Damaris Medina

Practice Areas

Health Care Dispute Resolution

Litigation

Health Care

White Collar & Investigations

Latin America Practice

State Attorneys General

Managed Care Litigation

Health Care & Life Sciences

Health Systems & Hospitals

Professional Memberships

- Urgent Care Association of America, Director of the Board and Past-Treasurer

- California Urgent Care Association (California Chapter of UCAOA), Director of the Board and President-Elect

- California Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians

- Orange County Bar Association, Co-Chair Activities Committee, Health Care Law Section

- American Bar Association, International Law Section

- Los Angeles County Bar Association, Health Care Law Section

Career

Damaris Medina, Co-Chair of the Health Care Practice Group, Co-Chair of the Health Care Dispute Resolution Practice Group, Co-Chair of the Health Care & Life Sciences Industry Group, and Chair of the Firm’s Health Systems & Hospitals Industry Group, is a Partner in Buchalter’s Los Angeles and Orange County offices. A nationally recognized health care attorney, Ms. Medina brings more than 15 years of experience representing hospitals, health systems, and other health care providers in complex litigation, reimbursement, and regulatory matters.

Ms. Medina’s practice focuses on managed care litigation involving commercial and Medicare/Medicaid plans, where she has successfully litigated numerous high-value reimbursement disputes against major health plans—recovering millions of dollars for her provider clients. Her experience spans both out-of-network disputes, where she establishes the reasonable value of hospital and physician services, and in-network matters involving unfair payment practices, medical necessity, and coding denials. She represents clients in arbitration, state, and federal courts nationwide.

Beyond litigation, Ms. Medina provides strategic counsel to hospitals and health systems on managed care contracting, revenue cycle optimization, regulatory compliance, and risk management. She also defends providers in government and private payor audits, False Claims Act investigations, and enforcement actions brought by agencies such as the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Office of Inspector General (OIG).