TRICARE East Region (Humana Military)
Credentialing and enrollment guides for TRICARE East Region (Humana Military) across 31 states.
Quick Overview
Timeline
30 - 60 days
CAQH
Required
Re-credentialing
Every 3 year(s)
States Available
31
How TRICARE East Region (Humana Military) Credentialing Actually Works
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Humana Military
Timeline
Certification runs about 90 days
Recredentialing
Not published by the payer
The East region contractor is Humana Military. 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 East Region (Humana Military)
TRICARE East Region (Humana Military) 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
Gather Required Documents
Collect all necessary credentials including your medical license, DEA certificate, malpractice insurance, NPI number, and board certifications.
Complete Your CAQH ProView Profile
TRICARE East Region (Humana Military) requires a current CAQH ProView profile. Create or update your profile at proview.caqh.org.
Submit Your Application
Submit your completed enrollment package to TRICARE East Region (Humana Military). Select your state below for state-specific submission details.
Track & Follow Up
Credentialing typically takes 30-60 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
Contact Information
TRICARE East Credentialing
1-800-444-5445
TRICARE East Claims
1-800-444-5445
TRICARE East Appeals
1-800-444-5445
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TRICARE East Region (Humana Military) credentialing requirements by state
TRICARE East Region (Humana Military) enrollment is not identical everywhere. The table below lists what actually differs across the 31 states TRICARE East Region (Humana Military) operates in — network status, local plan names, portals and the state-specific conditions our credentialing team has recorded.
| State | Local plan | Network | Portal / phone | State-specific notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | — | Open | — | Humana Military manages TRICARE East for Alabama. Alabama Board of Medical Examiners handles physician licensing. Accepted BH license types: LPC, LICSW. No additional state background checks beyond federal TRICARE requirements. Key installations served: Fort Novosel, Redstone Arsenal, Maxwell-Gunter AFB, Anniston Army Depot. |
| Connecticut | — | Open | — | Humana Military manages TRICARE East for Connecticut. Connecticut Medical Examining Board oversees physician licensing. Accepted BH license types: LPC, LCSW, LMFT. Connecticut requires state and national criminal background checks for licensure beyond federal requirements. Key installations served: Naval Submarine Base New London (Groton). |
| District Of Columbia | — | Open | — | Humana Military manages TRICARE East for the District of Columbia. DC Board of Medicine handles physician licensing. Accepted BH license types: LPC, LICSW. DC requires FBI background checks for all healthcare licensure applicants. Key installations served: Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Fort McNair, the Pentagon, Walter Reed NMMC (nearby in Bethesda, MD). |
| Delaware | — | Open | — | Humana Military manages TRICARE East for Delaware. Delaware Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline oversees physician licensing. Accepted BH license types: LPCMH, LCSW. Delaware requires SBI background checks for initial licensure. Key installations served: Dover AFB. |
| Florida | TRICARE East (Humana Military) | Open |
Provider portal
1-800-444-5445
|
TRICARE's East Region is administered by Humana Military. Becoming a network provider is a two-step model: a provider must first be TRICARE-certified/authorized and verified in the East Region to file claims and receive payment, then separately apply to join the contracted network. IMPORTANT (time-sensitive): Humana Military is currently NOT accepting requests to join the medical, surgical, or ancillary networks; it IS accepting requests for autism, psychiatry, mental health, substance abuse, doula, and lactation networks. A TRICARE-authorized provider can still treat beneficiaries as non-network (participating or non-participating). Confirm current network-acceptance status before applying. Provider services: 1-800-444-5445. |
| Georgia | — | Open | — | Humana Military manages TRICARE East for Georgia. Georgia Composite Medical Board handles physician licensing. Accepted BH license types: LPC, LCSW, LMFT. Georgia requires GBI and FBI fingerprint-based background checks for licensure. Key installations served: Fort Moore (formerly Fort Benning), Fort Eisenhower, Fort Stewart, Hunter AAF, Robins AFB, Moody AFB, Kings Bay NSB. |
| Illinois | — | Open | — | Humana Military manages TRICARE East for Illinois. Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation oversees physician and BH licensing. Accepted BH license types: LPC, LCSW, LMFT. Illinois requires ISP and FBI fingerprint-based background checks for licensure. Key installations served: Scott AFB, Naval Station Great Lakes, Rock Island Arsenal. |
| Indiana | — | Open | — | Humana Military manages TRICARE East for Indiana. Indiana Medical Licensing Board handles physician licensing. Accepted BH license types: LMHC, LCSW, LMFT. Indiana requires limited criminal history checks; no additional state checks beyond federal requirements. Key installations served: Grissom ARB, Camp Atterbury, Crane NSWC. |
