TRICARE
TRICARE
Credentialing and enrollment guides for TRICARE across 51 states.
30-90 days
Re-credential every 3 yrs
Quick Overview
Timeline
30 - 90 days
CAQH
Not Required
Re-credentialing
Every 3 year(s)
States Available
51
How TRICARE Credentialing Actually Works
Verified July 2026Apply Through
Regional contractor (no national portal)
Timeline
Certification runs about 90 days
Recredentialing
Not published by the payer
TRICARE participation runs through regional contractors: East is Humana Military, West is TriWest (since January 2025, when Arkansas, Illinois, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas, and Wisconsin also moved from East to West). TRICARE is two tier: first get TRICARE certified (authorized) by your regional contractor, a federal step required in each state of service, which lets you treat Select, Reserve Select, and TRICARE for Life beneficiaries as a non network provider. Seeing Prime patients and being listed requires the second step, signing a network contract, which adds credentialing.
Behavioral health routing: Behavioral providers follow the same certify then contract path. ABA runs through a separate Autism Care Corporate Service Provider application.
The stall to avoid: Certification is not network participation. Many providers stop at authorized status and wonder why they are not in the directory: the network contract is a separate ask, and network intake can be closed for some specialties while open for behavioral health.
From PayerReady's payer enrollment research, built from the payer's own provider manuals and enrollment pages. Payer processes change; when a fact is not published by the payer, we say so rather than guess.
About TRICARE
TRICARE provides healthcare coverage for active-duty service members, retirees, and their families. Provider credentialing is required for healthcare professionals who wish to see TRICARE beneficiaries.
How to Get Credentialed
1
Gather Required Documents
Collect all necessary credentials including your medical license, DEA certificate, malpractice insurance, NPI number, and board certifications.
2
Prepare Your Application
Complete TRICARE's provider enrollment application with all required information and supporting documentation.
3
Submit Your Application
Submit your completed enrollment package to TRICARE. Select your state below for state-specific submission details.
4
Track & Follow Up
Credentialing typically takes 30-90 days. Monitor your application and respond promptly to requests for additional information.
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Required Documents
Board Certification
Required if board certified
CV/Resume
DEA License
Required if prescribing controlled substances
Malpractice Insurance
Medical License
NPI Certificate
Enrollment Forms
Contact Information
Provider Credentialing
1-844-866-9378
Mon-Fri 8am-5pm
Provider Services
1-844-866-9378
Claims & Billing
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Quick Links
Available States
Alaska
Alabama
Arkansas
Arizona
California
Colorado
Connecticut
District Of Columbia
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Iowa
Idaho
Illinois
+ 36 more states below
Reviewed by the PayerReady Credentialing Team
Our credentialing specialists verify every article against current CMS regulations, NCQA standards, and payer-specific enrollment requirements. See our editorial process.
Select Your State
Choose your state for TRICARE-specific credentialing details including timelines, contacts, and local requirements.
Alabama
Open
Alaska
Open
Arizona
Open
Arkansas
Open
California
Open
Colorado
Open
Connecticut
Open
Delaware
Open
District Of Columbia
Open
Florida
Open
Georgia
Open
Hawaii
Open
Idaho
Open
Illinois
Open
Indiana
Open
Iowa
Open
Kansas
Open
Kentucky
Open
Louisiana
Open
Maine
Open
Maryland
Open
Massachusetts
Open
Michigan
Open
Minnesota
Open
Mississippi
Open
Missouri
Open
Montana
Open
Nebraska
Open
Nevada
Open
New Hampshire
Open
New Jersey
Open
New Mexico
Open
New York
Open
North Carolina
Open
North Dakota
Open
Ohio
Open
Oklahoma
Open
Oregon
Open
Pennsylvania
Open
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
Open
South Carolina
Open
South Dakota
Open
Tennessee
Open
Texas
Open
Utah
Open
Vermont
Open
Virginia
Open
Virgin Islands
Washington
Open
West Virginia
Open
Wisconsin
Open
Wyoming
Open
TRICARE credentialing requirements by state
TRICARE enrollment is not identical everywhere. The table below lists what actually differs across the 51 states TRICARE operates in — network status, local plan names, portals and the state-specific conditions our credentialing team has recorded.
