April Samaniego, Director of Client Services and Senior Credentialing Specialist, has worked in the medical field in San Diego County for over three decades. April arrived in California from Oklahoma as a Military Spouse supporting her husband’s career, but of her own rite served as the Family Ombudsman to his command serving over 500 families at a time. April was the liaison between the command and the families, communicating directly with the Captain, and senior staff while supporting families during times of crisis. Through this experience, April worked tirelessly to assist families with financial and medical issues, dealt with legal issues, and helped new moms and those relocating to or from the area with resources. April acted as a confidante and sounding board for those under her tutelage who were experiencing personal issues. In this capacity she worked closely with the Red Cross, Operation Homefront, Fleet and Family Services, and Navy Relief to name a few ALL while working full time, and raising 3 boys. These experiences excellently transitioned to her work as Director of Workers’ Compensation at a well-respected Orthopaedic Surgery and Pain Management medical group in the heart of San Diego. During her tenure in this position, she worked directly with adjusters and attorneys on claims issues and authorizations and was a top notch med legal historian. She joined Comprehensive Medical Reporting Services (CMRS) in 2006 taking on a variety of workers’ comp supporting roles. In 2012, April supported the creation of MPN Advantage and has shaped it into an esteemed and efficient HMO/PPO, Workers’ Compensation, Medicare/Medi-Cal, Covered CA, and US Department of Labor (USDOL) credentialing point of contact for clients throughout California, and nationwide. Due to her skill and hard work, April has become a vital and dynamic leader in the Workers’ Compensation field. April has completed multiple CEU courses in QME report writing, Recognizing Pain Medicine issues, and Utilization Review practices, and welcomes continuing opportunities for knowledge and growth. April brings her southern charm and her depth and breadth of experience with medical credentialing to support your business. Reach out to April today to see how MPN Advantage can help your practice thrive! Since that time we have gone on to produce the MPN Directory annually, which is researched and revised throughout the year in accordance with the quarterly published DWC approved list of MPNs in California.  In addition to the MPN Directory, we began offering clients that are treating patients with industrially related injuries assistance with application to the MPNs. 

With the constantly evolving rules surrounding MPNs in California, MPN Advantage staff takes great pride in our ability to navigate and keep abreast of these changes. We are fortunate to have positive working relationships with MPN managers and credentialing department supervisors and staff to assist us along the way.

In 2018, MPN Advantage began offering all clients PPO and HMO credentialing assistance. We also began offering Health Care Network (HCN) credentialing services to our partners in Texas. In 2019, we extended our credentialing knowledge in many areas, including education in IPA credentialing. In 2020, we have officially added IPA credentialing to our services in order to better assist our clients.

This year we are working towards becoming more familiar with, and understanding, the workers’ compensation credentialing requirements of every state across the nation. While we continue to focus our educational efforts on workers’ compensation, our staff works daily to ensure we are up-to-date on the most current credentialing requirements for all entities including, but not limited to workers’ compensation, PPO, HMO, and IPA networks.