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Name Title/Plan Address Contact
James Adamson M.D.

Vice President/Chief Medical Officer

Arkansas Blue Cross & Blue Shield

601 Gaines Street
Little Rock AR 72203

501.378.3240

Fax: 501.378.2315

Cynthia Alston M.D.

Associate Medical Director

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois

300 East Randolph Street
Chicago IL 60601
312.653.7435
Wayne Anderson M.D.

Medical Director

Wellmark Blue Cross & Blue Shield of South Dakota

214 E Jackson Blvd.
Spearfish SD 57783
605.642.2030
Sandra Aronberg M.D.

Medical Director, Southern California

Blue Shield of California

6701 Center Drive West
Los Angeles CA 90045
310.568.4339
Dan Aspery M.D.

Vice President & Medical Director

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Arizona

2444 West Las Palmaritas Drive
Phoenix AZ 85021
602.864.4680
Dan Barnett M.D.

Medical Director, Clinical Services & Operations

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Tennessee

801 Pine Street
Chattanooga TN 37402
423.752.8266
Don Beck M.D.

Regional Medical Director, Medicare Region

Blue Shield of California

6300 Canoga Ave.
Woodland Hills CA 91367
818.228.2676
Eric Book M.D.

Chief Medical Officer

Wellmark Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Iowa

636 Grand Avenue
Des Moines IA 50309
515.235.4325
Loretta Britton M.D.

Vice President & Medical Director

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Kansas City

2301 Main
Kansas City MO 64108

816.395.3530

Faz: 816.395.2073

Mike Brown M.D.

Vice President, Medical Management/Program Policy

Arkansas Blue Cross & Blue Shield

601 Gaines Street
Little Rock AR 72203
501.378.3251
Don Carlsen M.D.

Medicare, Medical Director

Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota

4510 13th Avenue, SW
Fargo ND 58121
701.282.1869
Richard Chung M.D.

Vice President/Medical Director, Care Management

Hawaii Medical Services Association

818 Keeaumoku St.
Honolulu HI 96808

808.948.5672

Fax: 808.948.6043

Mark Clanton M.D.

Chief Medical Officer, Vice President Health Care Management

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Texas   

901 S. Central Expressway
Richardson TX 75080
972.766.6900
Steve Coulter M.D.

Sr. Vice President & Chief Medical Officer

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Tennessee

801 Pine Street
Chattanooga TN 37402
423.763.3028
Thomas Covert M.D.

Corporate Medical Director, Medical Review and Case Management

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Kansas

1133 Topeka Boulevard
Topeka KS 66629
785.291.8221
James Crichton M.D.

Medical Director

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Montana

560 North Park Avenue
Helena MT 59601
406.444.8223
Douglas Dammrose M.D.

Sr. Vice President, Medical Director

Blue Cross of Idaho

3000 East Pine Avenue
Meridian ID 83642

208.331.8846

Fax: 208.331.7335

Frank DiTirro M.D.

Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Kansas City

2301 Main
Kansas City MO 64141

816.395.3156

Fax: 816.395.3670

William Flick M.D.

Medical Director

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Wyoming

4000 House Avenue
Cheyenne WY 82001-2266
307.432.2836
Allen Foster M.D.

Medical Director, BlueCare

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Tennessee

801 Pine Street
Chattanooga TN 37402
423.588.4693
Robert Fucik M.D.

Medical Director, Policy & Adjudication

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois

300 East Randolph Street
Chicago IL 60601
312.653.7924
William Gold M.D.

Chief Medical Officer and Vice President, Health Management

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Minnesota

3535 Blue Cross Road
St. Paul MN 55122
651.662.7365
Jeffery Graham M.D.

Chief Medical Officer

Northwest Washington Medical Bureau

333 East Gilkey Road
Burlington WA 98233-2823
360.336.9660  x260
Willard Hams M.D.

Medical Director - MCNP

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois

300 East Randolph Street
Chicago IL 60601
312.653.8435
Ernest Harper M.D.

Associate Medical Director

Arkansas Blue Cross & Blue Shield

601 Gaines Street
Little Rock AR 72203
501.378.2203
John Heryer M.D.

Vice President & Medical Director

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Kansas City

2301 Main
Kansas City MO 64108

816.395.2005

Fax: 816.395.2073

Rodney Huey M.D.

Medical Director & Group Vice President, Medical Affairs

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Oklahoma

1215 South Boulder Avenue
Tulsa OK 74119-2800
918.560.2127
J. Allen Johnson M.D.

Assistant Vice President, Quality Management/Medical Director

Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon

100 S.W. Market Street
Portland OR 97201
503.226.8793
George Kandel M.D.

Corporate Medical Director

Anthem BlueCross and Blue Shield

700 Broadway
Denver CO 80273
303.831.3363
Allan Korn M.D.

Sr. Vice President/Chief Medical Officer

Blue Cross Blue Shield Association

225 North Michigan Avenue
Chicago IL 60601
312.297.6840
Lisa Latts M.D.

Associate Medical Director

Anthem BlueCross and Blue Shield

700 Broadway
Denver CO 80273
303.831.2296
Peter Marvin M.D.

Associate Medical Director

Arkansas Blue Cross & Blue Shield

601 Gaines Street
Little Rock AR 72203

501.378.2203

Fax: 501.378.2315

Andrea McGuire M.D.

