Updated September 1, 2026

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Verify Delta Dental of District of Columbia (D.C.) eligibility in real time.

Delta Dental of District of Columbia (D.C.) supports electronic real-time eligibility. Send the check to payer ID 52147 and the full benefits picture comes back in seconds, before the patient sits down.

Payer ID 52147Real-time eligibility: YesDCdental

Also billed as: Delta Dental of District of Columbia

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Seconds

The same Delta Dental of District of Columbia (D.C.) check that takes 15 to 25 minutes on the phone. Ten patients tomorrow: ten checks, or three hours on hold.

2 billing names

Delta Dental of District of Columbia (D.C.) shows up on cards under 2 names. Every one routes to payer ID 52147. No guessing which card this is.

44 Delta plans

verify in real time through Valian. One setup covers the whole Delta family, Delta Dental of District of Columbia (D.C.) included.

From $39/mo

Per location, billed yearly. Found checks are billed once a month, $2.50 each and less as you run more. No seat fees, no processing fees.

The phone way

Call, hold, transcribe, repeat.

Verifying Delta Dental of District of Columbia (D.C.) by phone means a menu, a hold queue, and 15 to 25 minutes per patient while someone at the desk reads benefits back by hand. Ten patients on tomorrow's schedule is half a workday on hold.

The real-time way

Payer ID 52147, in seconds.

The same check, sent electronically. Sign in and run it for any patient in one click, and Valian flags the ones that need a human look.

	By phone	In Valian
Time per patient	15 to 25 minutes on hold	Seconds
When it happens	Day of, squeezed between patients	Any time before the visit, in one click
What you get	Notes scribbled while someone reads benefits aloud	The full breakdown, saved to the patient

What a Delta Dental of District of Columbia (D.C.) eligibility check returns

Whether coverage is active, with plan and group details
Deductible, and how much of it is already met this year
Annual maximum, and how much of it is left to work with
Coverage percentages by category: preventive, basic, major
Frequency limits on cleanings, exams, and X-rays
Waiting periods, where Delta Dental of District of Columbia (D.C.) reports them electronically

Eligibility result

Sample data

Status: Active
Plan: PPO · Group 8823
Deductible: $50 · $0 met
Annual max: $1,500 remaining
Preventive: 100%
Basic: 80%
Major: 50%
Cleanings: 2 / year

Returned in seconds · payer ID 52147

How practices handle this today, in their own words

Verbatim from recorded calls to dental offices. Names withheld.

We call the insurance, or I go on their website and do it. Yeah, we manually do it.

Office manager, general dentistry

We have a third party insurance verification team that does it for us. I’m not too sure, maybe like seven, ten minutes.

Front office lead, general dentistry

Our system does it, and the ones that are not set up for electronic, we do ourselves.

Practice manager, multi-provider group

How getting set up works

Step 1

Book a discovery call

A 15-minute call with our team: we show you a check and size your plan. Then you sign up from the link we send you: create the account, sign the agreement, and put a card on file.

Step 2

Save your carriers and codes

Pick the insurance carriers you take and the codes you check.

Step 3

Run a check in one click

Sign in, pick a patient and see their coverage in seconds before the visit, Delta Dental of District of Columbia (D.C.) included. No hold music, no portal logins.

Under half an hour of your time all in. See how the software compares, how a real-time check works, or what outsourcing costs.

What Delta Dental DC (D.C.) supports through our network

Real-time eligibility (270/271): Yes, in seconds
Enrollment for eligibility: None, checks work day one
Dental claims (837D): Yes
Claim status (276/277): Not through our network
Electronic remittance (835): Yes, after a one-click enrollment, typically over four weeks
Electronic funds transfer: Not through our network
Claim attachments: Not through our network

Names and IDs this payer goes by

Delta Dental of District of Columbia (D.C.) · Delta Dental of District of Columbia. All of them route to payer ID 52147.

How to verify Delta Dental of District of Columbia (D.C.), step by step

Get the member ID and date of birth from the card or the patient.

Send the electronic eligibility request (a 270) to payer ID 52147.

Read the response (the 271): status, deductible, max, percentages, frequencies.

Save the breakdown to the patient. With Valian, all four take one click and a few seconds.

Delta Dental of District of Columbia (D.C.), quick answers

Does Delta Dental of District of Columbia (D.C.) support real-time eligibility?

Yes. Eligibility checks to Delta Dental of District of Columbia (D.C.) clear electronically in seconds through payer ID 52147.

What payer ID do I use for Delta Dental of District of Columbia (D.C.)?

52147 for eligibility transactions. The same payer also appears on cards as Delta Dental of District of Columbia.

What does a check cost with Valian?

Plans from $39 a month per location, billed yearly, or from $49 month to month. Plus $2.50 or less per check we find — $0 when we can’t find the insurance. No setup fee and no seat fees. Sign in and run each check in one click before the visit.

Does Delta Dental of District of Columbia (D.C.) require enrollment before I can check eligibility?

No. Eligibility checks work from day one, with no payer enrollment paperwork.

Can I get Delta Dental of District of Columbia (D.C.) remittances electronically?

Yes. Delta Dental of District of Columbia (D.C.) sends electronic remittance advice (835) after a one-click enrollment, typically over four weeks.

What if the patient's card shows a different Delta name?

Alternate billing names route to the same payer ID, 52147. The same check covers them.

More questions about verifying Delta Dental of District of Columbia (D.C.)? Schedule 15 minutes with us and bring your toughest plan.

Check any Delta Dental of District of Columbia (D.C.) patient in one click, before they walk in.

Plans from $39 a month per location, billed yearly, or from $49 month to month. Plus $2.50 or less per check we find — $0 when we can’t find the insurance. No setup fee and no seat fees.

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Other Washington, D.C. dental payers

13 other payers operating in Washington, D.C. also verify in real time, 2 of them with Medicaid plans.

Medicaid plans in Washington, D.C.: CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield Maryland, Medicaid District of Columbia.

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The Delta family in the network

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Payer names and marks belong to their owners and identify the insurance company a practice can verify. Sample result shown for illustration; real results reflect the patient's actual plan. Payer capabilities can change between network updates.