Tammie Jo (TJ ) Smith, CPC, COSC

Tammie Jo (TJ) Smith, CPC, COSC has over 25 years of experience in the medical coding field. Tammie Jo (TJ ) began their career in 1996 as a Front Office Supervisor/Physician Coder/IT support at Rocky Mountain Orthopaedic Associates. In 2007, TJ moved to Greeley Medical Clinic as a Physician Coding Supervisor. In 2009, they founded Bullet Medical Billing. In 2010, TJ became a Physician Coding Supervisor/ EPIC Charge Capture ARCR at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center. In 2014, they started working at Washington University in St. Louis as a Manager of Coding and Compliance Orthopedic Surgery. In 2020, TJ joined Centene Corporation as a Manager, Coding Analytics. In 2021, they began working for both Urology of St. Louis and Neurosurgery of St. Louis as a Revenue Cycle Manager and Coding Manager, respectively.

Tammie Jo (TJ) Smith has attended Colorado Mesa University, studying Business Administration and Management, General, and Sanford Brown Business College, studying Computer Programming. Tammie Jo (TJ ) has also obtained certifications from various institutions, including a Lean Six Sigma White Belt Certification from the Management and Strategy Institute in September 2019, a Certified Orthopedic Surgery Coder from AAPC in September 2016, a Certified Professional Coder from the American Academy of Professional Coders in 1996, and an EPIC ARCR PB Charge Capture from Epic in February 2012.