For doulas in San Diego County
How to get contracted with Community Health Group as a doula
Community Health Group is the San Diego–based, nonprofit Medi-Cal plan. It covers doula care, but its online contract applications don’t include doulas, and it doesn’t publish doula contracting steps. Here’s how to reach the right team, based on what CHG and DHCS publish.
Updated October 5, 2026
Community Health Group doesn’t publish its doula contracting steps (we checked its provider pages on October 5, 2026). The steps below are the general process plus what Community Health Group does publish. Confirm the details with its provider team before you rely on them.
- County
- San Diego
- Doula contracting (per DHCS)
- contractingdepartmentemaildistributiongroup@chgsd.com
- Online applications
- Specialty forms only; doulas not listed
- Billing questions (per DHCS)
- calvar@chgsd.com
- Provider Services
- 1-619-240-8933
- Before you apply
- Enroll with Medi-Cal (PAVE), as DHCS requires
Enroll with Medi-Cal
DHCS’s rule for every plan: enroll through PAVE, meet the plan’s credentialing requirements, and sign its contract. Start with how to become a Medi-Cal doula.
Email CHG’s contracting department directly
CHG’s Join Our Network page says it only accepts contract applications from the specialties it lists, with physical locations in San Diego County, and doulas weren’t among them when we checked. Don’t read that as “not accepting doulas”: DHCS lists CHG’s contracting department, contractingdepartmentemaildistributiongroup@chgsd.com, as its doula contracting and onboarding contact. Email them and ask:
- Whether CHG is contracting with doulas now, and which application to use.
- What credentialing documents and liability insurance it requires.
- How long credentialing and contracting take.
CHG’s Provider Services specialists can also help: 1-619-240-8933 or ooaprov@chgsd.com.
Know CHG’s recommendation rule and billing contact
CHG’s member page says doula services require a written recommendation from a physician or other licensed practitioner, covering the standard package, and an additional recommendation for up to nine more postpartum visits. (DHCS’s statewide standing recommendation satisfies the first recommendation under Medi-Cal’s rules.) Bill with Medi-Cal’s doula codes, diagnosis pairings and modifier XP; see our billing cheat sheet.
DHCS lists calvar@chgsd.com for doula billing, claims and payment at CHG.
How many Community Health Group members use doulas
Very few, at least early on. DHCS’s July 2025 report on the doula benefit put Community Health Group among the plans with fewer than 11 members using doula services between January 2023 and June 2024 (DHCS suppresses smaller counts for privacy).
Community Health Group contacts for doulas
- Doula contracting and onboarding (per DHCS)
- contractingdepartmentemaildistributiongroup@chgsd.com
- Doula billing and claims (per DHCS)
- calvar@chgsd.com
- Provider Services specialists
- 1-619-240-8933
- Provider Services email
- ooaprov@chgsd.com
- Medi-Cal Member Services (for your clients)
- 1-800-224-7766
Stuck with a plan? DHCS takes questions about plan contracting at DoulaBenefit@dhcs.ca.gov.
Sources
- Community Health Group, Join Our Network (contract applications)
- Community Health Group, Doula Services (member page)
- DHCS, Medi-Cal Managed Care Plan Contact List for Doulas: Contracting and Onboarding
- DHCS, Billing, Claims, and Payment Contact Information for Doulas
- DHCS, Doula Benefit Implementation Report (July 2025)
All sources checked October 5, 2026.
Common questions
- How do I become a doula provider with Community Health Group?
- Enroll with Medi-Cal, then email CHG’s contracting department (contractingdepartmentemaildistributiongroup@chgsd.com, the contact DHCS lists for doula contracting). CHG’s online contract applications don’t include doulas, so ask which application and documents it needs.
- Is Community Health Group accepting doulas?
- Its Join Our Network page lists only certain specialties for contract applications, and doulas aren’t among them, but DHCS lists a CHG doula contracting contact. Email the contracting department to confirm.
This guide summarizes Community Health Group Partnership Plan’s published material for convenience and is not billing or legal advice. Plans change their processes and contacts; follow your contract and confirm with Community Health Group before you apply or bill.