| State | Network | State-specific notes |
|---|---|---|
| Alaska | Open | TRICARE West region (managed by TriWest Healthcare Alliance). Alaska State Medical Board oversees physician licensing; Alaska Board of Professional Counselors handles BH provider licensing. Accepted BH license types: LPC, LCSW. Alaska requires state-level background checks for initial licensure in addition to federal requirements. Major military installations: Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER), Eielson AFB, Fort Wainwright, Clear Space Force Station. |
| Alabama | Open | TRICARE East region (managed by Humana Military). Alabama Board of Medical Examiners oversees physician licensing; Alabama Board of Examiners in Counseling licenses behavioral health providers. Accepted BH license types: LPC, LICSW. State does not require additional background checks beyond federal TRICARE credentialing requirements. Major military installations: Fort Novosel (formerly Fort Rucker), Redstone Arsenal, Anniston Army Depot, Maxwell-Gunter AFB. |
| Arkansas | Open | TRICARE East region (managed by Humana Military). Arkansas State Medical Board oversees physician licensing; Arkansas Board of Examiners in Counseling handles BH licensing. Accepted BH license types: LPC, LCSW, LMFT. No additional state background checks beyond federal TRICARE requirements. Major military installations: Little Rock AFB, Pine Bluff Arsenal, Camp Joseph T. Robinson. |
| Arizona | Open | TRICARE West region (managed by TriWest Healthcare Alliance). Arizona Medical Board oversees physician licensing; Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners licenses BH providers. Accepted BH license types: LPC, LCSW, LMFT. Standard federal background checks apply; no additional state-specific checks required for TRICARE enrollment. Major military installations: Fort Huachuca, Luke AFB, Davis-Monthan AFB, Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Barry M. Goldwater Range. |
| California | Open | TRICARE West region (managed by TriWest Healthcare Alliance). Medical Board of California oversees physician licensing; California Board of Behavioral Sciences licenses BH providers. Accepted BH license types: LMFT, LCSW, LPCC. California requires DOJ and FBI fingerprint background checks for initial licensure, which supplements federal TRICARE screening. Major military installations: Camp Pendleton, Fort Irwin, Edwards AFB, Vandenberg SFB, Naval Base San Diego, Travis AFB, Beale AFB, MCAS Miramar. |
| Colorado | Open | TRICARE West region (managed by TriWest Healthcare Alliance). Colorado Medical Board oversees physician licensing; Division of Professions and Occupations licenses BH providers. Accepted BH license types: LPC, LCSW, LMFT. Standard federal background checks apply; Colorado requires fingerprint-based checks for initial licensure. Major military installations: Fort Carson, Peterson SFB, Schriever SFB, Buckley SFB, U.S. Air Force Academy, Cheyenne Mountain SFS. |
| Connecticut | Open | TRICARE East region (managed by Humana Military). Connecticut Medical Examining Board oversees physician licensing; Department of Public Health licenses BH providers. Accepted BH license types: LPC, LCSW, LMFT. Connecticut requires state and national criminal background checks for licensure. Major military installations: Naval Submarine Base New London (Groton). |
| District Of Columbia | Open | TRICARE East region (managed by Humana Military). District of Columbia Board of Medicine oversees physician licensing; DC Board of Professional Counseling licenses BH providers. Accepted BH license types: LPC, LICSW. DC requires FBI background checks for all healthcare licensure applicants. Major military installations: Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (nearby in Bethesda, MD), Fort McNair, the Pentagon. |
| Delaware | Open | TRICARE East region (managed by Humana Military). Delaware Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline oversees physician licensing; Board of Professional Counselors of Mental Health and Chemical Dependency Professionals licenses BH providers. Accepted BH license types: LPCMH, LCSW. Delaware requires SBI background checks for initial licensure. Major military installations: Dover AFB. |
