Louisiana Medicaid (LDH / Gainwell)

Credentialing and enrollment

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provider enrollment credentialing

Gainwell fee-for-service Provider Enrollment Unit

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Phone225-216-6370Published hours

Mon–Fri 8am–5pm, excluding holidays; time zone is not stated

Product, plan and location

medicaid
Louisiana

Mailing address
Gainwell Provider Enrollment Unit, P.O. Box 80159, Baton Rouge, LA 70898-0159

Original signed fee-for-service enrollment packet forms sent by U.S. Postal Service; call the unit for non-USPS delivery arrangements.

Current fee-for-service enrollment instructions link the individual packet revised October 2026. Page 2 publishes this phone for completing enrollment packets and arranging non-USPS delivery. The separate Provider Enrollment Portal contact page designates a different call center and email; those portal channels are not combined with this FFS unit.

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  • Individual and group NPIs
  • Application reference, location and requested network
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  • Was the application accepted as complete?
  • Are contracting and credentialing at different stages?
  • What effective date is confirmed in writing?

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