Physicians Practice Pearls contributors
Physicians Practice Pearls Contributors are a group of seasoned consultants, practice administrators and physician leaders who write regularly for Physicians Practice, turning thorny business issues like revenue cycle hiccups, compliance updates and staffing headaches into clear, step-by-step solutions that help medical groups of every size raise efficiency, grow revenue and keep patients satisfied.
Ericka L. Adler, JD, LLM has practiced in the area of regulatory and transactional healthcare law for more than 20 years. She represents physicians and other healthcare providers across the country in their day-to-day legal needs, including contract negotiations, sale transactions, and complex joint ventures. She also works with providers on a wide variety of compliance issues such as Stark Law, Anti-Kickback Statute, and HIPAA. Ericka has been writing for Physicians Practice since 2011.
Neil Baum, MD, a Professor of Clinical Urology at Tulane University in New Orleans, LA. Dr. Baum is the author of several books, including the best-selling book, Marketing Your Medical Practice-Ethically, Effectively, and Economically, which has sold over 225,000 copies and has been translated into Spanish. He contributes a weekly video for Medical Economics on practical ideas to enhance productivity and efficiency in medical practices.His 5–7-minute videos and short articles provide practical ideas that can be easily implemented and incorporated into any medical practice. Dr. Baum can be reached at doctorwhiz@gmail.com.
Richard Berry, MD, founded Maple Health as an innovative Direct Primary Care practice with a vision of ensuring accessible, high-quality, and affordable care in a welcoming environment. He is a direct primary care doctor, a husband and a parent by day and a woodworker by night.
Ike Devji, JD, has practiced law exclusively in the areas of asset protection, risk management and wealth preservation for the last 16 years. He helps protect a national client base with more than $5 billion in personal assets, including several thousand physicians. He is a contributing author to multiple books for physicians and a frequent medical conference speaker and CME presenter. Learn more at
Anders Gilberg is senior vice president of government affairs at the Medical Group Management Association.
Nance Goldstein, MDc, ACC, PhD, partners with physicians as a leadership coach to find ways through today’s tough times and enjoy medicine more.Her evidence-based work enables physicians to sail through the challenges of influencing others to deliver excellent care. Her clients learn simple, quick ways to lead high quality, thriving care groups – one conversation at a time. She’s an Affiliate Faculty at AriadneLabs (Brigham & Womens Hospital and Harvard’s Chan School of Public Health), as well as a scholar at Brandeis University WSRC. https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancegoldstein/
Nick Hernandez, MBA, FACHE, is the CEO and founder of
Olga Khabinskay is Director of Operations at WCH, a national healthcare practice management services company that provides billing, coding and credentialing as well as provider technology services.
Erik Leander is the chief technology officer and chief information officer of
Martin Merritt is a health lawyer and health care litigator at Martin Merritt PLLC, and is the Past President of the Texas Health Lawyers Association and “Past Chairman of the Dallas Bar Association Health Law Section. He can be reached at
Ryne Natzke is Chief Revenue Officer at TrustCommerce, a Sphere Company.
Hari Prasad is CEO of Yosi Health
Lucien W. Roberts, III, MHA, FACMPE, is Chief Administrator of Gastrointestinal Specialists, Inc., a 31-provider practice in Central Virginia. He has been a Physicians Practice contributor for the past decade. Lucien may be reached at lroberts@gastrova.com.
Rachel V. Rose, JD, MBA, advises clients on compliance and transactions in healthcare, cybersecurity, corporate and securities law, while representing plaintiffs in False Claims Act and Dodd-Frank whistleblower cases. She also teaches bioethics at
Katie P. Russell,J.D., is partner at Brown Immigration Law.
Shep Hyken is customer service/CX expert at
Daniel Tashnek is the co-founder of
Kem Tolliver is CEO of Medical Revenue Specialists
Jennifer Wiggins is CEO of Aegis Malpractice Solutions
