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Medi-Cal Provider Enrollment: The 2026 DHCS PAVE Guide for California Providers

Medi-Cal provider enrollment 2026 hero banner: DHCS PAVE two-layer enrollment and county MCO credentialing, 90-day physician and 180-day allied provider statutory clock, $750 CY2026 fee with individual exemptions, the June 26 prescriber and July 23 ORP 2026 deadlines, and the post-approval claims gap, from ClaimMax RCM.

Medi-Cal provider enrollment, filed under the federal program name as California Medicaid provider enrollment, runs on two layers. You enroll with the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) for fee-for-service billing through the Provider Application and Validation for Enrollment (PAVE) portal at pave.dhcs.ca.gov. Then you credential with the managed care plans in your county, a […]