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Melville, NY, US

Associate Physician Account Representative

General MedicineFull-Time

Listed compensation

$39k-$60k

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Job Description

Assists in several tasks related to patient accounts for hospital and clinical facilities. Daily duties include processing claims, addressing patient billing inquiries, collecting payments, assisting in helping resolve payer enrollment related denials and other problems, attending to inquiries regarding an account.

Job Responsibility

  • Assists in processing and managing patient claims.
  • Assists in collecting payments from third party insurance carriers and patients.
  • Assists in resolving any issues relating to the physician account.
  • Assists in answering any questions physicians may have about their account.
  • Assists physicians with terms for repayment structures.
  • Assists in negotiations of any overdue balance to recover payment from physicians.
  • Assist in generating bills for patients including payment plan options.
  • Explains insurance benefits to patients.
  • Performs related duties as required. All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not essential functions.

Job Qualification

  • High School Diploma or equivalent required.
  • 0-1 years of relevant experience, required.

Preferred Skills/Experience

  • Knowledge of physician and hospital billing, ability to read and understand explanation of benefits, required.
  • Data entry skills (40-45 wpm).
  • Ability to communicate effectively to enhance overall patient experience.
  • Ability to work in various applications and understand workflows.

*Additional Salary Detail

The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e. g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).

Key Responsibilities

The Associate Physician Account Representative manages patient accounts by processing claims, collecting payments, and resolving billing inquiries. They also assist physicians with repayment structures and explain insurance benefits to patients.

Requirements

Candidates must have a High School Diploma or equivalent and 0-1 years of relevant experience. Proficiency in physician and hospital billing, along with data entry skills, is required.

Key Skills

Claims processingPayment collectionInsurance benefits explanationCommunicationWorkflow managementAccount reconciliationNegotiation

General Medicine — Physician Career Context

The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the General Medicine market look like in New York?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost of livingNew York index 107.9US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
General Medicine listings in New York11 active188 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedNew York Physician listings: 26% state a sign-on bonus (median $100k) · 16% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
General Medicine hiring demand#26 of 28 specialtiespostings stay open a median 21 days · 6% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 123 postings, 220 closed
New General Medicine listings138 in the last 30 days27 the 30 days before (+411%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Living in Melville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$901k
Median resident rent
$3,501/mo
Residents’ average commute
33 min
State income tax
Up to 10.9%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.