Natasha Sessoms
Clayton,NC
Summary
Pursuing full-time role that presents professional challenges and leverages interpersonal skills, effective time management, and problem-solving expertise.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Billing Specialist
Wake Radiology
02.2019 - 07.2026
- Streamlined the updating of insurance claims, emphasizing promptness and correctness.
- Reviewed overdue accounts and executed collection tasks.
- Confirmed acquisition for correct authorizations and essential documents.
- Analyzed complex account issues involving third-party reconciliations of accounts, including billing, coding, credit balances, and reimbursements of accounts.
- Acted as an intermediary between clinic staff and the billing team.
Billing and Collection Specialist
Anne Arundel Dermatology
04.2016 - 02.2019
- Updated and process insurance claims for time and accuracy.
- Monitor delinquent accounts and perform collection duties.
- Verified authorizations and necessary documentation is obtained.
- Analyzed complex account issues involving third party reconciliation of accounts including billing, coding, credit balances and reimbursements of accounts.
- Served as a liaison between the clinic and billing department.
- Reviewed billing for accuracy and obtained missing information.
Medicare Account Representative
Sentara Healthcare
12.2012 - 04.2016
- Collect, post and manage patient account payments and submit claim forms to Medicare, Medicaid and third-party insurance.
- Documented patient data and medical records, and perform routine medical record audits to comply with insurance company requirements.
- Accurately input procedure and diagnosis codes into billing software to generate invoices.
- Provide customer service support over the telephone and electronically to meet customer needs.
- Completed the Medicare Appeal process because of denied insurance claims utilizing and adhering to Medicare guidelines.
- Edited rejected claims within Emdeon
Education
Medical Billing & Coding Certificate -
Norfolk State University
Norfolk, VA07-2014
Skills
- CPR Certified
- Medical Terminology
- Insurance Terminology
- CPT
- ICD-10 coding
- HIPAA/Patient Confidentiality
- Data Management
- Claim review
- Microsoft Office Systems (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Office)
- Electronic Health Records
- Medicare/Medicaid
- HMOs
- AVAILITY
- Epic
- Insurance verification
- Customer service
- Claims processing
- Data entry proficiency
- Decision-making
Timeline
Billing Specialist
Wake Radiology
02.2019 - 07.2026
Billing and Collection Specialist
Anne Arundel Dermatology
04.2016 - 02.2019
Medicare Account Representative
Sentara Healthcare
12.2012 - 04.2016
Medical Billing & Coding Certificate -
Norfolk State University