Arita J McCoy, AGACNP-BC MSN| Family Medicine, Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner | MedStar Health
Arita J McCoy

Arita J McCoy, AGACNP-BC MSN
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

4.9 out of 5 (106 reviews)

Specialties: Family Medicine, Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner, Geriatric Medicine

Languages: English

Clinical areas of focus

  • Alzheimer's Disease
  • Anxiety Management For Older Adults
  • Constipation
  • Dementia
  • Elder Abuse
  • Fall Prevention And Management
  • Geriatric Care For Older Adults
  • Geriatric Health Screening
  • Polypharmacy
  • Weakness And Frailty
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Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Alzheimer's Disease
  • Anemia
  • Arthritis
  • Back Pain
  • Bladder Incontinence
  • Cognitive Function Disorders
  • Constipation
  • Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
  • Dementia
  • Elder Abuse
  • Failure To Thrive
  • Falls And Gait Disorders
  • Geriatric Pain Management
  • Hip Osteoarthritis
  • Hip Pain
  • Home Health Care
  • Knee Pain
  • Malaise And Fatigue
  • Medication Management
  • Memory Loss
  • Osteopenia
  • Osteoporosis
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Polypharmacy
  • Sleep Disorders
  • Spondylopathies
  • Subclinical Hypothyroidism
  • Weakness And Frailty
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Procedures I perform

  • Advance Directive Planning
  • Anxiety Management
  • Anxiety Management For Older Adults
  • Balance And Coordination Training
  • Bone Density Test
  • Bowel Habit Training
  • Caregiver Support And Counseling
  • Delirium Prevention
  • Diabetes Foot Care
  • Eating Disorder Intervention
  • Failure To Thrive Treatment
  • Fall Prevention And Management
  • Geriatric Care For Older Adults
  • Geriatric Health Screening
  • Home Safety Evaluations
  • Huntington's Disease Management
  • Hydration Management
  • Inpatient Palliative Care
  • Live-In Care
  • Memory Disorder Treatment
  • Neuromuscular Rehabilitation
  • Neuropsychological Testing
  • Pain Medication Management
  • Palliative Care
  • Palliative Care Services
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Pharmacological Treatment Of Hypertension
  • Physical Therapy Modalities
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Management
  • Pressure Ulcer Prevention And Management
  • Therapeutic Activities
  • Therapeutic Exercises
  • Transitional Care Planning
  • Urinary Incontinence Treatment
  • Vitamin Deficiency Screening
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Practice locations

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5601 Loch Raven Blvd
Russell Morgan Bldg Ste 502
Baltimore, MD, 21239

