Administrative Support
We handle operational heavy lifting so your practice can stay focused on patients.
- ACO onboarding and participation support
- Compliance and regulatory guidance
- Quality reporting and data management
- Participation documentation
Taking Applications Through August 1, 2026
Become a Founding Physician in a New AI-Powered Medicare ACO
Administrative support, care team resources, analytics, and shared savings opportunity—built around your existing patient relationships.
National Holistic Consulting is recruiting Medicare-enrolled physicians and practices to participate in its CMS Innovation Center LEAD Model ACO launching January 1, 2027. We are seeking mission-aligned clinicians who care for Original Medicare beneficiaries, especially high-need patients, underserved populations, dual-eligible beneficiaries, people living with chronic disease or chronic pain, and care-fragmented populations.
Physician Partnership
Built for physicians who want support without sacrificing clinical autonomy.
NHC gives participating physicians and practices the infrastructure, tools, and resources to improve outcomes while preserving clinical judgment and practice identity.
Why join NHC?
AI-Powered Support That Strengthens Your Practice
Care Team Resources
Access tools and care team resources that help reduce avoidable utilization and fragmented care.
- Care coordination and patient navigation
- Clinical and population health support
- Patient outreach and follow-up
- Transitions of care support
Analytics & Reporting
Actionable insights that help identify gaps, prioritize patients, and support better outcomes.
- Claims-informed panel review
- Quality and risk adjustment support
- Care gap identification
- Shared savings transparency
Is your practice a fit?
Quick eligibility check.
NHC is prioritizing mission-driven physicians and practices ready to improve outcomes for their Medicare patients, including eligible hospital-employed physician groups.
You may be a good fit if your practice:
Provides primary care to Original Medicare beneficiaries
Is not currently in MSSP, ACO REACH, or another conflicting ACO arrangement
Is willing to participate in care coordination and data-informed workflows
Serves high-need, underserved, dual-eligible, chronic pain, or chronic disease patients
Is a hospital-employed physician group and the hospital agrees to utilize the important TIN for LEAD
Is an eligible hospital-employed physician or physician group whose participation is compatible with LEAD Model and TIN requirements
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What NHC reviews
Practice Information
Medicare enrollment/TIN and NPI information, practice structure, leadership, EHR, payer mix, and patient panel overview.
Quality & Performance
Alignment potential, panel stability, reducible utilization, care gaps, care fragmentation, and improvement opportunities.
Participation process
1
Apply
Submit a short application with your practice information.
2
Review
Our team reviews your submission and may reach out with questions.
3
Welcome
If approved, we onboard your practice and prepare for launch.
Beneficiary Engagement Initiative
NHC also intends to offer a compliant Substance Access Beneficiary Engagement Incentive for eligible aligned beneficiaries, including federally legal hemp-derived CBD products that meet CMS and federal requirements. The ACO provides the benefit directly; patients do not submit a Medicare claim for these items.
Key dates
Important dates to know.
Taking applications through August 1, 2026Founding physician applications open
August 1, 2026Application deadline
Monday, July 20 — 12:00 PM ET & 6:00 PM ETInformational webinars
Friday, July 24 — 12:00 PM ETInformational webinar
January 1, 2027ACO participation begins
Frequently asked questions
Yes. Participating physicians remain the treating clinicians and preserve clinical judgment while NHC provides administrative, care-management, analytics, and reporting support.
The initial application takes approximately 8 minutes. NHC will provide more detail during review and onboarding.
Participation details are subject to ACO policies and CMS requirements. The application is a no-obligation first step.
Participating physicians may share in Medicare savings generated through improved quality, reduced avoidable utilization, and coordinated care, subject to ACO policies and CMS requirements.
Hospital-employed physicians and physician groups may be eligible when participation is compatible with the LEAD Model, applicable TIN requirements, and any existing ACO arrangements. NHC will review each situation during qualification.
Let’s build better care, together.
Applications close August 1, 2026. Takes approximately 8 minutes. No obligation to apply.