Welcome to Providence Preferred

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Providence Preferred is a Portland, Oregon-based preferred provider organization composed of physicians, hospitals and ancillary service providers located throughout Oregon and southwest Washington. Providence Preferred is designed to manage the cost, delivery and quality of health care for our many insurers, third-party administrators, self-insured groups and individuals.

Owned by the Providence Health & Services health system, we have a reputation for quality of care and excellence. Providence Preferred gives you the flexibility of choosing your own physicians within our panel of more than 21,000 providers throughout Oregon and southwest Washington.

Providence Health Plans attracts top doctors to extend first class service and excellence to our members.

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PO Box 3236, Portland, OR 97208

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Thank you for your interest in Providence Preferred, a preferred provider organization owned by Providence Health & Services and designed to manage the cost, delivery and quality of health care for insurance companies, self-insured employees, and third-party administrators (TPAs). Here, you can search for a provider and learn about discounted programs for members.

With Providence Preferred, you give your clients:

  • Flexibility to choose their own physicians within our panel of over 21,000 providers throughout Oregon and southwest Washington.
  • Savings through lower out-of-pocket expenses. Participating physicians and hospitals agree to accept preferred rates for services provided to eligible members of Providence Preferred.
  • Quality health care from some of the area's most respected private practice providers and hospitals.
  • No additional paperwork, Providers and hospitals bill their insurance for them.

If you would like more information about Providence Preferred, please contact us.

Welcome to Providence Preferred, the only provider sponsored independent PPO in Oregon and southwest Washington. We pride ourselves in not only serving our payer customers but our providers as well. We feature ProvLink, a communications link to our provider network where you can get updated news about Providence Preferred, find out how to bill your patients insurance and find physicians to refer your patients to!

Why should you be a Providence Preferred provider?

  • We are provider owned and operated.
  • Our excellent customer services representatives are ready to assist you with any claims issues.
  • Quick turn around time for claims payment.
  • We manage multiple payers under one contract.

If you would like to become a Providence Preferred physician, please contact us.

Welcome to Providence Preferred, a preferred provider organization owned by Providence Health & Services and, designed to manage the cost, delivery and quality of health care for insurance companies, self-insured employees and trusts, and third-party administrators (TPAs). Here, you can search for a provider, learn about our discounted programs for members and get the information you need to access your health coverage and stay healthy!

The advantages of having Providence Preferred include:

  • Flexibility to choose your own physicians within our panel of nearly 21,000 providers throughout Oregon and southwest Washington.
  • Savings through lower out-of-pocket expenses. Participating physicians and hospitals agree to accept preferred rates for services provided to eligible members of Providence Preferred.
  • Quality health care from some of the area's most respected private practice providers and hospitals.
  • No additional paperwork. Providers and hospitals bill your insurance for you.

Thank you for choosing Providence Preferred for all of your employees' needs. Providence Preferred distinguishes itself from our competitors because we are part of Providence Health & Services, an integrated health system. Providence Health & Services' goal is to provide a connected experience of care, built on a foundation of clinical excellence. We strive to provide quality, compassionate care to those we serve. With Providence Preferred, you give your employees the ability to:

  • Receive quality health care from some of the area's most respected private practice physicians and hospitals.
  • Save money through lower out-of-pocket expenses, not only because of the practitioner's agreement to offer preferred rates, but because the PPO health insurance may offer a higher level of benefits when you use Providence Preferred providers and facilities.
  • Have providers and hospitals bill the insurance for them. There is no additional paperwork.
  • Access savings reports, which are available to payers and employers and are tailored to the employer group.

Submit billing through EDI

For payers with preference pricing, EDI is a fast and simple way of billing Providence Preferred for a patient's visit. Providence accepts many EDI vendors; see a list and get their contact information.

Get answers to common questions about EDI.