Chizoba I. Anako, MSN NP| Infectious Disease, Family Medicine | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Bacteriology Testing
- Disease Screening
- Malaria Treatment
- Rast Test
- Sexually Transmitted Disease Testing
- Tropical Disease Treatment
- Tuberculosis Testing
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Digestive Findings
- Aspergillosis
- Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
- Candidiasis
- Cellulitis
- Chlamydia
- Cytomegaloviral (CMV) Infection
- Encephalitis
- Female Urinary Tract Infections (UTIS)
- Gonorrhea
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Herpes Simplex Virus
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
- Influenza
- Lyme Disease
- Meningitis
- Mycobacterial Infection (TUBERCULOSIS)
- Pneumonia
- Sepsis
- Shingles
- Syphilis
Procedures I perform
- Bacteriology Testing
- Bone Marrow Biopsy
- Cystitis Treatment
- Disease Screening
- Gram Stain
- Immunoglobulin Administration
- Malaria Treatment
- Meningitis Treatment
- Multi-Drug Resistant Organism Management
- Nasal Culture
- Rapid Flu Testing
- Rast Test
- Sepsis Treatment
- Sexually Transmitted Disease Testing
- Tetanus Shot
- Travel Health
- Tropical Disease Treatment
- Tuberculosis Testing
- Urinary Protein Test
- Vaccinations
- Western Blotting
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
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna HMO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Student Resources
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- TRICARE East Select
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst EPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- IH-HMO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Employee Health Plan
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Healthcare Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Blue Choice Advantage
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- IH-POS
- Optimum Choice
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CIGNA EPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst NASCO
- OA Plus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Network OA
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- HighMark
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Basic
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- TRICARE East Prime
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Medicare Direct
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- First Health PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Choice POS II
- CIGNA PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- POS OA
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Choice POS II Open Access
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Beech Street PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- UHC Passport
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Medicare FFS
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-EPO Plus
- Navigate
- IH-Indemnity
- First Health PPO
- Sentara Health
- IH-POS Plus
- IH-PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
Education
Board Certification: American Association of Nurse Practitioners,
Graduate: Southern Connecticut State University (2011)