443-444-4720

Fax 443-444-2110

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miles away

Fax 443-444-2110

18101 Prince Philip Dr
Ste CSA
Olney, MD, 20832

301-570-7400

Fax 301-570-7403

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miles away

Fax 301-570-7403

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
    • CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
    • Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
    • Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
    • Network OA
    • Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
    • Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
    • CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
    • United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
    • IH-Open HMO Option
    • Aetna Better Health of MD
    • Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
    • UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
    • Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
    • IH-Open Network Only Plus
    • CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
    • Employee Health Plan
    • BlueChoice Open Access
    • Kaiser Permanente Signature
    • Aetna Advantage 6350PD
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
    • Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
    • Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
    • Tricare Reserve Select
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
    • IH-POS Plus
    • United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
    • Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
    • IH-Open POS Plus
    • IH-PPO
    • Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
    • Geisinger Medicare Advantage
    • Amerigroup DC Alliance
    • CareFirst Blue Card Program
    • United Student Resources
    • UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
    • Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
    • CareFirst NASCO
    • CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
    • Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
    • Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
    • Aetna Classic 5000
    • First Health PPO
    • Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
    • Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
    • CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
    • Aetna VA Exchange
    • M.D. IPA (HMO)
    • Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
    • UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
    • Choice POS
    • Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
    • CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
    • Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
    • Advantra Platinum (PPO)
    • CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
    • Options PPO Cardiac Global
    • Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
    • United Healthcare Choice
    • Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
    • Humana Gold Plus HMO
    • OA Plus
    • Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
    • MultiPlan, Inc
    • Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
    • TriWest Healthcare Alliance
    • CIGNA POS/Network POS
    • Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
    • IH-Network Only Plus
    • CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
    • HighMark
    • Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
    • Aetna Classic 5000PD
    • Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
    • Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
    • Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
    • Aetna Advantage 5750
    • Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
    • United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
    • Police and Fire Clinic
    • BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
    • Aetna Student Health Insurance
    • CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
    • UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
    • United Healthcare Choice Plus
    • AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
    • Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
    • Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
    • IH-Open HMO
    • Health Services for Children with Special Needs
    • Aetna Premier 200PD
    • UHC Passport
    • Beech Street PPO
    • MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
    • UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
    • Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
    • CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
    • HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
    • United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
    • BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
    • CareFirst Administrators
    • IH-EPO Plus
    • United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
    • CareFirst MedStar PPO
    • Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
    • NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
    • Choice Fund PPO
    • IH-Indemnity
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
    • CIGNA PPO Plus
    • Choice POS II Open Access
    • Erickson Advantage Plans
    • United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
    • Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
    • WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
    • Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
    • Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
    • CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
    • CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
    • IH-POS
    • Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
    • CIGNA EPO
    • Coventry Health Care of Virginia
    • Optimum Choice
    • CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
    • Blue Choice Advantage
    • First Health PPO
    • United Healthcare Options (PPO)
    • Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
    • Medicare FFS
    • Aetna HMO
    • CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
    • HealthyBlue PPO
    • CareFirst EPO
    • CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
    • Maryland Physicians Care MCO
    • Aetna Classic 3500
    • AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
    • MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
    • TRICARE East Select
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
    • HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
    • Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
    • Kaiser Permanente Select
    • United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
    • Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
    • CIGNA Indemnity
    • Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
    • Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
    • IH-Open POS II
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
    • OCI Direct (HMO)
    • Navigate
    • POS OA
    • AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
    • DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
    • CIGNA HMO Open Access
    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
    • Core Essential (HMO)
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
    • Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
    • CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
    • Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
    • Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
    • CIGNA PPO
    • Medicare Direct
    • Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
    • Aetna Better Health of VA
    • HumanaChoice PPO
    • United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
    • Aetna Basic
    • Choice POS II
    • IH-Open EPO Plus
    • United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
    • CIGNA Connect EPO
    • TRICARE East Prime
    • IH-HMO
    • Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
    • TRICARE for Life East
    • Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
    • Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
    • CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
    • Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
    • Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
    • Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
    • Aetna Advantage 6350
    • M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
    • Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
    • Sentara Health
    • Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)

Education

Board Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center,

Graduate: Walden University (2016)

Hospital affiliations

Ratings and reviews

  • Explanations the care provider gave you about your problem or condition

    4.9
  • Extent to which the care provider listened to you

    4.9
  • Care provider’s discussion of any proposed treatment (options, risks, benefits, etc.)

    4.9
  • Provider included you in decisions

    4.9
  • Concern the care provider showed for your questions or worries

    4.9
  • Likelihood of recommending this care provider to others

    4.9
  • Jul 24, 2025

    Ms. McCoy was very patient with me and gave me much needed advise. Particularly here lesson on my urinary bladder being a muscle which I did not consider or know. Thank you.

  • Jul 11, 2025

    We had an exceptional experience with Arita today. She took the time to listen, observe, and truly understand my dad's needs-not just his dementia and hearing loss, but his overall well-being. Her compassion, patience, and clear communication put both him and our family at ease. It's rare to find a provider who brings this level of attentiveness and professionalism to every aspect of care. We are so grateful for her expertise and the respect she showed my father throughout the entire visit. She is a true gem in the healthcare field.

  • Jun 23, 2025

    Arita is an exceptional person. She is very smart and very thorough. She also Is an excellent teacher. She explains everything until I get it. She's always done her homework and then goes the extra mile. In other words she is very responsible.