1. a. Visit Empire’s website
    b. Select Direct POS
   c. Select Provider Type: Physicians, Other Health Professionals, Hospitals, Facilities, Services and Equipment
    d. Select a Specialty Category or Specific Specialty
    e. Click Next

2. a. Enter:
    b. City and state or zip
    c. The number of miles you’re willing to travel from your zip code (the website default is 20 miles)
    d. You may additional specialty categories and criteria to narrow down your search.
    e. Click View Results

Search Tips:

• If you know your provider's name, you can click “Lookup By Name” in the right-hand corner of the webpage.
• If you're looking for a mental health provider please use Empire's Behavioral network search.
  
• Find more search tips on Empire’s website.
• Empire’s website works best in Internet Explorer.
• The in-network coverage area for the Direct POS plan includes the following counties only:
  New York: Albany, Bronx, Broome, Chenango, Clinton, Columbia, Delaware, Dutchess, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer, Kings,
  Montgomery, Nassau, New York, Orange, Otsego, Putnam, Queens, Rensselaer, Richmond, Rockland, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Suffolk, Sullivan,
  Ulster, Warren, Washington and Westchester;
  New Jersey: Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Middlesex, Monmouth, Passaic, Sussex and Union;
  Connecticut: Fairfield, Hartford, Litchfield, Middlesex, New Haven, New London, Tolland and Windham;
  Pennsylvania: Pike and Wayne;
  Vermont: Bennington, Chittenden, Grand Isle and Rutland;
  Massachusetts: Berkshire
  Rhode Island: Providence, Kent and Washington