HealthCare Partners utilizes a network of thousands of Preferred Specialist providers across its entire geography — from Staten Island to Montauk — who require NO Prior Authorization or Referral Number to see HealthCare Partners patients in the office setting.
Learn how to refer your patients to HCP Preferred Specialists and when/if Prior Authorization is needed for office-based services.
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Effortlessly refer your HCP patients to any one of thousands of Specialty Care providers.
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Referring your patients to one of the more than 5000 Preferred Specialists is easy and requires no formal Referral or Authorization number.
Process Overview
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Referral to a Preferred Specialist is easy. No referrals or authorizations are needed for PCP-to-Preferred Specialist referrals, nor for Preferred Specialist-to-Preferred Specialist referrals.
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Referring your patients to one of the more than 5000 Preferred Specialist physicians is easy and requires no formal Referral or Authorization number.
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In some cases, a prior authorization may be required. Find out here what requires an authorization and the steps needed to properly fill out and submit your request to HCP.