| Florida | Open | TRICARE East region (managed by Humana Military). Florida Board of Medicine oversees physician licensing; Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling licenses BH providers. Accepted BH license types: LMHC, LCSW, LMFT. Florida requires FDLE and FBI fingerprint background checks for all healthcare licensure. Major military installations: MacDill AFB, Eglin AFB, Hurlburt Field, Tyndall AFB, Naval Station Mayport, NAS Jacksonville, NAS Pensacola, Patrick SFB, Homestead ARB. |
| Georgia | Open | TRICARE East region (managed by Humana Military). Georgia Composite Medical Board oversees physician licensing; Georgia Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage & Family Therapists licenses BH providers. Accepted BH license types: LPC, LCSW, LMFT. Georgia requires GBI and FBI fingerprint-based background checks for licensure. Major military installations: Fort Eisenhower (formerly Fort Gordon), Fort Stewart, Hunter Army Airfield, Robins AFB, Moody AFB, Fort Benning (now Fort Moore), Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base. |
| Hawaii | Open | TRICARE West region (managed by TriWest Healthcare Alliance). Hawaii Medical Board oversees physician licensing; Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs licenses BH providers. Accepted BH license types: LMHC, LCSW. Hawaii requires FBI fingerprint background checks for all healthcare licensure. Major military installations: Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Schofield Barracks, Fort Shafter, Marine Corps Base Hawaii (Kaneohe Bay), Camp H.M. Smith. |
| Iowa | Open | TRICARE West region (managed by TriWest Healthcare Alliance). Iowa Board of Medicine oversees physician licensing; Iowa Board of Behavioral Science licenses BH providers. Accepted BH license types: LMHC, LISW, LMFT. Iowa requires DCI and FBI criminal background checks for all licensure applicants. Major military installations: Camp Dodge (Iowa National Guard), Iowa Army Ammunition Plant. |
| Idaho | Open | TRICARE West region (managed by TriWest Healthcare Alliance). Idaho State Board of Medicine oversees physician licensing; Idaho Licensing Board of Professional Counselors and Marriage & Family Therapists handles BH licensing. Accepted BH license types: LPC, LCSW, LMFT. Standard federal background checks apply; Idaho requires criminal history checks for initial licensure. Major military installations: Mountain Home AFB, Gowen Field (Boise). |
| Illinois | Open | TRICARE East region (managed by Humana Military). Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation oversees physician and BH provider licensing. Accepted BH license types: LPC, LCSW, LMFT. Illinois requires fingerprint-based background checks through ISP and FBI for licensure. Major military installations: Scott AFB, Naval Station Great Lakes, Rock Island Arsenal. |
| Indiana | Open | TRICARE East region (managed by Humana Military). Indiana Medical Licensing Board oversees physician licensing; Indiana Behavioral Health and Human Services Licensing Board licenses BH providers. Accepted BH license types: LMHC, LCSW, LMFT. Indiana requires limited criminal history checks for licensure; no additional state checks beyond federal TRICARE requirements. Major military installations: Grissom ARB, Camp Atterbury, Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center. |
| Kansas | Open | TRICARE West region (managed by TriWest Healthcare Alliance). Kansas State Board of Healing Arts oversees physician licensing; Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board licenses BH providers. Accepted BH license types: LPC, LSCSW, LMFT. Kansas requires KBI background checks for initial licensure. Major military installations: Fort Leavenworth, Fort Riley, McConnell AFB, Forbes Field. |
| Kentucky | Open | TRICARE East region (managed by Humana Military). Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure oversees physician licensing; Kentucky Board of Licensed Professional Counselors handles BH licensing. Accepted BH license types: LPCC, LCSW, LMFT. Kentucky requires state and national criminal background checks for licensure. Major military installations: Fort Knox, Fort Campbell (shared with TN), Blue Grass Army Depot. |
| Louisiana | Open | TRICARE East region (managed by Humana Military). Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners oversees physician licensing; Louisiana LPC Board of Examiners handles BH licensing. Accepted BH license types: LPC, LCSW, LMFT. Louisiana requires state police and FBI fingerprint background checks for licensure. Major military installations: Fort Johnson (formerly Fort Polk), Barksdale AFB, Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Camp Beauregard. |
