Edward (Ed) R. Gaines III, JD, CCP, is the Vice President of Regulatory Affairs & Industry Liaison, at Zotec Partners, LLC, the largest privately held physician and hospital revenue cycle and practice management services company in the US.

He advises Zotec clients across their hospital based and multi-specialty practice settings on healthcare regulatory issues including reimbursement policy, out of network (OON) federal and state laws, Medicare & Medicaid programs, health plan payer issues, advocacy, and the federal No Surprises Act (NSA).  He serves as industry liaison to physician specialty societies and industry trade organizations across Zotec’s client base.

With over 30 years of professional healthcare experience with Zotec and the combined entities, Ed brings unparalleled depth of knowledge and experience to his role at Zotec. Since 2008, he has been a member of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Reimbursement Committee where he chairs Work Group 2 focusing on the NSA, OON, and bad payer issues.  Ed has served as faculty for the national ACEP Reimbursement and Coding conference for over 20 years and is a co-founder, past chair, and current board of directors and executive committee member of the Emergency Department Practice Management Association (EDPMA). Recently, Ed received the 2024 RBMA Global Achievement Award. He has also received EDPMA’s Meritorious Service Award in 2017 and Founder’s Award (their highest honor) in 2008. Other awards include the ACEP Honorary Membership Award (2012), the ACEP Speaker of the Year Award (2008), and the NC Chapter of the ACEP Outstanding Advocate for Emergency Medicine Award (2006).  Ed is a member of the North Carolina State Bar and the Bar of the US Supreme Court.