Join Us

The IPA has four classifications for membership: full voting, full non-voting, limited, and emeritus.  The qualifications and member benefits are as follows:

Full Voting Members

Any physician, dentist, or podiatrist in good standing and licensed to practice medicine, dentistry, or podiatry in the State of New Mexico and who has a medical or dental practice located within the boundaries of San Juan County, New Mexico, and who has Successfully completed the IPA credentialing process, is eligible to apply for membership.
Benefits include:

• Provider credentialing
• Access to medical service contracts for all payers contracted with the IPA
• Quarterly education seminars
• Access to IPA preferred vendors
• Access to special events such as the annual IPA Membership Meeting

Full Non-Voting Members

Any physician, dentist, or podiatrist in good standing and licensed to practice medicine, dentistry, or podiatry in the State of New Mexico shall be eligible to apply for membership.  Full Non-Voting Members are eligible for all services and benefits excluding some on-site services as determined by the IPA.
Benefits include:

• Provider credentialing
• Access to medical service contracts for all payers contracted with the IPA
• Quarterly education seminars
• Access to IPA preferred vendors
• Access to special events such as the annual IPA Membership Meeting

Limited Members

Any Physician, dentist, or podiatrist in good standing and licensed to practice medicine, dentistry, or podiatry in the state of New Mexico is eligible to apply for limited membership in this Corporation. Limited Members are eligible for credentialing services only.

Emeritus Members

Any physician, dentist, or podiatrist in good standing for 5 years and who has been retired from practice is eligible to become an Emeritus Member of the San Juan IPA.

Credentialing

In July 2019, after undergoing a rigorous on-site audit and offsite survey conducted by National Committee for Quality Assurance

(NCQA), San Juan Independent Practice Association (San Juan IPA) again received Physician Organization Certification in Credentialing and Re-credentialing. San Juan IPA has been certified by NCQA since October 2003.

The NCQA Accreditation Process is a nationally recognized evaluation that purchasers, regulators, and consumers can use to assess managed care plans. The NCQA Standards for Accreditation are intended to help organizations achieve the highest level of performance possible, reduce patient risk of untoward outcomes, and create an environment of continuous improvement.

Achieving PO Certification from NCQA demonstrates that San Juan IPA has the systems, process and personnel in place to continuously improve the quality of care it delivers, and to help health plan clients meet their accreditation goals.

Please fill out the application and fax to 505-564-7956. Or click Upload Documents below and send securely.

Any questions please call the Credentialing Department at 505-564-7980