Medical Director, Resource Management

Wellmark Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Iowa

636 Grand Avenue
Des Moines IA 50309
515.245.4997
J. Bart McMullan M.D.

Sr. Vice President, Health Services and Chief Medical Officer

Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon

100 S.W. Market Street
Portland OR 97201
503.225.5351
Richard Miller D.O.

Senior Medical Director, Medical Policy

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Tennessee

801 Pine Street
Chattanooga TN 37402
423.763.3512
Dan Miller M.D.

Chair of the Board

Regence BlueShield of Idaho

321 Skyline Drive
Lewiston ID 83501
208.791.6718
Chelle Moat M.D.

Medical Director

Northwest Washington Medical Bureau

333 East Gilkey Road
Burlington WA 98233-2823
360.336.9660  x139
David Moroney M.D.

Medical Director, Region 3

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Tennessee

801 Pine Street
Chattanooga TN 37402
423.954.1602
Ken Patric M.D.

Utilization Management Medical Director, Region 1

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Tennessee

801 Pine Street
Chattanooga TN 37402
423.752.7918
Marianne Pavach M.D.

Associate Medical Director

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois

300 East Randolph Street
Chicago IL 60601
312.653.8455
Gregory Preston M.D.

Chief Medical Officer, BlueCare

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Tennessee

801 Pine Street
Chattanooga TN 37402
423.763.7288
Patrick Price M.D.

Medicare Medical Director

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Kansas

1133 Topeka Boulevard
Topeka KS 66629
785.291.8433
Richard Rainey M.D.

Medical Director, Region 4

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Tennessee

801 Pine Street
Chattanooga TN 37402
615.386.8605
Jorge Ramirez M.D.

Medical Director, Medicare

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Montana

560 North Park Avenue
Helena MT 59601
406.447.8224
William Minier, M.D.

Senior Vice President and Medical Director

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska

7261 Mercy Road
Omaha NE 68180-0001
402.390.1898
Jon Rice M.D.

Vice President, Medical Management

Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota

4510 13th Avenue, SW
Fargo ND 58121-0001
701.282.1048
Kenneth Richmond M.D.

Medical Director, PPO & Administrative Services

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois

300 East Randolph Street
Chicago IL 60601
312.653.3784
Jeff Rideout M.D.

Senior Vice President and Corporate Medical Director

Blue Shield of California

50 Beale Street, 23rd
San Francisco CA 94105
415.229.5041
Jan Roberts M.D.

Associate Medical Director

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois

300 East Randolph Street
Chicago IL 60601
312.653.5836
John Rusche M.D.

Sr. Vice President & Chief Medical Officer

Regence BlueShield of Idaho

1602 21st Avenue
Lewiston ID 83501
208.798.2109
S. Satya-Murti M.D.

Medicare Medical Director

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Kansas

1133 Topeka Boulevard
Topeka KS 66629
785.291.7934
John Seidenfeld M.D.

Sr. Vice President, Corporate Medical Director

Alliance Blue Cross Blue Shield

1831 Chestnut Street
St. Louis MO 63103-2275
 
Bryan Sitzmann M.D.

Medical Director

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Kansas City

2301 Main
Kansas City MO 64008
816.395.3693
Gary Smethers M.D.

Sr. Vice President & Chief Medical Officer

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Arizona

2444 West Las Palmaritas Drive
Phoenix AZ 85021
602.864.4541
Mark Sollek M.D.

Medical Director

Regence BlueShield

1800 Ninth Avenue
Seattle WA 98101
206.389.5631
Grant Steffen M.D.

Medicare Medical Director (Colorado)

Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota

4510 13th Avenue, SW
Fargo ND 58121-0001
303.894.5633
Prentiss Taylor M.D.

Medical Director, Care Management

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois

300 East Randolph Street
Chicago IL 60601
312.653.5931
Cornelia Taylor M.D.

Assistant Vice President, Medical Affairs

Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon

100 S.W. Market Street
Portland OR 97201
503.364.4868
Donald Thieman M.D.

Vice President, Medical Affairs

Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon

100 S.W. Market Street
Portland OR 97201
503.225.6951
Ralph H. Weber II M.D.

Vice President, Medical Affairs

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Kansas

1133 Topeka Boulevard
Topeka KS 66601
785.291.8742
Carol Wilhoit M.D.

Associate Medical Director, HMO

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois

300 East Randolph Street
Chicago IL 60601
312.653.4178
Blake Williamson M.D.

Vice President & Medical Director

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Kansas City

2301 Main
Kansas City MO 64108

816.395.3630

Fax: 816.395.2073