Loral Patchen, CNM MSN| Obstetrics And Gynecology | MedStar Health
About me
Loral Patchen lives in Washington, D.C. She is an avid cyclist and enjoys hiking with her dog, Stella. Most weekends between March and November she may be found in her garden.
Clinical areas of focus
- Cesarean Delivery
- Late Pregnancy Complications
- Pregnancy
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Breast Lump
- Candidiasis
- Cervix Uteri Disorders
- Complications Of The Puerperium
- Diabetes In Pregnancy
- False Labor
- Female Genital Pain
- Genitourinary Symptoms
- Gestational Hypertension
- High Risk Pregnancy
- Hypertension In Pregnancy, Including Preeclampsia
- Labor Complications And Umbilical Cord Problems
- Late Pregnancy Complications
- Maternal Diseases
- Menstrual Disorders
- Obstructed Labor
- Perineal Laceration During Delivery
- Polyhydramnios
- Postpartum Hemorrhage
- Pregnancy
- Pregnancy Hemorrhage And Placenta Previa
- Pregnancy Nausea
- Pregnant State
- Premature Rupture Of Membranes
- Preterm Labor
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases In Pregnancy
- Spontaneous Abortion
- Tubal Pregnancy
- Uterine Prolapse
- Uti (URINARY TRACT INFECTION) During Pregnancy
- Vagina And Vulva Inflammation And Infections
- Vulva And Perineum Disorders
Procedures I perform
- Cesarean Delivery
- Fetal Monitoring
- Pap Smear
- Pelvic Exam
- Prenatal Care
- Well-Woman Exam
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
- HumanaChoice PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Medicare Direct
- CIGNA EPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Choice POS
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Sentara Health
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- First Health PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Police and Fire Clinic
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-Open POS II
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- IH-HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- United Student Resources
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst NASCO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- HighMark
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Network OA
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-EPO Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- IH-PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst EPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Navigate
- IH-POS
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Classic 5000
- TRICARE East Select
- OA Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Tricare Reserve Select
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Healthcare Choice
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-Indemnity
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Choice POS II
- Choice Fund PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Basic
- Optimum Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- IH-POS Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- POS OA
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Education
Board Certification: American Midwifery Certification Board, Midwifery
Graduate: Yale University (1999)
