Joseph Gerald Timpone, MD| Infectious Disease | MedStar Health
Joseph Gerald Timpone

Joseph Gerald Timpone, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

4.9 out of 5 (456 reviews)

Specialties: Infectious Disease

Languages: English

(202) 687-6476

Clinical areas of focus

  • Cellulitis Treatment
  • Helicobacter Pylori Stool Test
  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
  • Infectious Endocarditis
  • Osteomyelitis Treatment
  • Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Testing
  • Staphylococcus Aureus Screening
  • Travel Health Consultation
  • Tuberculosis
  • Tuberculosis Testing
  • Vaccinations
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Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Abnormal Immunological Findings
  • Abscess Of The Brain
  • Abscess Of The Mediastinum
  • Acute Sinusitis
  • Aspergillosis
  • Bacterial Food Poisoning
  • Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
  • Bursitis Of Knee
  • Carrier Of Infectious Disease
  • Cellulitis Of The Leg
  • Chlamydial Infections
  • Clostridioides Difficile (C. DIFF)
  • Common Variable Immunodeficiency
  • Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
  • Complications Of Infusion, Transfusion And Injection
  • Complications Of Procedures
  • Dermatophytosis (RINGWORM)
  • Eastern Equine Encephalitis
  • Enterovirus Infection
  • Fungal Infection (MYCOSES)
  • Fungal Infections
  • Fungal Meningitis
  • Gonorrhea
  • Herpes (GENITAL HERPES)
  • Histoplasmosis
  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
  • Infectious Endocarditis
  • Inflammatory Spondylopathies
  • Influenza
  • Intestinal Infections
  • Intraspinal Granuloma
  • Joint Infection (SEPTIC ARTHRITIS)
  • Kaposi's Sarcoma
  • Late Stage Syphilis
  • Liver Abscess
  • Long Term Drug Therapy
  • Lymphadenitis
  • Mosquito
  • Mrsa Bacteremia
  • Osteomyelitis Of The Spine
  • Parasitic Infections (E.G. TOXOPLASMOSIS, LEISHMANIASIS)
  • Penile Inflammation
  • Pertussis
  • Pneumococcal Disease
  • Pneumocystis Pneumonia
  • Pneumonia
  • Polycystic Liver Disease
  • Problems Related To Lifestyle
  • Pulmonary Tuberculosis
  • Schistosomiasis
  • Sepsis
  • Sepsis Syndrome
  • Staphylococcal Infection
  • Streptococcus, Staphylococcus, And Enterococcus
  • Strongyloidiasis
  • Syphilis
  • Travel
  • Traveler's Diarrhea
  • Tuberculosis
  • Vibrio Infections
  • Yellow Fever
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Procedures I perform

  • Antibiotic Therapy
  • Bacteriology Testing
  • Bone Biopsy
  • Cellulitis Treatment
  • Cystitis Treatment
  • Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Testing
  • Dopamine Therapy
  • Ectopic Cilia Treatment
  • Gastroenterology Care
  • Genetic Mutation Testing
  • Gram Stain
  • Helicobacter Pylori Stool Test
  • Hepatitis C Genotyping
  • Immunoglobulin Administration
  • Lumbar Puncture
  • Meningitis Treatment
  • Mep (MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS)
  • Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Screening
  • Nasal Culture
  • Osteomyelitis Treatment
  • Rapid Flu Testing
  • Rapid Plasma Reagin
  • Rast Test
  • Real-Time Pcr
  • Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Testing
  • Staphylococcus Aureus Screening
  • Travel Health Consultation
  • Tuberculosis (TB) Test
  • Tuberculosis Testing
  • Urinary Protein Test
  • Vaccinations
  • Western Blotting
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Practice locations

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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 5th Fl
Washington, DC, 20007

202-444-0086

Fax 877-665-8072

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

Education

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine

Fellowship: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (1991)

Residency: District Of Columbia General Hospital (1989)

Internship: Georgetown University Hospital (1986)

Medical School: Georgetown University (1985)

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
  • May 20, 2025

    Dr Timpone is the most professional, precise and focused doctor ever! I highly recommend him!

  • Apr 30, 2025

    The doctor explained everything to me, asked me that I have questions, and was very attentive to me, polite and professional

  • Apr 24, 2025

    Dr. Timpone and I have a long professional relationship. He understand my concerns, and approach to managing my care.