Perez Therapy is Now In-Network with Independence Blue Cross (IBX)!
- Felix A. Perez, LCSW
- Oct 31
- 3 min read
By: Felix A. Perez, LCSW, CEO of Perez Therapy, LLC
I founded Perez Therapy with the goal of providing accessible, quality mental health care, no matter a person’s walk of life or health insurance. To that end, Perez Therapy has worked diligently to join the major health insurances of the Greater Philadelphia area. Today, I'm thrilled to share that Perez Therapy has finally joined the Independence Blue Cross (IBX) network! Along with the other commercial and Medicaid networks, with which we are already panelled and accept, we anticipate that by the end of 2026, we will also be joining the Highmark, Cigna Evernorth and Medicare networks.
By joining the Independence Blue Cross network, we better secure stability for all our clients. Healthcare is often tied to a person's employer. A client switching jobs can have an interruption in their mental health care if their new employer does not offer the same health insurance plans as a prior employer. Independence Blue Cross dominates the Philadelphia commercial health insurance market. On the Pennsylvania health insurance exchange (Pennie), Independence Blue Cross dominates the market with serving over 80% of the market. With IBX, Medicaid, and other commercial insurances (Aetna, United, and Quest Behavioral Health), Perez Therapy is now an in-network provider for most major insurances across Philadelphia, greatly reducing the likelihood of interruption of mental health care due to changes in insurance providers. We have also begun credentialing applications with Highmark, another health insurance affiliated with the Blue Cross Blue Shield network. Soon, we also hope to add Cigna/Evernorth and Medicare.
Our therapists offer individual therapy, couples counseling and family therapy. All of our providers work with adults, and some of our providers work with families, teens and children as young as 5 years old. Accepting Independence Blue Cross (IBX) grants us the ability to serve more people and families in Philadelphia, and now across all of Pennsylvania. Presently, all our providers offer telehealth services multiple days a week and in-person appointments at least one day out of the week. Perez Therapy is committed to making in-person therapy an option for people in Philadelphia.
If you're a student or employee at the University of Pennsylvania, Drexel, Temple, or Community College of Philadelphia, Perez Therapy is an in-network option for you. Employees of Penn who receive Penn benefits typically have Quest Behavioral Health, while the students have Aetna. Being an in-network provider with Independence Blue Cross, allows us to serve Drexel and Temple University employees and students. University students sometimes have Medicaid health insurance, which makes Perez Therapy a great option for students. And as students graduate and get jobs, they will be much less likely to have to lose a provider at Perez Therapy due to a change in benefits once they have graduated from school.
You can verify your insurance coverage by emailing us at info@pereztherapyllc.com or by calling our office at 215-278-9444. Our intake team will verify your coverage and benefits. If you're interested in services with us and want to speed up the process, complete a prescreening form, by clickinghere.
For Independence Blue Cross plans and other commercial health insurance plans, clients will have to be aware of deductibles and co-insurance. Be sure to have your health insurance card with you when contacting us, as that will be required to upload when completing the prescreening process. We can provide you with confirmation of your health insurance plan eligibility as well.
I founded Perez Therapy with the vision of making high quality mental care accessible to more people in Philadelphia. Now, with Independence Blue Cross, Perez Therapy can bring compassionate care to more people in Philadelphia and across the state of Pennsylvania. For our clients on Medicaid this is especially important because many Medicaid providers are not also credentialed with commercial health insurances. Perez Therapy stands apart from other group practices in its ability to work with low income individuals while they are on Medicaid and to continue to work with these individuals once they become employed and have insurance through their new employer sponsored commercial health insurance plan.
