A working directory of dental payer claims submission details and credentialing guides for the major commercial and Medicaid dental payers. Each guide carries the current claims address, payer ID, provider portal, and timely-filing basics, sourced from the payer's own provider materials. Use it to send a claim to the right place the first time, or to start getting in-network.
Last updated October 2026 · Maintained by the PracticeAlpha billing team
Get a free AR analysis| Payer | Resources |
|---|---|
| Delta Dental | Claims → · Credentialing → |
| MetLife | Claims → · Credentialing → |
| Cigna | Claims → · Credentialing → |
| Aetna | Claims → · Credentialing → |
| Guardian | Claims → · Credentialing → |
| Humana | Claims → · Credentialing → |
| UnitedHealthcare | Claims → · Credentialing → |
| Anthem | Claims → · Credentialing → |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | Claims → · Credentialing → |
| United Concordia | Claims → · Credentialing → |
| Principal | Claims → · Credentialing → |
| Ameritas | Claims → · Credentialing → |
| Sun Life | Claims → |
| Payer | Resources |
|---|---|
| DentaQuest | Claims → · Credentialing → |
| MCNA Dental | — |
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Get a free AR analysisEach payer has its own claims address and payer ID, and some, like Blue Cross Blue Shield and DentaQuest, route by local plan or state program rather than a single address. This resource center links a dedicated claims guide for each major payer with its current address, payer ID, portal, and timely-filing basics.
A claims guide tells you where and how to submit a claim to a payer you already participate with. A credentialing guide tells you how to become an in-network provider with that payer in the first place. You need to be credentialed before claims will pay at in-network rates.
More often than most offices expect. Payers consolidate claims operations, change clearinghouse payer IDs, and move PO boxes. Always confirm the current details on the payer's own provider materials before you rely on them, which is why each guide here is dated and sourced.
Yes. An experienced dental billing company maintains current submission workflows for every commercial and Medicaid payer a practice sees, including the payer-specific quirks, separate DHMO and FFS boxes, alpha-prefix routing, and state Medicaid MCO rules that cause most denials when handled in-house.