Magellan Healthcare, a behavioral health managed care and specialty payer, participates in CAQH ProView for online data collection, and its own provider FAQ states that once all required documents have been submitted, credentialing generally can be completed within 90 days. Some states and client contracts require a faster turnaround, and Magellan says it has processes in place to meet those requirements. Providers already registered with CAQH confirm their attestation is current and grant Magellan access by selecting "Magellan Health" or "All" in ProView; Magellan then retrieves the application directly rather than requiring a separate paper form for most individual providers.
A separate, slower figure exists as a legal ceiling rather than a typical timeline: a Virginia Medicaid document on credentialing notes that state law allows credentialing entities, including Magellan, up to 180 days to respond to applicants, though Magellan's own 90-day figure is what it states it generally meets. Magellan's own provider page confirms recredentialing every three years (36 months) for individual professional providers, unless a state law, customer or accrediting body requires otherwise.
How does Magellan Healthcare credentialing actually work?
Magellan participates in CAQH ProView for online data collection, and most individual providers apply by keeping their CAQH profile complete and attested, then granting Magellan access to it. Magellan's own credentialing process page describes retrieving the application directly from CAQH once access is granted, rather than requiring a fully separate paper application for every applicant.
Providers who are not already in CAQH, or who are applying as an organizational or facility provider rather than an individual, go through Magellan's own application route instead, typically through its provider network team or the magellanprovider.com portal. Facility-level applicants, including residential treatment, detox and PHP/IOP programs, may also undergo a site visit as part of Magellan's Quality Improvement Program review.
Grant CAQH access by name, not just by attesting. Magellan's own guidance is specific: select "Magellan Health" or "All" as an authorized health plan inside your CAQH ProView account. An attested profile that has not separately authorized Magellan can still sit unseen on Magellan's end.
How long does Magellan credentialing take?
Magellan's own provider FAQ states that once all required documents have been submitted, credentialing generally can be completed within 90 days. Some states and client contracts require faster turnaround, and Magellan states it has processes in place to meet those requirements where they apply.
A slower figure exists only as a legal ceiling, not as Magellan's stated norm: a Virginia Medicaid document on credentialing notes that state law allows credentialing entities, including Magellan, up to 180 days to respond to applicants. Magellan's own 90-day figure is what it states it generally meets, well inside that ceiling. To speed up a specific application, Magellan's own guidance recommends keeping your CAQH ProView profile current and accurate, authorizing Magellan's access to it, and explaining in writing any gap of six months or more in your work history over the last five years.
How often do I need to re-credential with Magellan?
Magellan's own provider page states that individual professional providers are recredentialed every three years, unless a state or federal law, a specific customer, or an accrediting body requires a different cycle. This matches the three-year cycle already confirmed for Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Cigna, Humana and Kaiser Permanente on this site.
Confirm your CAQH ProView profile is complete and attested
This is the data source Magellan draws from for most individual provider applications.
Authorize Magellan specifically inside CAQH
Select "Magellan Health" or "All" as an authorized plan; attestation alone does not grant Magellan access.
Gather facility documents if applying as an organization
State facility licenses, individual clinical staff licenses, professional liability insurance and DEA registration for prescribers are commonly requested.
Explain any work-history gap in writing
Magellan's own guidance asks for a written explanation of any gap of six months or more over the last five years.
Expect a possible site visit for facility-level applications
Particularly for residential treatment, detox and PHP/IOP programs, as part of Magellan's Quality Improvement Program.
Recredential every three years
Confirmed directly on Magellan's own provider page, unless a specific state, customer or accreditor requirement changes the cycle.
CAQH access is not automatic
Authorizing Magellan by name inside ProView is a separate step from simply keeping your profile attested.
Explain any work-history gap in writing
Magellan's own guidance flags gaps of six months or more in the last five years as something to address upfront, not after a delay.
Facility applicants face more scrutiny
A site visit under Magellan's Quality Improvement Program is a realistic possibility for residential and higher-acuity behavioral health settings.
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