| Massachusetts | Open | TRICARE East region (managed by Humana Military). Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine oversees physician licensing; Board of Registration of Allied Mental Health and Human Services Professionals licenses BH providers. Accepted BH license types: LMHC, LICSW, LMFT. Massachusetts requires CORI and national background checks for healthcare licensure. Major military installations: Hanscom AFB, Natick Soldier Systems Center, Westover ARB, Joint Base Cape Cod. |
| Maryland | Open | TRICARE East region (managed by Humana Military). Maryland Board of Physicians oversees physician licensing; Maryland Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists licenses BH providers. Accepted BH license types: LCPC, LCSW-C, LCMFT. Maryland requires CJIS fingerprint-based background checks for healthcare licensure. Major military installations: Fort Meade, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Joint Base Andrews, Naval Support Activity Bethesda (Walter Reed NMMC), Patuxent River NAS, Indian Head NSWC. |
| Maine | Open | TRICARE East region (managed by Humana Military). Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine oversees physician licensing; Maine Board of Counseling Professionals Licensure handles BH licensing. Accepted BH license types: LCPC, LCSW. Maine requires SBI criminal background checks for licensure. Major military installations: Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (Kittery), Maine Military Authority (Limestone), Brunswick Executive Airport (former NAS Brunswick). |
| Michigan | Open | TRICARE East region (managed by Humana Military). Michigan Board of Medicine oversees physician licensing; Michigan Board of Counseling licenses BH providers. Accepted BH license types: LPC, LMSW, LMFT. Michigan requires ICHAT criminal background checks and FBI fingerprinting for healthcare licensure. Major military installations: Selfridge ANGB, Camp Grayling, Fort Custer Training Center, Detroit Arsenal. |
| Minnesota | Open | Shared TRICARE region: Twin Cities metro and eastern Minnesota fall under TRICARE East (Humana Military); western Minnesota falls under TRICARE West (TriWest). Minnesota Board of Medical Practice oversees physician licensing; Minnesota Board of Behavioral Health and Therapy licenses BH providers. Accepted BH license types: LPCC, LICSW, LMFT. Minnesota requires BCA background checks for licensure. Major military installations: Camp Ripley, Minneapolis-Saint Paul ARS, Duluth ANGB. |
| Missouri | Open | TRICARE West region (managed by TriWest Healthcare Alliance). Missouri State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts oversees physician licensing; Missouri Committee for Professional Counselors licenses BH providers. Accepted BH license types: LPC, LCSW, LMFT. Missouri requires MSHP and FBI fingerprint background checks for healthcare licensure. Major military installations: Fort Leonard Wood, Whiteman AFB, Lake City Army Ammunition Plant. |
| Mississippi | Open | TRICARE East region (managed by Humana Military). Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure oversees physician licensing; Mississippi Board of Examiners for Licensed Professional Counselors handles BH licensing. Accepted BH license types: LPC, LCSW. No additional state background checks beyond federal TRICARE requirements. Major military installations: Keesler AFB, Columbus AFB, Camp Shelby, Naval Construction Battalion Center Gulfport, NAS Meridian, Stennis Space Center. |
| Montana | Open | TRICARE West region (managed by TriWest Healthcare Alliance). Montana Board of Medical Examiners oversees physician licensing; Montana Board of Behavioral Health licenses BH providers. Accepted BH license types: LCPC, LCSW. Montana requires DOJ and FBI criminal background checks for licensure. Major military installations: Malmstrom AFB, Fort William Henry Harrison. |