| Kentucky | — | Open | — | Humana Military manages TRICARE East for Kentucky. Humana Military is headquartered in Louisville, KY. Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure handles physician licensing. Accepted BH license types: LPCC, LCSW, LMFT. Kentucky requires state and national criminal background checks for licensure. Key installations served: Fort Knox, Fort Campbell (shared with TN), Blue Grass Army Depot. |
| Louisiana | — | Open | — | Humana Military manages TRICARE East for Louisiana. Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners oversees physician licensing. Accepted BH license types: LPC, LCSW, LMFT. Louisiana requires state police and FBI fingerprint background checks for licensure. Key installations served: Fort Johnson (formerly Fort Polk), Barksdale AFB, NAS JRB New Orleans. |
| Massachusetts | — | Open | — | Humana Military manages TRICARE East for Massachusetts. Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine handles physician licensing. Accepted BH license types: LMHC, LICSW, LMFT. Massachusetts requires CORI and national background checks for healthcare licensure. Key installations served: Hanscom AFB, Natick Soldier Systems Center, Westover ARB, Joint Base Cape Cod. |
| Maryland | — | Open | — | Humana Military manages TRICARE East for Maryland. Maryland Board of Physicians oversees physician licensing. Accepted BH license types: LCPC, LCSW-C, LCMFT. Maryland requires CJIS fingerprint-based background checks for healthcare licensure. Key installations served: Fort Meade, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Joint Base Andrews, NSA Bethesda (Walter Reed NMMC), Patuxent River NAS. |
| Maine | — | Open | — | Humana Military manages TRICARE East for Maine. Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine handles physician licensing. Accepted BH license types: LCPC, LCSW. Maine requires SBI criminal background checks for licensure. Key installations served: Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (Kittery), Maine Military Authority. |
| Michigan | — | Open | — | Humana Military manages TRICARE East for Michigan. Michigan Board of Medicine handles physician licensing. Accepted BH license types: LPC, LMSW, LMFT. Michigan requires ICHAT and FBI fingerprint background checks for healthcare licensure. Key installations served: Selfridge ANGB, Camp Grayling, Detroit Arsenal. |
| Minnesota | — | Open | — | Humana Military manages TRICARE East for the Twin Cities metro and eastern Minnesota (western MN is TRICARE West). Minnesota Board of Medical Practice oversees physician licensing. Accepted BH license types: LPCC, LICSW, LMFT. Minnesota requires BCA background checks for licensure. Key installations served: Minneapolis-Saint Paul ARS, Camp Ripley (shared jurisdiction). |
| Mississippi | — | Open | — | Humana Military manages TRICARE East for Mississippi. Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure handles physician licensing. Accepted BH license types: LPC, LCSW. No additional state background checks beyond federal TRICARE requirements. Key installations served: Keesler AFB, Columbus AFB, Camp Shelby, NAS Meridian, NCBC Gulfport, Stennis Space Center. |
| North Carolina | — | Open | — | Humana Military manages TRICARE East for North Carolina. North Carolina Medical Board handles physician licensing. Accepted BH license types: LCMHC, LCSW, LMFT. North Carolina requires state and FBI fingerprint background checks for healthcare licensure. Key installations served: Fort Liberty (formerly Fort Bragg), Camp Lejeune, MCAS Cherry Point, Seymour Johnson AFB, Pope Army Airfield. |
| New Hampshire | — | Open | — | Humana Military manages TRICARE East for New Hampshire. New Hampshire Board of Medicine handles physician licensing. Accepted BH license types: LCMHC, LICSW. New Hampshire requires state police and FBI fingerprint background checks for healthcare licensure. Key installations served: Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (shared with ME). |
| New Jersey | TRICARE East (Humana Military) | Open |
Provider portal
1-800-444-5445
|
TRICARE's East Region is administered by Humana Military. Becoming a network provider is a two-step model: a provider must first be TRICARE-certified/authorized and verified in the East Region to file claims and receive payment, then separately apply to join the contracted network. IMPORTANT (time-sensitive): Humana Military is currently NOT accepting requests to join the medical, surgical, or ancillary networks; it IS accepting requests for autism, psychiatry, mental health, substance abuse, doula, and lactation networks. A TRICARE-authorized provider can still treat beneficiaries as non-network (participating or non-participating). Confirm current network-acceptance status before applying. Provider services: 1-800-444-5445. |
| New York | TRICARE East (Humana Military) | Open |
Provider portal
1-800-444-5445
|
TRICARE's East Region is administered by Humana Military. Becoming a network provider is a two-step model: a provider must first be TRICARE-certified/authorized and verified in the East Region to file claims and receive payment, then separately apply to join the contracted network. IMPORTANT (time-sensitive): Humana Military is currently NOT accepting requests to join the medical, surgical, or ancillary networks; it IS accepting requests for autism, psychiatry, mental health, substance abuse, doula, and lactation networks. A TRICARE-authorized provider can still treat beneficiaries as non-network (participating or non-participating). Confirm current network-acceptance status before applying. Provider services: 1-800-444-5445. |
