PA Tracker

Prior authorization submissions, decisions, and turnaround

2026-04-29 → 2026-07-27
PA decision rate
96.3%
−3.7 ptsvs prior
PA approval rate
81.1%
−1.2 ptsvs prior
Target: 91.0%
PA denial rate
18.9%
+1.2 ptsvs prior
Target: 9.0%
PA turnaround
2.3 d
+0.1 dvs prior
Target: 3.5 d
P90 6.2 days
Pending over 5 days
1.0 d
Target: 3.5 d
15 pending in total
Appeal overturn rate
36.0%
Target: 91.0%

Where every PA landed

Status distribution for submissions in this window

401 submissions
  • Approved30475.8%
  • Appealed256.2%
  • Denied5714.2%
  • Submitted153.7%

18.9% of decided PAs were denied. Denials that get appealed are overturned 36% of the time, so appealing is usually worth the effort.

Turnaround trend

Average business days from submission to decision

Weekly average PA turnaround.

Turnaround climbs whenever submission volume spikes, which is the signature of a fixed-capacity PA team rather than a payer problem.

Why PAs get denied

Denial reasons by frequency

Denial reasons by count.

Medical necessity not established is the leading denial reason, and most of it is fixable at intake.

Payer difficulty ranking

21 rows
Crestway PBM Services1372.727.3348
Silver Mesa Part D2381.818.22.644
Vantage Care Network3582.817.24.843
Harborlight Health Partners1683.316.74.742
Bayview Union Trust2284.215.84.942
Keystone Rx Managed1758.841.22.541
Central Valley Wellness1692.37.73.241
Sunridge Medicare Advantage2992.97.12.840
Alta Vista Medicare Select1610003.238
Lantana Family Plan1172.727.32.936
Meridian Health Plan14100010.532
Optima Scripts1563.636.42.727
Solstice Health Cooperative2177.822.22.226
Marina Bay Employer Health1384.615.42.424
Medi-Cal Managed Care2285152.123
Pinecrest Municipal Plan1310001.823
Cascade Employer Group1978.921.12.220
Pacifica Blue Shield Alliance2587.512.53.319
Redwood Community Health2189.510.53.319
Foothill Regional Care1680201.819
Golden State Advantage2490.99.12.616
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Pending PA worklist

15 rows
PA-01941Petra CastellanosVantage Care NetworkKate Farms Standard 1.4Jul 215.6Sasha Kowalczyk
PA-01955Kwame FontaineMeridian Health PlanJevity 1.5 CalJul 224.4Camille Quintero
PA-01956Damaris VasquezMedi-Cal Managed CareCompleat PediatricJul 234Junia Petrossian
PA-01963Imani ThistlewoodMeridian Health PlanEversense TransmitterJul 233.6Mateo Delacroix
PA-01950Rowan SandovalCentral Valley WellnessEversense TransmitterJul 243Mateo Delacroix
PA-01968Sasha AldridgeBayview Union TrustCompleat PediatricJul 242.8Junia Petrossian
PA-01954Anouk SolanoRedwood Community HealthInfusion SetsJul 242.5Tarek Fontaine
PA-01967Amara ThistlewoodCrestway PBM ServicesInPenJul 242.4Tarek Kowalczyk
PA-01962Elias PetrossianHarborlight Health PartnersEversense CGM SensorJul 242.3Camille Quintero
PA-01965Wren BhattVantage Care NetworkCompleat PediatricJul 252Mateo Delacroix
PA-01966Wren BhattVantage Care NetworkCompleat PediatricJul 251.9Tarek Fontaine
PA-01970Otto VasquezCrestway PBM ServicesInPenJul 261.1Sasha Kowalczyk
PA-01960Lucia ThistlewoodSunridge Medicare AdvantageJevity 1.5 CalJul 260.8Mateo Delacroix
PA-01969Junia HalloranOptima ScriptsCartridges/ReservoirsJul 260.6Tarek Kowalczyk
PA-01961Jonah ZaragozaOptima ScriptsKate Farms Standard 1.4Jul 260.3Tarek Kowalczyk
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