| North Carolina | Open | TRICARE East region (managed by Humana Military). North Carolina Medical Board oversees physician licensing; North Carolina Board of Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselors licenses BH providers. Accepted BH license types: LCMHC, LCSW, LMFT. North Carolina requires state and FBI fingerprint background checks for healthcare licensure. Major military installations: Fort Liberty (formerly Fort Bragg), Camp Lejeune, MCAS Cherry Point, Seymour Johnson AFB, Pope Army Airfield. |
| North Dakota | Open | TRICARE West region (managed by TriWest Healthcare Alliance). North Dakota State Board of Medical Examiners oversees physician licensing; North Dakota Board of Counselor Examiners licenses BH providers. Accepted BH license types: LPCC, LCSW, LMFT. North Dakota requires BCI criminal background checks for licensure. Major military installations: Minot AFB, Grand Forks AFB, Camp Grafton. |
| Nebraska | Open | TRICARE West region (managed by TriWest Healthcare Alliance). Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery oversees physician licensing; Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services licenses BH providers. Accepted BH license types: LMHP, LIMHP, LCSW. Nebraska requires Nebraska State Patrol and FBI background checks for healthcare licensure. Major military installations: Offutt AFB (home of U.S. Strategic Command). |
| New Hampshire | Open | TRICARE East region (managed by Humana Military). New Hampshire Board of Medicine oversees physician licensing; New Hampshire Board of Mental Health Practice licenses BH providers. Accepted BH license types: LCMHC, LICSW. New Hampshire requires state police and FBI fingerprint background checks for healthcare licensure. Major military installations: Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (shared with ME), New Hampshire National Guard facilities. |
| New Jersey | Open | TRICARE East region (managed by Humana Military). New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners oversees physician licensing; New Jersey Board of Marriage and Family Therapy Examiners and Professional Counselor Examiners Committee license BH providers. Accepted BH license types: LPC, LCSW, LMFT. New Jersey requires state and FBI fingerprint background checks for healthcare licensure. Major military installations: Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, Picatinny Arsenal, Naval Weapons Station Earle, Cape May Coast Guard Training Center. |
| New Mexico | Open | TRICARE West region (managed by TriWest Healthcare Alliance). New Mexico Medical Board oversees physician licensing; New Mexico Counseling and Therapy Practice Board licenses BH providers. Accepted BH license types: LPCC, LCSW, LMFT. New Mexico requires DPS background checks for initial licensure. Major military installations: Kirtland AFB, Holloman AFB, White Sands Missile Range, Cannon AFB, Los Alamos National Laboratory. |
| Nevada | Open | TRICARE West region (managed by TriWest Healthcare Alliance). Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners oversees physician licensing; Nevada Board of Examiners for Marriage and Family Therapists and Clinical Professional Counselors licenses BH providers. Accepted BH license types: LCPC, LCSW, LMFT. Nevada requires state and FBI fingerprint background checks for all healthcare licensure. Major military installations: Nellis AFB, Creech AFB, Nevada Test and Training Range, Naval Air Station Fallon. |
| New York | Open | TRICARE East region (managed by Humana Military). New York State Board for Medicine oversees physician licensing; New York State Education Department Office of the Professions licenses BH providers. Accepted BH license types: LMHC, LCSW, LMFT. New York requires state and FBI criminal background checks for all healthcare professionals. Major military installations: Fort Drum, West Point (U.S. Military Academy), Fort Hamilton, Watervliet Arsenal, Stewart ANGB. |
| Ohio | Open | TRICARE East region (managed by Humana Military). State Medical Board of Ohio oversees physician licensing; Ohio Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage & Family Therapist Board licenses BH providers. Accepted BH license types: LPCC, LISW, LMFT. Ohio requires BCI and FBI fingerprint background checks for healthcare licensure. Major military installations: Wright-Patterson AFB, Defense Supply Center Columbus, Rickenbacker ANGB, Camp Perry, Springfield ANGB. |
