Michelle A. Howard, FNP MSN| Plastic Surgery | MedStar Health
Michelle A. Howard

Michelle A. Howard, FNP MSN
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

4.8 out of 5 (135 reviews)

Specialties: Plastic Surgery

Languages: English

Clinical areas of focus

  • Abdominoplasty
  • Bilateral Breast Augmentation
  • Breast Augmentation
  • Breast Reduction
  • Eye Socket Surgery
  • Facial Cosmetic Surgery
  • Upper Arm Lift
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Procedures I perform

  • Abdominoplasty
  • Bilateral Breast Augmentation
  • Birthmark Removal
  • Body Contouring
  • Botox
  • Breast Augmentation
  • Breast Cyst Removal
  • Breast Lift With Implants
  • Breast Reconstruction
  • Breast Reduction
  • Brow Lift
  • Canthopexy
  • Chemical Facial Peel
  • Cleft Lip And Palate Treatment
  • Coolsculpting
  • Dermabrasion
  • Dermal Fillers
  • Eye Socket Surgery
  • Facelift
  • Facial Cosmetic Surgery
  • Facial Implants
  • Facial Trauma Reconstruction
  • Femoral Nerve Transfer
  • Fractional Co2 Laser Skin Resurfacing
  • Gynecomastia Surgery
  • Hair Transplant
  • Hand Replantation
  • Hyaluronic Acid Fillers
  • Hydrafacial
  • Keloid Removal
  • Labia Majora Reduction
  • Laser Hair Removal
  • Lip Augmentation
  • Liposuction
  • Lower Body Lift
  • Male Breast Reduction
  • Microdermabrasion
  • Monalisa Touch Therapy
  • Nipple Reduction
  • Ostectomy
  • Pectoral Implants
  • Post-Bariatric Surgery
  • Pulsed Radiofrequency For Headaches
  • Reconstructive Surgery
  • Scar Revision
  • Skin Graft Urethroplasty
  • Skin Tag Removal
  • Skin Tightening
  • Tummy Tuck
  • Upper Arm Lift
  • Vaginal Laser Rejuvenation
  • Vein Sclerotherapy
  • Vestibuloplasty
  • Wrinkle Treatment
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Practice locations

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106 Irving St NW
POB 3400
Washington, DC, 20010

202-877-3300

Fax 202-877-3303

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Fax 202-877-3303

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

Education

Board Certification: American Association of Nurse Practitioners

Graduate: Drexel University (2018)

Hospital affiliations

Ratings and reviews

  • Explanations the care provider gave you about your problem or condition

    4.8
  • Extent to which the care provider listened to you

    4.8
  • Care provider’s discussion of any proposed treatment (options, risks, benefits, etc.)

    4.8
  • Provider included you in decisions

    4.8
  • Concern the care provider showed for your questions or worries

    4.8
  • Likelihood of recommending this care provider to others

    4.8
  • Nov 25, 2025

    The service by Ms. Howard was excellent. Because of her observation on a problem beyond her control she initiate the process for immediate attention that saved me additional pain, stress and perhaps another emergency room trip.

  • Nov 17, 2025

    Excellent

  • Sep 21, 2025

    Michelle was very efficient, listened to us. Very down to earth, explained things so we understood and answered any questions we had.