| Ohio | — | Open | — | Humana Military manages TRICARE East for Ohio. State Medical Board of Ohio handles physician licensing. Accepted BH license types: LPCC, LISW, LMFT. Ohio requires BCI and FBI fingerprint background checks for healthcare licensure. Key installations served: Wright-Patterson AFB, Defense Supply Center Columbus, Rickenbacker ANGB. |
| Oklahoma | — | Open | — | Humana Military manages TRICARE East for eastern Oklahoma (western OK is TRICARE West). Oklahoma State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision handles physician licensing. Accepted BH license types: LPC, LCSW, LMFT. Oklahoma requires OSBI criminal background checks for healthcare licensure. Key installations served: Tinker AFB, McAlester Army Ammunition Plant (eastern OK installations). |
| Pennsylvania | — | Open | — | Humana Military manages TRICARE East for Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania State Board of Medicine handles physician licensing. Accepted BH license types: LPC, LCSW, LMFT. Pennsylvania requires state police, FBI, and child abuse clearance background checks for healthcare licensure. Key installations served: Carlisle Barracks, NSA Philadelphia, Tobyhanna Army Depot, Letterkenny Army Depot, Fort Indiantown Gap. |
| Rhode Island | — | Open | — | Humana Military manages TRICARE East for Rhode Island. Rhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline handles physician licensing. Accepted BH license types: LMHC, LICSW. Rhode Island requires BCI and FBI criminal background checks for healthcare licensure. Key installations served: Naval Station Newport, NUWC Division Newport. |
| South Carolina | — | Open | — | Humana Military manages TRICARE East for South Carolina. South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners handles physician licensing. Accepted BH license types: LPC, LISW-CP, LMFT. South Carolina requires SLED and FBI fingerprint background checks for healthcare licensure. Key installations served: Fort Jackson, Shaw AFB, Joint Base Charleston, MCAS Beaufort, MCRD Parris Island. |
| Tennessee | — | Open | — | Humana Military manages TRICARE East for Tennessee. Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners handles physician licensing. Accepted BH license types: LPC/MHSP, LCSW, LMFT. Tennessee requires TBI and FBI fingerprint background checks for healthcare licensure. Key installations served: Fort Campbell (shared with KY), Arnold AFB, NSA Mid-South (Millington), McGhee Tyson ANGB. |
| Texas | — | Open | — | Humana Military manages TRICARE East for eastern Texas (western TX is TRICARE West). Texas Medical Board handles physician licensing. Accepted BH license types: LPC, LCSW, LMFT. Texas requires DPS and FBI fingerprint-based background checks for healthcare licensure. Key installations served: NAS JRB Fort Worth, Fort Cavazos (formerly Fort Hood), JBSA-Fort Sam Houston (eastern TX installations). |
| Virginia | — | Open | — | Humana Military manages TRICARE East for Virginia. Virginia Board of Medicine handles physician licensing. Accepted BH license types: LPC, LCSW, LMFT. Virginia requires state police and FBI fingerprint background checks for healthcare licensure. Key installations served: Naval Station Norfolk, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Quantico MCB, Fort Belvoir, Fort Gregg-Adams, NAS Oceana, the Pentagon, Dam Neck, Dahlgren NSWC. |
| Vermont | — | Open | — | Humana Military manages TRICARE East for Vermont. Vermont Board of Medical Practice handles physician licensing. Accepted BH license types: LCMHC, LICSW. Vermont requires VCIC and FBI criminal background checks for healthcare licensure. Key installations served: Vermont National Guard facilities, Ethan Allen Firing Range. |
| Wisconsin | — | Open | — | Humana Military manages TRICARE East for Wisconsin. Wisconsin Medical Examining Board handles physician licensing. Accepted BH license types: LPC, LCSW, LMFT. Wisconsin requires DOJ criminal background checks for healthcare licensure. Key installations served: Fort McCoy, Volk Field ANGB, General Mitchell ANGB. |
| West Virginia | — | Open | — | Humana Military manages TRICARE East for West Virginia. West Virginia Board of Medicine handles physician licensing. Accepted BH license types: LPC, LICSW, LMFT. West Virginia requires state police and FBI criminal background checks for healthcare licensure. Key installations served: Camp Dawson, Yeager Airport ANGB. |
Compiled and maintained by the PayerReady credentialing team from payer portals and direct payer contact. Last verified June 10, 2026. Network status changes without notice — confirm before you file.
Common questions about TRICARE East Region (Humana Military) credentialing
How long does TRICARE East Region (Humana Military) credentialing take?
TRICARE East Region (Humana Military) credentialing typically takes 30–60 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 East Region (Humana Military) require CAQH?
Yes. TRICARE East Region (Humana Military) pulls provider data from CAQH ProView, so your profile must be complete, attested and shared with TRICARE East Region (Humana Military) before the application can move. CAQH re-attestation runs on a 120-day cycle, and a lapsed attestation stalls both new enrollments and recredentialing.
Which states does TRICARE East Region (Humana Military) operate in?
TRICARE East Region (Humana Military) has credentialing operations in 31 states. 31 of those 31 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.