Match Your NPs With Vetted Collaborating Physicians
DirectShifts connects your NPs with board-certified physicians across all 50 states and manages sourcing, credentialing, and compliance in one place.
Trusted by healthcare organizations across the U.S.
Every Day Without a Collaborating Physician Has a Cost
NP-led care is only as fast as your slowest collaboration agreement. Most organizations are absorbing the same six problems.
NPs sitting idle waiting for a collaborator
Months lost to physician searches while patient panels wait.
State-by-state licensure complexity
Rules change every legislative session — one miss creates real risk.
Endless credentialing paperwork
CAQH, NPI, DEA, malpractice — your team is doing verification, not care.
Audit and payer exposure
Submit and approve timesheets on the go with our top-rated mobile application.
Physicians who ghost mid-engagement
Gain insights into labor costs, overtime trends, and staffing efficiency with custom reports.
Growth blocked by staffing bottleneck
Configure approval workflows that match your organizational hierarchy and policies.
A Better Way to Secure Collaborating Physicians
One partner for the network, the compliance, and the day-to-day management.
Nationwide physician network
Board-certified physicians across every major specialty and all 50 states — pre-vetted before you see the match.
Built-in compliance guardrails
State-specific collaboration rules, ratios, chart review, and licensure tracked continuously in one system of record.
The platform and the people to run it
DirectShifts specialists source, credential, and manage every collaboration — you get software plus a team, not another tool to staff.
Days-not-months turnaround
Get to signed collaboration agreements in under 2 weeks so your NPs can practice at the top of their license.
< 14 days
Average time to signed collaboration agreement
95%+
First-match acceptance rate across specialties
40+
Specialties matched — primary care to psychiatry to aesthetics
100%
Physicians primary-source verified before match
Based on aggregated DirectShifts customer results across NP-led practices, 2024–2026.
How it works
Both Layers, Working as One
Every capability comes with a specialist who runs it for you. Not another dashboard your team has to staff.
01.
Submit Your NP Coverage Request
Platform
Enter specialty, state, and ratio requirements — the platform maps them to your compliance rules.
DirectShifts specialist
Your specialist reviews the intake and confirms details before sourcing.
Platform
See ranked, licensed physicians matched to your specialty and state.
DirectShifts specialist
Our team screens each candidate and presents 2–3 qualified matches.
02.
Review Matched Physicians
03.
Run Credentialing and Agreements
Platform
Verify licenses, DEA, and malpractice through a single digital workflow.
DirectShifts specialist
Enrollment specialists collect signatures and chase every document.
Platform
Monitor ratios, chart reviews, renewals, and state rule updates in real time.
DirectShifts specialist
Your success manager flags issues before audits.
04.
Track Compliance Automatically
05.
Coordinate NPs, Physicians, and Admins
Platform
Message, share documents, and escalate cases within an audit-ready platform.
DirectShifts specialist
DirectShifts supports coverage swaps, replacements, and expansion.
Why DirectShifts
You Get the Tool and the Team to Run It
Software-only vendors leave the work on your team. Agencies leave the compliance risk on you. DirectShifts is the only partner that runs both layers.
Capability
DirectShifts
Software-only
Agency-only
Physician sourcing
Nationwide vetted network
You source
Yes, but opaque
Credentialing & PSV
Managed by specialists
DIY workflow
Manual, offline
State compliance rules
Tracked in-platform
You configure
Not their job
Agreement management
Digital + monitored
You upload PDFs
Ad hoc
Coverage continuity
Backup match built in
None
New search each time
Audit-ready records
One system of record
You assemble
Email threads
Managed services
Done For You, End To End
Your NPs get a collaborator. Your admin team gets their week back. Every task below is owned by the DirectShifts team by default.
Physician sourcing across 40+ specialties
Primary-source credential verification (NPI, DEA, licensure, board)
Malpractice, OIG, SAM, and NPDB screening
Digital collaboration agreement drafting and signature
State-specific rule and ratio configuration
Chart review scheduling and log capture
License and DEA renewal tracking
Coverage continuity and backup matching
Dedicated success manager for every account
FAQ
Common Questions About NP Collaboration
How fast can DirectShifts match a collaborating physician for our NPs?
Most organizations receive qualified, state-licensed physician matches within 5 business days. Our managed team handles sourcing, credential verification, and agreement paperwork so your NPs can start seeing patients faster.
Which specialties and states do you cover?
We match across primary care, psychiatry, urgent care, women's health, cardiology, dermatology, aesthetics, med-spa, telehealth, and more — in every U.S. state with NP collaboration or supervision requirements.
Do you handle multi-state and telehealth collaboration requirements?
Yes. DirectShifts supports single-facility groups, multi-state telehealth practices, and enterprise health systems. We match physicians who hold licenses in the states your NPs practice and track compliance across every jurisdiction.
How do you verify collaborating physicians?
Every physician is board-certified and passes primary-source verification: NPI, DEA, state licensure, board certification, malpractice history, OIG/SAM exclusion screening, and references. Nothing manual left to your team.
Do you integrate with our existing systems?
Yes. DirectShifts integrates with common HRIS, credentialing, and scheduling platforms and can export compliance records on demand for audits or payer requests.
What happens if a collaborating physician becomes unavailable?
Continuity is built in. Our managed team monitors availability, license renewals, and agreement expirations, and provides a vetted backup match before any gap in NP practice.
Find a Collaborating Physician for Your NPs
DirectShifts simplifies the process of connecting nurse practitioners with qualified collaborating physicians, making it easier to support compliant, collaborative care.
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