North Beaches Early Steps Program - Provider Page
North Beaches Early Steps (NBES) Program is actively recruiting new providers!
WE ARE RECRUITING EARLY INTERVENTION PROVIDERS!
- Licensed Speech Therapists (SLP)
- Licensed Physical Therapists (PT)/ Licensed Physical Therapy Assistants (PTA)
- Licensed Occupational Therapists (OT)/ Licensed Occupational Therapy Assistants (OTA)
- Infant Toddler Development Specialists (ITDS)
♦ All Early Steps providers must have at least one year of hands-on early intervention professional experience with children aged 0-5 with special needs and/or developmental delays post-degree.
If you are interested in joining the NBES Provider Network or need more information, please contact Provider Relations Specialist, Tami Kruger, at (386) 846-4360 or tkruger@esnecfl.org
If you have NBES Provider Credentialing questions, please contact FL-EPIC Credentialing Coordinator, Natalie Cardona, at (352) 651-8383 or ncardona@esnecfl.org
General Provider Information
- NBES Contact Information 2025
- NBES Quarterly Provider Meeting Schedule 2025-26
- Early Steps Flyer (PDF)
- NBES Provider Types and General Information
- Early Steps Policy Handbook and Operations Guide
- Part C Procedural Safeguards Summary (English)
- Part C Procedural Safeguards Summary (Spanish)
- Please contact Tami Kruger at (386) 846-4360 for information on the current NBES Provider MOA/Contract
Provider Enrollment & Credentialing
- NBES Provider Credentialing Packet - October 2025
- Form W9
- Natural Environment Service Delivery Requirement for NBES Providers
- Part C Procedural Safeguards Acknowledgement Form
- Early Steps Certification of Experience (COE) Form
- Early Steps ITDS Certification Renewal Guidelines
- Early Steps ITDS Requirements
- Early Steps ITDS Recertification Form
- Early Steps ITDS Continuing Education Credits Form
- Foreign Degree External Accreditation Letter-Sample
- Consultation Form
If you have NBES Provider Credentialing questions, please contact FL-EPIC Credentialing Coordinator, Natalie Cardona, at (352) 651-8383 or ncardona@esnecfl.org
Provider Billing Information & Forms
- NBES Provider Billing Information and Forms Guidelines (PDF)
- NBES (Region B) – MMA Contact List
- Provider Invoice Front Page
- Provider Invoice (Example)
- Provider Billing Log
- Billing Grid (Example)
- NBES Billing Notes
- State of Florida Travel Reimbursement 2016
- Travel Log (Example)
Provider Resources & Helpful Links
- CMS (Ped-I-Care & CCP) and Early Steps Provider Relations Liaisons Contact List
- Florida Early Steps Service Areas (Map)
- NBES (Region B) – MMA Contact List
- NPI Quick Reference Guide
- Professional Liability Contact Information
- ProHIPPA Training Information
- ProHIPPA Training
- Medicaid Provider Enrollment
- Medicaid Provider Enrollment Forms
- Medicaid Provider Portal
"The NPI Registry and Why It Matters" by Frank Strafford (12/12/16)
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