Alexa Alaniz
Canutillo,TX
Summary
Achieved success in medical and administrative roles over ten years through effective multitasking.,Delivered high-quality work while prioritizing tasks independently.,Aiming to expand knowledge and skills in an evolving professional landscape.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Billing/Coding Specialist
MCW Hospital
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
12.2025 - 05.2026
- Communicated effectively with staff, patients and insurance companies by email and Epic
- Reviewed charts and flagged incomplete or inaccurate information for billing purposes
- Specialties: Newborn, OBGYN, ER
- Coding and billing E&M, inpatient, outpatient
- Epic courses
- Charge entry
- Claim corrections
- Create daily batch and close same day
- Icd 10 and CPT confirmation on Encoder Pro
- Remote
Senior Billing/Coding Specialist
Amador Healthcare Center
Las Cruces, NM
10.2023 - 12.2025
- Communicated effectively with staff, patients and insurance companies by email and telephone
- Reviewed charts and flagged incomplete or inaccurate information for billing purposes
- Specialties: Behavioral health, peer support, counseling, group therapy, medication management, family medicine, laboratory, community health workers
- Coding and billing E&M, tele-health, group, lab
- Continue education in certified AAPC courses, Athena courses
- Appeals, denials, rejections
- Claim corrections
- A/R
- Fee schedule updates in Encoder Pro for fees, CPT updates, ICD 10 updates
- Monthly education for staff on documentation or updates
- Assist Finance department with allocating payments
- Remote
Billing/Coding compliance SPECIALIST
10.2021 - 10.2023
- Healthcare Support and Staffing (contract work)
- Appeals, claims, CPT, ICD, Denials, inpatient/outpatient E&M, Surgical, Radiology, all specialties to include orthopedics, pediatrics, family medicine, pain management, pathology
- Orthopedic surgery coding, pain and management, E&M
- Pathology coding, CPT, ICD-10
- Uphold or Overturn denials
- Work with providers to assist with overturning denials with proper medical documentation
Medical Coding Billing Specialist
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
El Paso, TX
12.2016 - 10.2021
- Performed clerical duties, such as word processing, data entry, answering phones and filing
- Maintained accuracy, completeness and security for medical records and health information
- Communicated effectively with staff, patients and insurance companies by email and telephone
- Reviewed charts and flagged incomplete or inaccurate information
Medical Billing And Collections Specialist
Millennial Medical Services
El Paso, Texas
08.2016 - 11.2016
- Kept accurate log of all requests for medical information and records.
- Communicated effectively with staff, patients and insurance companies by email and telephone.
- Reviewed charts and flagged incomplete or inaccurate information.
- Worked with several different specialty clinics for billing and coding purposes
Education
High School Diploma - undefined
Canutillo High School
El Paso, TXAssociate of Science - Applied Science Medical Billing and Coding
Southwest University of El Paso
El Paso, TX10.2016
Skills
- Orthopedics
- ICD 10
- Radiology
- CPT Coding
- Inpatient coding
- Medicare
- Outpatient coding
- Medicaid
- Evaluation and management
- CPC Certification AAPC expires May 2027
- Autism certified therapy program for parents
- Nursing Skills
- Anatomy and Physiology
- Pathology
- Medical terminology
- Microsoft Office Course Completion
- EMR systems (Cerner, Epic, Athena)
- ER coding
- Radiology
- Newborn
- Obgyn
- Multi-specialty coding
- Encoder pro
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Professional Working
Timeline
Senior Billing/Coding Specialist
MCW Hospital
12.2025 - 05.2026
Senior Billing/Coding Specialist
Amador Healthcare Center
10.2023 - 12.2025
Billing/Coding compliance SPECIALIST
10.2021 - 10.2023
Medical Coding Billing Specialist
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
12.2016 - 10.2021
Medical Billing And Collections Specialist
Millennial Medical Services
08.2016 - 11.2016
High School Diploma - undefined
Canutillo High School
Associate of Science - Applied Science Medical Billing and Coding
Southwest University of El Paso