Ms. Mendiola is also a licensed nurse in the State of Maryland and a Certified Professional Coder (CPC). Ms. Mendiola’s work focuses on the appeal of claim denials by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) contractors, commercial insurers and the Maryland Medical Assistance Program. Ms. Mendiola has experience with both traditional Medicare denials and Medicare Advantage denials. She represents clients at Administrative Law Judge hearings and has obtained favorable results for claim denials from Zone Program Integrity Contractor (ZPIC) audits.