| Oklahoma | Open | Shared TRICARE region: eastern Oklahoma falls under TRICARE East (Humana Military); western Oklahoma falls under TRICARE West (TriWest). Oklahoma State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision oversees physician licensing; Oklahoma State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure licenses BH providers. Accepted BH license types: LPC, LCSW, LMFT. Oklahoma requires OSBI criminal background checks for healthcare licensure. Major military installations: Tinker AFB, Fort Sill, Altus AFB, Vance AFB, McAlester Army Ammunition Plant. |
| Oregon | Open | TRICARE West region (managed by TriWest Healthcare Alliance). Oregon Medical Board oversees physician licensing; Oregon Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists licenses BH providers. Accepted BH license types: LPC, LCSW, LMFT. Oregon requires state and FBI fingerprint background checks for healthcare licensure. Major military installations: Kingsley Field ANGB (Klamath Falls), Camp Rilea, Umatilla Chemical Depot (decommissioned). |
| Pennsylvania | Open | TRICARE East region (managed by Humana Military). Pennsylvania State Board of Medicine oversees physician licensing; Pennsylvania State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists, and Professional Counselors licenses BH providers. Accepted BH license types: LPC, LCSW, LMFT. Pennsylvania requires state police, FBI, and child abuse clearance background checks for healthcare licensure. Major military installations: Carlisle Barracks (U.S. Army War College), Naval Support Activity Philadelphia, Tobyhanna Army Depot, Letterkenny Army Depot, Fort Indiantown Gap. |
| Rhode Island | Open | TRICARE East region (managed by Humana Military). Rhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline oversees physician licensing; Rhode Island Board of Mental Health Counselors and Marriage & Family Therapists licenses BH providers. Accepted BH license types: LMHC, LICSW. Rhode Island requires BCI and FBI criminal background checks for healthcare licensure. Major military installations: Naval Station Newport, Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport. |
| South Carolina | Open | TRICARE East region (managed by Humana Military). South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners oversees physician licensing; South Carolina Board of Examiners for Licensure of Professional Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, and Psycho-Educational Specialists licenses BH providers. Accepted BH license types: LPC, LISW-CP, LMFT. South Carolina requires SLED and FBI fingerprint background checks for healthcare licensure. Major military installations: Fort Jackson, Shaw AFB, Joint Base Charleston, MCAS Beaufort, Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island. |
| South Dakota | Open | TRICARE West region (managed by TriWest Healthcare Alliance). South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners oversees physician licensing; South Dakota Board of Examiners of Counselors and Marriage & Family Therapists licenses BH providers. Accepted BH license types: LPC-MH, LCSW, LMFT. South Dakota requires DCI criminal background checks for licensure. Major military installations: Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota National Guard facilities. |
| Tennessee | Open | TRICARE East region (managed by Humana Military). Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners oversees physician licensing; Tennessee Board of Licensed Professional Counselors, Licensed Marital and Family Therapists, and Licensed Clinical Pastoral Therapists licenses BH providers. Accepted BH license types: LPC/MHSP, LCSW, LMFT. Tennessee requires TBI and FBI fingerprint background checks for healthcare licensure. Major military installations: Fort Campbell (shared with KY), Arnold AFB, Naval Support Activity Mid-South (Millington), McGhee Tyson ANGB. |
| Texas | Open | Shared TRICARE region: eastern Texas falls under TRICARE East (Humana Military); western Texas falls under TRICARE West (TriWest). Texas Medical Board oversees physician licensing; Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council licenses BH providers. Accepted BH license types: LPC, LCSW, LMFT. Texas requires DPS and FBI fingerprint-based background checks for healthcare licensure. Major military installations: Fort Cavazos (formerly Fort Hood), Fort Bliss, Joint Base San Antonio (Lackland/Randolph/Fort Sam Houston), Dyess AFB, Goodfellow AFB, Laughlin AFB, Sheppard AFB, NAS Corpus Christi, NAS JRB Fort Worth. |
