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Lake Success, New York

Associate Physician Account Representative

AdministrativeFull-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.

*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 claims, collects payments, and resolves billing or enrollment issues. They also assist physicians with account inquiries, repayment structures, and insurance benefit explanations.

Requirements

The position requires a high school diploma or equivalent. Candidates must have 0-1 years of relevant experience.

Key Skills

Claims processingPayment collectionDenial resolutionAccount managementInsurance benefits explanationRepayment structuringNegotiationCustomer service

Administrative — Physician Career Context

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

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).

Physician by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedPhysician median $274k (middle half $274k–$322k)10 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingNew York index 107.9US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physician listings in New York1,193 active22,687 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedNew York Physician listings: 24% state a sign-on bonus (median $100k) · 16% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Oct 2026
Physician pay trend+3.4% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 1.5
Better work-life than 10% of Physician roles listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 22,327 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Lake Success

Median resident rent
$3,501/mo
Residents’ average commute
33 min
State income tax
Up to 10.9%
Sources & methodology

Sources: U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

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