Binu Pannachan, AGPCNP-BC| Nephrology | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Acute Kidney Injury
- Cardiorenal Syndrome
- Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)
- Diabetic Nephropathy
- End Stage Renal Disease
- Glomerulonephritis
- Hypertension
- Kidney Disease
- Medical Management Of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)
- Nephrotic Syndrome
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acute Interstitial Nephritis
- Acute Kidney Injury
- Acute Tubular Necrosis
- Alport Syndrome
- Amyloid Nephropathy
- Anti Glomerular Basement Membrane Disease
- Azotemia
- Bartter Syndrome
- BK Virus Nephropathy
- Calcium Oxalate Stones
- Calculus Of Urinary Tract
- Cardiorenal Syndrome
- Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)
- Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) After Renal Transplant
- Congenital Renal Disease
- Contrast Induced Nephropathy
- Cryoglobulinemia
- Crystalluria
- Diabetes Insipidus
- Diabetic Nephropathy
- Dialysis Related Amyloidosis
- Elevated Creatinine
- End Stage Renal Disease
- Ethylene Glycol Poisoning
- Familial Renal Amyloidosis
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis
- Glomerulonephritis
- Glomerulonephropathy
- Glucocorticoid Remediable Hypertension
- Gouty Nephropathy
- Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis
- Hematuria
- Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
- Hep C Related Renal Disease
- Hepatorenal Syndrome
- HIV Nephropathy
- Horseshoe Kidney
- Hydronephrosis
- Hypercalcemia
- Hypercalciuria
- Hyperkalemia
- Hypermagnesemia
- Hypernatremia
- Hyperoxaluria
- Hyperphosphatemia
- Hypertension
- Hypertrophy Of Kidney
- Hyperuricemia
- Hypocalcemia
- Hypokalemia
- Hypomagnesemia
- Hyponatremia
- Hypophosphatemia
- Iga Nephropathy
- Iga Vasculitis
- Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone Secretion
- Ischemic Nephropathy
- Kidney Disease
- Kidney Malformation
- Kidney Problem
- Kidney Stone
- Lead Nephropathy
- Liddle Syndrome
- Light Chain Disorders
- Lithium Nephropathy
- Lithium Poisoning
- Lupus Nephritis
- Malignant Hypertension
- Maternal Iga Nephropathy
- Maternal Renal Disease
- Medullary Sponge Kidney
- Membranous Nephropathy
- Metabolic Acidosis
- Metabolic Alkalosis
- Methanol Poisoning
- Microscopic Hematuria
- Microscopic Polyangiitis
- Minimal Change Kidney Disease
- Nephritic Syndrome
- Nephritis
- Nephrocalcinosis
- Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis
- Nephropathy
- Nephrosclerosis
- Nephrotic Syndrome
- Nephrotoxicity
- Obesity Related Glomerulopathy
- Pauci Immune Glopmerulonephritis
- Pheochromocytoma
- Polycystic Kidney Disease
- Postural Proteinuria
- Proteinuria
- Pseudohypoaldosteronism Type 1
- Pyelonephritis
- Radiation Nephropathy
- Reflux Nephropathy
- Renal Agenesis And Dysgenesis
- Renal Anomalies
- Renal Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
- Renal Artery Stenosis
- Renal Cortical Necrosis
- Renal Cysts
- Renal Failure
- Renal Hypoplasia
- Renal Insufficiency
- Renal Manifestations Of Sickle Cell Disease
- Renal Osteodystrophy
- Renal Tubular Acidosis
- Renovascular Hypertension
- Retroperitoneal Fibrosis
- Rhabdomyolysis
- Salt Balance Disorders
- Secondary Hyperaldosteronism
- Small Kidney
- Solitary Kidney
- Tubulointerstitial Nephritis
- Uncontrolled Hypertension
- Uremia
- Uremic Encephalopathy
Procedures I perform
- Conservative Management Of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)
- Dialysis
- Hemodialysis
- Home Dialysis
- Medical Management Of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)
- Peritoneal Dialysis
- Renal Replacement Therapy Education
Insurance
MedStar Health accepts most major health insurance plans. If you are uncertain as to whether your individual health insurance plan is accepted at MedStar Health, please call your insurance company.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select (aka Senior Advantage)
- Blue Choice Advantage & Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans/ UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans HMO, POS, PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO, GEHA, Compass Rose)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv/Special Needs Plans
- UHC Community Plan of MD
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- Medicare Fee for Service
- Kaiser Virginia Premier
- Kaiser PermanenteSelect-Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS
- Kaiser MD Medicaid MCO
- CFBCBS Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- CFBCBS EPO
- Aetna HMO
- CFBCBS Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund) Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Innovations: HMO & EPO Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- United Student Resources
- Open HMO
- Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- POS OA & OA Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CFBCBS (NCA) Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CIGNA HMO Open Access (OA)
- Innovation Health: POS
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- PPO and PPO Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- HealthyBlue PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- FIRST HEALTH
- CFBSBC Blue Preferred PPO
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Network OA
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CFBCBS BlueChoice HMO
- Opoen HMO Option
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Tricare Prime
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CFBCBS Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- CIGNA EPO
- Innovation Health: PPO
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Open POS II
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Open EPO Plus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Tricare for Life (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- MedStar Select (MedStar Associates' Plan)
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
Education
Other Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center, -
Graduate Education: University of Cincinnati College of Nursing (2017)