Melford Remigio
@melfordremigio
Experienced customer support and medical billing specialist focused on insurance authorization and QA.
What I'm looking for
I am a dedicated customer support and medical billing specialist with extensive experience in insurance verification, prior authorization, claims processing, and technical customer service across healthcare and telecom accounts. I consistently act as a patient advocate and liaison between patients, providers, and payers to resolve complex inquiries and secure necessary authorizations.
My background includes Tier 2 technical support, Ethernet provisioning, QuickBooks accountant support, and specialized roles in specialty drugs and member medical insurance. I have a proven track record handling escalations, documentation and QA for virtual medical records, and improving workflows for claims and authorizations.
I bring strong written and verbal communication, proficiency in MS Office and Google Apps, and experience with CRM/email/helpdesk platforms like Zendesk and Desk. I seek roles where I can apply my compliance-minded, detail-oriented approach to improve patient access, billing accuracy, and operational quality.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Billing Specialist / QA Specialist
Tri Valley Urology
May 2024 - Mar 2025 (10 months)
Performed QA for patient intake and aftercare, maintained virtual medical records, uploaded clinical documents, processed prior authorizations and verified insurance benefits to support billing and claims routing.
Verification of Insurance Benefits Specialist
SOHO MD
Jun 2020 - Dec 2023 (3 years 6 months)
Acted as patient advocate verifying insurance eligibility and benefits, managing referrals and authorizations, and communicating coverage restrictions to clinical teams to facilitate care delivery.
Account Receivable Executive
Omega Healthcare
Aug 2019 - May 2020 (9 months)
Served as prior authorization specialist for Athena Health, managing outbound authorizations, tracking patient authorizations and coordinating with clinical staff to secure insurance approvals.
Customer Support Representative
Concentrix
Sep 2018 - Jul 2019 (10 months)
Supported Intuit QuickBooks accountants and users across Enterprise, Premier and Pro editions with technical troubleshooting, multi-user setup, bank reconciliation help, billing inquiries and escalations.
Customer Support Representative
Sun Life of Canada
May 2016 - May 2017 (1 year)
Provided inbound member coverage and claims support, web navigation assistance, document organization, appointment scheduling and conducted financial reviews for life and medical insurance products.
Customer Support Representative
EXL Service
Jan 2014 - May 2015 (1 year 4 months)
Supported Aetna specialty drugs account providing inbound coverage and claims assistance, manual approvals, special authorizations and document filing to streamline provider reimbursements.
Ethernet Provisioner Support
Sykes Asia
Jun 2013 - Jan 2014 (7 months)
Performed Type 1–3 manual back-office Ethernet path provisioning for Verizon clients, handled project proposals, costing, vendor coordination, appointment scheduling and client communications.
Technical Support Representative
Infosys BPO
Nov 2012 - Mar 2013 (4 months)
Provided inbound technical assistance for AT&T U-verse customers including troubleshooting, appointment scheduling, sales, retention, escalations and manual installations, improving first-contact resolution.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Arellano University
Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Nursing
2008 - 2009
Completed coursework for a Bachelor of Science in Nursing program at Arellano University between 2008 and 2009.
Concordia College
Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Nursing
2005 - 2008
Completed a Bachelor of Science in Nursing program at Concordia College from 2005 to 2008.
Don Bosco Technical College
Academic and Technical Diploma, Technical and Vocational Education
2001 - 2005
Earned an Academic and Technical Diploma in April 2005 from Don Bosco Technical College.
Don Bosco Manila
Primary Education, Primary Education
1994 - 2001
Completed primary education at Don Bosco Manila from 1994 to 2001.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
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Location
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