SecureCare Leadership

Louis Andersen serves as SecureCare’s chief executive officer of managed-care operations. Andersen brings 30 years of leadership in the health care arena to his current assignment. Previously, he was CEO of Coventry Health Care of Nebraska, served in numerous executive roles, including president of Health Data Management Company, and was senior VP of mergers and acquisitions at United Health Group. Andersen received his Master of Business Administration from New York’s Columbia University Graduate School of Business and received his undergraduate degree in accounting from the University of Nebraska Lincoln.

Dr. Nick Payne is the Chief Medical Officer for SecureCare. Before joining SecureCare, Dr. Payne graduated from Logan College of Chiropractic in 2003 and joined his father’s practice in Florence, Kentucky. He has since become a well-known coding, documentation, and Medicare trainer and was voted Kentucky Chiropractor of the Year by his peers in 2011 and 2012. As Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Payne oversees SecureCare’s clinical operations and contributes to the credentialing and clinical review committees.

Erick Alvarez joined SecureCare in 2018 as the physical therapy medical director. Alvarez has worked in both clinical practice and managed physical medicine for over 20 years. He has worked as a site coordinator and clinical director in outpatient physical therapy practice and has vast experience in various clinical settings including outpatient physical therapy, post-surgical rehabilitation, home health pediatrics, worker’s compensation/industrial setting, utilization management and telerehabilitation. Alvarez graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy from Florida International University in Miami, Florida.

Dr. Scott Misek joined SecureCare in 2021 as the director of chiropractic medical management. For the last 30 years, Dr. Misek has owned his own private chiropractic practice in Omaha, Nebraska. In addition to his practice, he has completed over 500 hours of post-graduate coursework and is board certified in Chiropractic Forensics working with many insurance companies and attorneys regarding appropriate, evidence-based chiropractic care. Dr. Misek is a graduate of Northwestern College of Chiropractic in Minneapolis, Minnesota.