| Utah | Open | TRICARE West region (managed by TriWest Healthcare Alliance). Utah Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing oversees physician and BH provider licensing. Accepted BH license types: LMFT, LCSW, CMHC. Utah requires BCI criminal background checks for initial licensure. Major military installations: Hill AFB, Dugway Proving Ground, Tooele Army Depot, Camp Williams. |
| Virginia | Open | TRICARE East region (managed by Humana Military). Virginia Board of Medicine oversees physician licensing; Virginia Board of Counseling licenses BH providers. Accepted BH license types: LPC, LCSW, LMFT. Virginia requires state police and FBI fingerprint background checks for healthcare licensure. Major military installations: Fort Gregg-Adams (formerly Fort Lee), Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Naval Station Norfolk, Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Story Point, NAS Oceana, Pentagon, Quantico MCB, Fort Belvoir, Dam Neck, Dahlgren NSWC. |
| Vermont | Open | TRICARE East region (managed by Humana Military). Vermont Board of Medical Practice oversees physician licensing; Vermont Office of Professional Regulation licenses BH providers. Accepted BH license types: LCMHC, LICSW. Vermont requires VCIC and FBI criminal background checks for healthcare licensure. Major military installations: Vermont National Guard facilities, Ethan Allen Firing Range. |
| Washington | Open | TRICARE West region (managed by TriWest Healthcare Alliance). Washington Medical Commission oversees physician licensing; Washington Department of Health licenses BH providers. Accepted BH license types: LMHC, LICSW, LMFT. Washington requires WSP and FBI fingerprint background checks for healthcare licensure. Major military installations: Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Naval Base Kitsap (Bangor/Bremerton), Fairchild AFB, Naval Station Everett, McChord Field. |
| Wisconsin | Open | TRICARE East region (managed by Humana Military). Wisconsin Medical Examining Board oversees physician licensing; Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services licenses BH providers. Accepted BH license types: LPC, LCSW, LMFT. Wisconsin requires DOJ criminal background checks for healthcare licensure. Major military installations: Fort McCoy, Volk Field ANGB, General Mitchell ANGB (Milwaukee). |
| West Virginia | Open | TRICARE East region (managed by Humana Military). West Virginia Board of Medicine oversees physician licensing; West Virginia Board of Examiners in Counseling licenses BH providers. Accepted BH license types: LPC, LICSW, LMFT. West Virginia requires state police and FBI criminal background checks for healthcare licensure. Major military installations: West Virginia National Guard facilities, Camp Dawson, Yeager Airport ANGB. |
| Wyoming | Open | TRICARE West region (managed by TriWest Healthcare Alliance). Wyoming Board of Medicine oversees physician licensing; Wyoming Mental Health Professions Licensing Board licenses BH providers. Accepted BH license types: LPC, LCSW. Wyoming requires DCI criminal background checks for initial licensure. Major military installations: F.E. Warren AFB (home of 90th Missile Wing), Camp Guernsey, Wyoming National Guard facilities. |
Compiled and maintained by the PayerReady credentialing team from payer portals and direct payer contact. Last verified March 22, 2026. Network status changes without notice — confirm before you file.
Common questions about TRICARE credentialing
How long does TRICARE credentialing take?
TRICARE credentialing typically takes 30–90 days from a complete submission to an approved effective date. Incomplete applications are the main cause of delay: a missing document or an unattested CAQH profile restarts the clock rather than pausing it.
Does TRICARE require CAQH?
No. TRICARE does not enroll through CAQH ProView, so credentialing data is submitted directly on TRICARE's own application instead. You still need the same underlying documents — license, DEA where applicable, malpractice coverage and work history.
Which states does TRICARE operate in?
TRICARE has credentialing operations in 51 states. 51 of those 51 currently show an open panel. Requirements are not uniform: local plan names, provider portals and state-specific conditions differ, which is what the state-by-state table above records.