Medical Billing Companies & Consultants in Placerville, CA

Bridge Billing Services Inc, often shortened to BBS, is an independent medical billing firm based in Placerville, California, in El Dorado County. It handles the revenue side of healthcare practices, from filing claims to collecting payment, so providers can spend more of their time on patient care. The company works with small practices, and its credentialing support is offered to organizations of any size.

Core Billing Work

The firm's main job is preparing and sending electronic claims to Medicare, Medicaid and commercial insurers. BBS does not stop once a claim goes out. Staff track each claim until it is paid, chasing pending items and working accounts receivable so that unpaid balances get resolved. Client reviews describe the team taking over messy accounts after a previous vendor left months of claims unbilled, then cleaning up the backlog and lowering outstanding receivables.

Its published service lineup includes:

• Full-scope medical billing and collections
• Consulting aimed at getting full payment for services rendered
• Physician and provider credentialing with insurance panels
• Pre-collection services for patient balances
• Monthly reports on practice billing performance
• Billing across many specialties, listed on the site as a partial rather than complete list

Specialties and Clients

Many of the testimonials on the company's site come from chiropractors, including several small offices that rely heavily on insurance. An optometry practice, Lake Jackson Vision, also praises the firm for getting it onto major medical panels and for advising staff on general office matters. Newer practices are mentioned too. One provider says the team got them credentialed with three of their four main insurers soon after they started, and that the work moved faster than with an earlier service.

Working Relationship

BBS presents itself as part of a client's practice and not as a distant vendor. Its goal is to stay in regular contact, learn each office's priorities and handle concerns quickly. Reviewers say the team answers email promptly, sends regular updates during credentialing projects, learns each client's practice software and coaches office staff who are new to billing. Several smaller practices say they felt valued here, while bigger billing companies had passed them over in favor of larger accounts.

Team and Credentials

Michelle Butler, the owner and CEO, holds the CPB and COE credentials. A former supervisor and long-time colleagues describe her as a certified coder with more than ten years of professional billing experience, and they mention her particular strength in receivables follow-up. Adriana Borrero is the firm's administrator, and a manager named Bryan rounds out the listed team.

The firm is accredited by and belongs to the El Dorado County chamber of commerce. For buyers comparing vendors, BBS fits best with small and mid-sized practices, especially chiropractic and other insurance-heavy offices, that want a hands-on billing partner who also handles credentialing and consulting.