No. Applications are submitted by mail, email, or fax, and questions are handled by phone and email. EPMN’s El Paso office is on George Dieter Drive if you prefer to speak in person, and credentialing operations are handled with Cypress Healthcare Consultants in Plano.
Does joining EPMN change how my practice is owned or run?
No. EPMN is a messenger model independent practice association. Your practice stays independently owned, you keep clinical and business autonomy, and you independently decide which payor agreements to accept. EPMN does not negotiate price collectively on behalf of the membership.
Can EPMN help with Texas Medicaid for an east county practice?
Yes. Texas Medicaid enrollment and revalidation are part of the standard member service lines, alongside Medicare enrollment, for the practice entity and for each individual provider.
Nearby Communities We Serve
Horizon City sits in the middle of EPMN’s East County coverage. The full map is on the service area page.
About this page
Written and reviewed by the EPMN provider relations and credentialing team, working with practices across El Paso County since 2003.
A board of practicing El Paso physicians governs EPMN, and credentialing is carried out by an NCQA Certified Credentialing Verification Organization. See NCQA Certification & Compliance for how that certification works.
Last reviewed: August 2026. Health plan rules and government program requirements shift over time; check with us before relying on anything here for a filing.
Talk to someone in El Paso
El Paso, Texas 79936
Application packets and dues are processed by our credentialing office in Plano. Both addresses are on the contact page.