Blen T. Nigussie, PA-C| General Surgery | MedStar Health
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Blen T. Nigussie, PA-C
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

Specialties: General Surgery

Languages: Amharic, English

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Clinical areas of focus

  • Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
  • Cholecystectomy
  • Hernia Repair
  • Incisional Hernia
  • Inguinal Hernia Repair
  • Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
  • Minimally Invasive Surgery
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Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Abdominal Abscess
  • Abdominal Adhesions
  • Abdominal Wall Defect
  • Biliary Colic
  • Cholecystitis
  • Epigastric Hernia
  • Femoral Hernia
  • Fistula Enterocutaneous
  • Gallbladder Disease
  • Hernia
  • Incarcerated Hernia
  • Incisional Hernia
  • Inguinal Hernia
  • Internal Hernia
  • Intestinal Fistula
  • Intestinal Obstruction
  • Parastomal Hernia
  • Rectus Sheath Hernia
  • Recurrent Femoral Hernia
  • Recurrent Hernia
  • Reducible Hernia
  • Richter Hernia
  • Small Bowel Obstruction
  • Spigelian Hernia
  • Stomach Fistula
  • Stomal Hernia
  • Umbilical Hernia
  • Ventral Hernia
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Procedures I perform

  • Abdominal Surgery
  • Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
  • Cholecystectomy
  • Components Separation
  • Da Vinci
  • Da Vinci Abdominal Wall Hernia Repair
  • Hernia Repair
  • Inguinal Hernia Repair
  • Laparoscopic Appendectomy
  • Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
  • Laparoscopic Hernia Repair
  • Laparoscopic Incisional Hernia Repair
  • Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair
  • Laparoscopic Recurrent Hernia Repair
  • Laparoscopic Treatment Of Small Bowel Obstruction
  • Laparoscopic Umbilical Herniorrhaphy
  • Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair
  • Laparoscopy
  • Lysis Of Adhesions
  • Minimally Invasive Surgery
  • Repair Of Paracolostomy Hernia
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Practice locations

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106 Irving Street Northwest
MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Washington, DC, 20010

202-877-9729

Fax 301-209-5616

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Fax 301-209-5616

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.

  • 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)
    • Network OA
    • Innovation Health: POS
    • Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
    • Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
    • Kaiser Permanente Select
    • CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
    • CFBCBS Maryland Indemnity or PPO
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
    • Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
    • Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
    • United Healthcare Choice
    • Aetna Student Health Insurance
    • Open HMO
    • FIRST HEALTH
    • Opoen HMO Option
    • CIGNA POS/Network POS
    • Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
    • Choice POS & Choice POS II
    • Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
    • Choice Fund PPO
    • Kaiser MD Medicaid MCO
    • Aetna HMO
    • Tricare for Life (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
    • United Student Resources
    • Innovation Health: POS Plus
    • Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund) Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
    • Kaiser Permanente Signature
    • PPO and PPO Plus
    • MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
    • CFBCBS Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
    • United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
    • CIGNA Indemnity
    • CFBCBS BlueChoice HMO
    • Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
    • Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
    • Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
    • CFBCBS Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
    • Aetna Innovations: HMO & EPO Plus
    • UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv/Special Needs Plans
    • Kaiser Virginia Premier
    • United Healthcare Choice Plus
    • United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
    • First Health PPO
    • M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
    • Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
    • Open EPO Plus
    • CIGNA HMO Open Access (OA)
    • Innovation Health: PPO
    • Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
    • M.D. IPA (HMO)
    • MedStar Select (MedStar Associates' Plan)
    • CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
    • Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
    • Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
    • POS OA & OA Plus
    • CIGNA EPO
    • HealthyBlue PPO
    • CFBCBS (NCA) Indemnity
    • CFBCBS EPO
    • Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS
    • CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
    • Innovation Health: Indemnity
    • UHC Community Plan of MD
    • Medicare Fee for Service
    • Tricare Prime
    • BlueChoice Open Access
    • Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
    • Kaiser PermanenteSelect-Added Choice
    • Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
    • Coventry Health Care of Virginia
    • CFBSBC Blue Preferred PPO
    • Open POS II
    • Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
    • Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
    • Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA

Education

Board Certification: National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, Physician Assistant

Allied Health Education: Anne Arundel Community College (2017)

Hospital affiliations

MedStar Washington Hospital Center