Cheryl L. Walk, ACNP-BC MS| Critical Care Medicine, Hospital Medicine | MedStar Health
About me
Cheryl Walk, CRNP, specializes in pulmonology and critical care medicine at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center. Cheryl received her graduate degree from the University of Maryland at Baltimore School of Nursing. She obtained the Nurse Executive board certification from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).
Clinical areas of focus
- Arthrocentesis
- Asthma Management
- Bronchoscopy
- Cystic Fibrosis Treatment
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
- Asthma
- Bronchiectasis
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Central Sleep Apnea
- Chronic Asthma
- Chronic Cough
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Compartment Syndrome
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Emphysema
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Lung Cancer
- Lung Fibrosis
- Pleural Disease
- Pleural Effusion
- Pneumonia
- Pneumothorax
- Pneumothorax And Air Leak
- Pulmonary Eosinophilia
- Pulmonary Nodules
- Respiratory Disorders
- Respiratory Failure
- Subcortical Infarction
Procedures I perform
- Arthrocentesis
- Asthma Management
- Bronchoscopy
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Ventilation
- Cystic Fibrosis Treatment
- Endobronchial Ultrasound
- Homocysteine Lowering Therapy
- Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure Management
- Lobectomy
- Lung Biopsy
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Lung Cancer Treatment
- Lung Transplant
- Mesenteric Angiography
- Pleural Cavity Drainage
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Function Tests
- Pulmonary Rehabilitation
- Thoracoscopy
- Thoracoscopy With Pleurodesis
- Tracheostomy
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
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CIGNA EPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Administrators
- IH-Open HMO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Network OA
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-HMO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst EPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Choice POS
- Police and Fire Clinic
- UHC Passport
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- TRICARE East Prime
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Choice POS II
- IH-POS
- United Healthcare Choice
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Choice Fund PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- First Health PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- First Health PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Optimum Choice
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- OA Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Navigate
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Beech Street PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United Student Resources
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- TRICARE East Select
- Medicare Direct
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- POS OA
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- IH-Indemnity
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- HighMark
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
Education
Board Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center,
Graduate: University of Maryland School of Nursing (2011)