Provider Network Panel

RCIPA is a physician-directed, community-wide, healthcare organization that is committed to physician and patient advocacy and to the delivery of high-quality, cost-effective, and accessible care.

Rochester Community Individual Practice Association (RCIPA) contracts with the majority of physicians and allied-health professionals in the Rochester, NY area. RCIPA's panel of providers serves as the healthcare provider network for Aetna and Independent Health (non-HMO) in the region. See the Partners page for more information about these plans and the Fee Schedule page to download the related fee schedules.

Participating with RCIPA (Organizations, Medical Practices, Physician Groups and Healthcare Providers)

RCIPA contracts with insurers and third party administrators (TPAs) on behalf of its particpating organizations and their individual healthcare providers. All RCIPA practices and providers participate with Independent Health (non-HMO) / Nova Healthcare through the RCIPA Participation Agreement. The majority of RCIPA members also participate in the RCIPA-Aetna network through RCIPA's contract with Aetna. To become a RCIPA participating organization or to enroll individual healthcare providers with RCIPA under a RCIPA participating organization click here.

Attn: Psychologists, LCSWs, LMSWs, Marriage & Family Therapists, LMHCs and Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners

Effective 1/1/2022 new TINs (EIN or SSN) are not eligible to participate with Aetna through RCIPA; to participate with Aetna new TINs will need to request Aetna enrollment through Aetna Behavioral Health (ABH).

Providers (Psychologists, LCSWs, LMSWs, Marriage & Family Therapists, LMHCs and Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners) currently participating with Aetna through RCIPA can remain participating with Aetna through RCIPA under the currently contracted TIN but if in the future the provider changes their TIN the provider will have to participate with Aetna through ABH.

Providers (Psychologists, LCSWs, LMSWs, Marriage & Family Therapists, LMHCs and Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners) not currently participating with Aetna through RCIPA that wish to participate with Aetna will have to participate with Aetna through ABH.

To participate with Aetna through ABH providers will need to complete and submit the Aetna online application. If you have questions about participation with ABH, please contact Aetna Provider Services at 1-888-632-3862 or Aetna Behavioral Health Provider Service at 800-624-0756.