Kim Bremer

Kim Bremer

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Senior Dental Network Recruiter @ Guardian Life| Negotiation Skills

  • Education

    • Perkins School of Theology

      2011 - 2012
      Certification Spiritual Direction
    • Midlands Technical College

      1976 - 1977
      Certification Dental Assisting/Assistant
  • Experience

    • BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina

      Aug 1978 - Nov 1985
      Manager

      Major medical claims processing, supervised call center for all lines of business except Medicare, marketing assistant, Champus Dental manager, Human Resources to establish Florence office.

    • Thompson Dental Company (now Patterson Dental)

      Dec 1985 - May 1996
      Special Marketing/Dental School Rep (

      Introduced new dental supply products in SC and GA; onsite at MCG in Augusta GA and MUSC in Charleston, SC recruiting students. Covered sales territories.

    • Delta Dental of Missouri

      Oct 2001 - Jul 2003
      Provider Relations Rep

      PR rep for the state of South Carolina; traveled entire state; trainedl recruited PPO network

    • Bright Now! Dental

      Jan 2004 - Jan 2005
      Marketing Rep
    • Cigna Healthcare

      Nov 2005 - Jan 2013
      Provider Relations Rep

      Determine PPO fee increases, recruiting, trouble shooting claim/issues. update PPO fee schedules, process terminations for PPO and DMO networks

    • HealthSmart

      Jan 2013 - Aug 2014
      Senior Provider Relations Rep
    • Claude R. Williams, Jr., D.D.S.

      Sept 2014 - Nov 2014
      Dental Claims Coordinator

      Manage the entire claims cycle for a general dental practice. Application of appropriate current dental terminology coding, identification of dental benefits accurately to include discernment of deductibles and co-insurance. Claims are monitored for turnaround timeliness with insurance carriers. Appeals or explanation of benefit discrepancies initiated and followed though to resolution.

    • Access Endodontics

      Aug 2015 - Jun 2016
      Marketing Representative

      Promote practice to general dental offices in the DFW Metroplex to raise awareness of a root canal specialist in the Coppell area.

    • Walden Dental

      Feb 2016 - May 2017
      Recruiter

      My contract position at Walden Dental ended May 29, 2017. I successfully built a robust dental managed care network of general dentists and specialists in the Dallas/Fort Worth metropolitan suburban area. Walden now has a license worthy network for Texas Department of Insurance consideration.

    • Aetna, a CVS Health Company

      Nov 2017 - Feb 2022
      Dental Network Relations Consultant

      Recruitment, contract, develop, and expand member access of both general practitioners and specialists, which serve as contractual networks of care for members; foster growth of managed care of all contracted networks and enhance profitability of Aetna.

    • Delta Dental Ins.

      Feb 2022 - Aug 2023
      Network Development Specialist

      Recruit and retain dentists in all lines of business... managed care, PPO, Medicare Advantage and government programs. Contract negotiations, special projects and assignments in non enterprise states.

    • Walmart Health

      Aug 2023 - Aug 2024
      Senior Manager II, Payer Programs Dental

      Negotiate contract language and fees for commercial, Medicaid, and Medicare lines of business in Walmart health clinics for existing and new markets. These include Florida, Georgia, Arkansas, Illinois, Texas and Missouri.

    • Guardian Life

      Sept 2024 - now
      Senior Dental Network Recruiter
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Dental Assistant

      Midlands Technical College
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Kim Bremer
      Special Service Award F. M. Gibson Jan 1990 Recognition and appreciation of outstanding contributions working with dental students at the Medical College of Georgia.
    • Awarded to Kim Bremer
      Knowledge of Dental and Emergency Medical Claims Teresa A. Hawkes (Director Department of Defense) Jun 1985 Awarded after speaking at the provider relations conference in Aurora, Colorado. Extensive knowledge of adjunctive dental care with the CHAMPUS Dental Program.
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Stephen Ministry

      Issued by Vista Ridge United Methodist Church
      Vista Ridge United Methodist ChurchAssociated with Kim Bremer
    • Administrative Assistant

      Issued by ABBA Women's Center on Sept 2015
      ABBA Women's CenterAssociated with Kim Bremer