She's a medical billing and coding specialist and expert witness with more than 25 years of experience in healthcare billing, coding, and compliance, this expert focuses on the analysis and review of medical and hospital billing practices, including the evaluation of CPT coding, charge accuracy, and customary billing practices. The expert has more than 10 years of experience providing expert witness services in medical billing matters. Professional expertise includes the review and analysis of medical and hospital bills for accuracy, including verification of CPT, DRG, and APC coding, as well as evaluation of billed charges and services rendered. Work in this area includes auditing inpatient and outpatient medical billing records, identifying billing errors or overcharges, and assessing pricing practices such as usual, customary, and reasonable charges. Additional experience includes bill review and analysis in matters involving personal injury claims and healthcare billing disputes.

The expert’s professional background includes leadership and compliance roles within healthcare billing operations. Responsibilities have included serving as a business manager, compliance officer, and coder in a clinical practice environment, overseeing coding practices and processing patient and insurance billing matters. Additional experience includes work as a billing and coding specialist in medical practices and healthcare facilities, where responsibilities involved managing insurance claims, resolving denied claims, and reducing accounts receivable balances through billing audits and account analysis. The expert has also provided consulting services involving medical bill analysis and negotiation for healthcare consumers and organizations, including independent consulting work reviewing and negotiating medical bills for accuracy and compliance. Academic experience includes teaching medical terminology and coding courses at the college level as an adjunct instructor. Professional credentials include Certified Professional Coder and Medical Compliance Specialist–Physician. The expert is also certified as an ICD-10-CM/PCS trainer. Educational background includes a Bachelor of Arts degree. Professional affiliations include membership in organizations related to professional coding, medical compliance, and healthcare advocacy.