Nicholas Lee Friedman, DO| Pediatric Pulmonology, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine | MedStar Health
Nicholas Lee Friedman, DO
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Specialties: Pediatric Pulmonology, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Languages: English
Clinical areas of focus
- Bronchial Alveolar Lavage
- Bronchiectasis
- Central Sleep Apnea
- Chronic Cough
- Chronic Lung Disease Of Infancy (BPD)
- Pneumonia
- Pulmonary Function Tests
- Sleep Study
- Wheezing
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Alimentary Tract Foreign Body
- Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA)
- Bronchiectasis
- Bronchitis
- Bronchomalacia
- Central Sleep Apnea
- Chronic Cough
- Chronic Lung Disease Of Infancy (BPD)
- Chronic Lung Disease Of Prematurity
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Congenital Malformations Of Trachea And Bronchus
- Family History Of Disabilities And Chronic Diseases
- Pleural Effusion
- Pneumonia
- Problems Related To Life Management
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Shortness Of Breath
- Snoring Disorders
- Upper Airway Obstruction
- Vocal Cord Disorder
- Wheezing
Procedures I perform
- Acne Education
- Airway Clearance Techniques
- Airway Dilation
- Ammonia Level Test
- Asthma Action Plan
- Asthma Exacerbation Treatment
- Asthma Medication Management
- Bedwetting Education
- Bronchial Alveolar Lavage
- Bronchial Challenge Test
- Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD) Management
- Capillary Blood Gas
- Celiac Plexus Block
- Central Sleep Apnea Treatment
- Cerebral Oxygen Consumption Index Measurement
- Chest Physiotherapy
- Chest X-Ray
- Chronic Cough Management
- Chronic Cough Treatment
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Congenital Heart Disease Management
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Ventilation
- Cough Assist Device
- Cystic Fibrosis Sweat Test
- Cystic Fibrosis Treatment
- Cystitis Treatment
- Diagnostic Laryngoscopy
- Exhaled Nitric Oxide Test
- Flexibility Exercises
- Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide
- Gastrointestinal Therapy
- Hypertension Treatment
- Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure Management
- Impedance Plethysmography
- Incentive Spirometry
- Inhaled Prostaglandin Therapy
- Jejunostomy Care
- Lung Biopsy
- Lung Volume Measurements
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Maximum Voluntary Ventilation (MVV)
- Metabolic Rate Scan
- Metered Dose Inhaler (MDI) Therapy
- Milk Allergy Treatment
- Mixed Venous Oxygen Saturation
- Nasal Cannula
- Nebulizer Therapy
- Neuromuscular Testing
- Newborn Screening Tests
- Non-Invasive Ventilation
- Pacifier Weaning
- Palliative Care Program Development
- Peak Flow Monitoring
- Polysomnography
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Exercise Testing
- Pulmonary Function Tests
- Pulmonary Hygiene
- Pulmonary Rehabilitation
- Recruitment Maneuvers
- Rhinitis Treatment
- Rigid Bronchoscopy
- Shortness Of Breath Treatment
- Skin Allergy Testing
- Sleep Disorder Management
- Sleep Study
- Spirometry Test
- Sweat Collection By Iontophoresis
- Total Lung Capacity
- Tracheomalacia Treatment
- Tracheostomy
- Transplant Evaluation
- Vaccinations
- Vocal Cord Nodule Treatment
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
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- POS OA
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Choice POS
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-POS Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- TRICARE East Select
- HealthyBlue PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Classic 3500
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- First Health PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Optimum Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Navigate
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- United Student Resources
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- IH-Open HMO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Sentara Health
- HighMark
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- OA Plus
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Basic
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- IH-POS
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Choice POS II
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Medicare FFS
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Network OA
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Choice POS II Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- TRICARE for Life East
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatrics
Fellowship: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (2017)
Residency: Madigan Army Medical Center (2014)
Medical School: Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine (2011)