Welcome, providers!
Attention care providers! Amerigroup District of Columbia, Inc. is becoming Wellpoint District of Columbia, Inc. by July 1, 2025. New name — same commitment to you and your patients. Learn more:
Ensure our members are equipped to renew their Medicaid benefits
Help our members prepare to renew their Medicaid healthcare coverage and benefits by educating them on what documents are needed to ensure their renewal form is completed accurately. Members can submit their renewal form via web (preferred), phone, fax, mail, or in person.
For questions about eligibility, benefits, authorizations, claims status, and more; log into Availity Essentials * and select Chat with Payer. For additional support, please use the following resources or contact us if more clarification is needed.
Provider Quick Reference Card
Utilize our Provider Quick Reference Card for information surrounding precertification and notification requirements, important contact information, revenue codes, and more.
Availity Essentials* access
The Availity Essentials website offers healthcare professionals free access to real-time information and instant responses in a consistent format, regardless of the payer.
With Availity Essentials, you can:
Request authorizations.
Submit claims.
Confirm eligibility.
Provider learning hub
Access the provider learning hub to assist with administering your enrollee’s health plan by using features like Availity’s multi payer tool and our payer spaces applications. Use our library of self-paced courses and instructor-led training sessions, available 24/7 at no cost so you can be prepared with the knowledge to assist our enrollees.
Don’t have an Availity Essentials account?
Receive email from Amerigroup District of Columbia, Inc.
Amerigroup is now sending some bulletins, policy change notifications, prior authorization update information, educational opportunities and more to providers via email.
Featured resources
Pharmacy information
Search for up-to-date drug information, including hundreds of brand-name and generic medications.
Maternal child program
When it comes to our pregnant enrollees, we are committed to keeping both mom and baby healthy. That’s why we encourage all our moms-to-be to take part in our Taking Care of Baby and Me® program, which is a comprehensive, proactive case management and care coordination program for all expectant mothers and their newborns.
Condition Care
Our Condition Care program is based on a system of coordinated care management interventions and communications designed to assist physicians and other providers in managing enrollees with chronic conditions.
Provider tools & resources
- Log in to Availity Essentials
- Launch provider learning hub
- Learn about Availity
- Prior Authorization Lookup Tool
- Prior Authorization Requirements
- Claims Overview
- Eligibility & Pharmacy Overview
- Provider Manuals and Guides
- Provider Search Tool
- Forms
- Training Academy
- Pharmacy Information
- Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)