Chad Bryant Simmons, MMS PA| Spine Surgery, Neurosurgery | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Bleeding In Brain
- Cervical Myelopathy Surgery
- Deep Brain Stimulation For Parkinson's Disease
- Flap Surgery
- Hydrocephalus
- Neuroendovascular Surgery
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Spine Tumor Surgery
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Mri
- Aneurysm
- Back Pain
- Bleeding In Brain
- Bone Disorders
- Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Tumor
- Carotid Stenosis
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cervical Fracture
- Chiari Malformation
- Chronic Pain
- Congenital Brain Defect
- Congenital Malformations Of Heart
- Congenital Malformations Of Musculoskeletal System
- Congenital Malformations Of Peripheral Vascular System
- Congenital Malformations Of Spinal Cord
- Congenital Spinal Cord Defect
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Dorsalgia
- Endocrine Disorders
- Epilepsy
- Failed Back Syndrome
- Fractures Of The Neck
- Head Injury
- Hemangioma
- Herniated Disc In Lower Back
- Herniated Disc In Neck
- Hydrocephalus
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Intracerebral Hemorrhage
- Joint Disorder
- Limb Deformity
- Lumbar Spine Fracture
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Meninges
- Meningioma
- Meningitis
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Moyamoya Disease
- Muscle Disorders
- Neck Pain
- Neoplasm Of Uncertain Behavior
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Ovarian Cysts And Benign Neoplasms
- Parkinson's Disease
- Peripheral Nerve Damage
- Postprocedural States
- Presence Of Functional Implants
- Rib And Sternum Fracture
- Scoliosis
- Secondary Malignant Neoplasm Of Brain
- Skull Fractures
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spinal Disc Herniation
- Spinal Infection
- Spinal Infection (DISCITIS)
- Spinal Metastases
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spine Deformity
- Spine Tumor
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
- Syringomyelia
- Thigh Fracture
- Vascular Malformation
- Vascular Malformations Of The Brain
Procedures I perform
- Angiogram
- Brain Tumor Surgery
- Cervical Discectomy
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cervical Laminectomy
- Cervical Myelopathy Surgery
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Deep Brain Stimulation For Parkinson's Disease
- Endovascular Treatment
- Fibula Osteotomy
- Flap Surgery
- Ganglion Cyst Excision
- Iliopopliteal Bypass
- Kyphoplasty
- Laminectomy
- Lumbar Discectomy
- Lumbar Laminectomy
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Median Nerve Decompression
- Microdiscectomy
- Microvascular Decompression
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Neurodegenerative Disease Treatment
- Neuroendovascular Surgery
- Neurostimulation
- Pain Medication Management
- Parkinson's Disease
- Percutaneous Discectomy
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Pituitary Tumor Surgery
- Posterior Fossa Craniotomy
- Proton Beam Radiosurgery
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Spine Tumor Surgery
- Stereotactic Spinal Procedure
- Thoracic Discectomy
- Thoracic Laminectomy
- Transsphenoidal Surgery
- Xlif (EXTREME LATERAL INTERBODY FUSION)
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
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Network OA
- Choice Fund PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Choice POS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- TRICARE East Select
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Navigate
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- Choice POS II
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Optimum Choice
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-POS Plus
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- HighMark
- IH-HMO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- First Health PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Beech Street PPO
- Medicare FFS
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Medicare Direct
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CIGNA EPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Basic
- TRICARE for Life East
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna HMO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- First Health PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- OA Plus
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- POS OA
- Sentara Health
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst NASCO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
Education
Board Certification: National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, Certification of Physician Assistants
Graduate: Salus University (2017)