Staffingly does a lot of things. Virtual medical assistants, prior authorization, AI scribing, insurance verification, RCM, and billing — all available from one vendor.
That breadth is their value proposition. It’s also their limitation when billing is the specific problem you need solved.
The Core Difference: VA vs. Billing Specialist
When you hire through Staffingly for billing, you’re getting a trained healthcare VA who handles billing tasks. When you hire through Dr. Billerz, you’re getting a billing specialist — someone whose entire training, certification, and daily work is centered on medical billing, your specific specialty, and your specific EHR.
The difference shows up in the work. A healthcare VA who does billing knows the general workflow. A billing specialist who has worked cardiology billing in NextGen for three years knows that -26 and -TC modifiers behave differently across payers, that prior auth for echocardiograms requires specific documentation language, and that a CO-15 denial on a cath claim usually means the CPT code on the auth didn’t match what was billed. That knowledge isn’t in a training manual. It’s in years of repetition in one specialty.
Pricing and What’s Published
Staffingly publishes that their overseas staff starts at $20,000/year — approximately $10/hr for full-time work. They frame this as “save 70% vs local staff.”
Dr. Billerz charges $7/hr — $13,440/year for a full-time dedicated biller. That’s $6,560 less per year than Staffingly for a more specialized resource.
Staffingly does not publish detailed contract terms or offer a free trial. Dr. Billerz has no contracts and offers a 4-week genuinely free pilot — the biller works your real claims in your real EHR before you pay anything.
What Staffingly Does Well
If your practice needs multiple administrative functions handled simultaneously — prior authorization, scheduling coordination, billing, and patient communication — Staffingly’s breadth can reduce vendor count. For practices with straightforward billing and complex front-office needs, that integrated model has value.
Staffingly also supports 300+ practices nationwide and has positive client testimonials across prior authorization and care coordination work specifically.
When Dr. Billerz Is the Right Choice Instead
If billing is the primary problem — aging AR, denial backlogs, clean claim rate below 95%, biller turnover — then a billing specialist is the answer, not a multi-function VA.
Dr. Billerz places billers who are specialty-matched (16 specialties including EMS, mental health, cardiology, orthopedics, and psychiatry), EHR-trained (athenahealth, eClinicalWorks, NextGen, Kareo/Tebra, AdvancedMD), and managed by a free dedicated RCM manager on every account. HIPAA infrastructure includes a signed BAA, encrypted devices, VPN with MFA, and zero local PHI storage.
| Factor | Staffingly | Dr. Billerz |
|---|---|---|
| Model | Multi-function healthcare VA | Dedicated billing specialist |
| Price | ~$10/hr (~$20K/yr) | $7/hr ($13,440/yr) |
| Specialty billing depth | General training | 16 specialties, specialty-matched |
| EHR-specific training | Not specified | Matched to your EHR |
| Free trial | No | 4 weeks, free |
| Contract | Not published | No contract |
| RCM manager | Not specified | Free, dedicated, on every account |
| Public reviews | 11 Trustpilot reviews | Building on Clutch/G2 |
If you’ve been evaluating Staffingly and billing improvement is the goal, the free 4-week pilot at Dr. Billerz lets you compare outcomes directly without spending anything first. Book a free 15-minute call to see how the specialist model compares.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Staffingly good for medical billing?
Staffingly is a capable healthcare outsourcing company with positive reviews in prior authorization and care coordination. For billing specifically, the question is whether you need a billing-capable VA or a billing specialist. For specialty-intensive practices with denial issues, a specialist is the better fit.
How much does Staffingly cost vs Dr. Billerz?
Staffingly starts at approximately $20,000/year ($10/hr) for full-time remote staff. Dr. Billerz charges $7/hr — $13,440/year for a full-time dedicated billing specialist with a free RCM manager included.
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