Nik Nicaj, PA| Spine Surgery, Neurosurgery | MedStar Health
Nik Nicaj, PA
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Spine Surgery, Neurosurgery
Languages: English
Clinical areas of focus
- Aneurysm
- Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
- Hydrocephalus Shunting
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Skull Base Tumor
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acoustic Neuroma
- Adrenal Tumor
- Aneurysm
- Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
- Bleeding In Brain
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Tumor
- Carotid Stenosis
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak
- Cervical Fracture
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Chiari Malformation
- Craniosynostosis
- Dorsalgia
- Epilepsy
- Fractures Of The Neck
- Glioblastoma
- Head Injury
- Hydrocephalus
- Meningioma
- Neck Fracture
- Neurovascular Compression Syndrome
- Parkinson's Disease
- Peripheral Nerve Damage
- Scoliosis
- Skull Base Tumor
- Skull Fractures
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spinal Stenosis
- Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
- Ulnar Nerve Neuropathy
Procedures I perform
- Angiogram
- Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM) Surgery
- Brain Hemorrhage Surgery
- Brain Injury Rehabilitation
- Brain Tumor Surgery
- Cardiovascular Interventional Radiology
- Carpal Tunnel Release
- Cerebral Internal Carotid Artery Ophthalmic Segment Aneurysm Coiling
- Chiari Malformation Treatment
- Cranial Base Reconstruction
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Fibula Osteotomy
- Heel Tendon Repair
- Hydrocephalus Shunting
- Kyphoplasty
- Laminectomy
- Lumbar Discectomy
- Lumboperitoneal Shunt
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Median Nerve Decompression
- Meningioma Surgery
- Microdiscectomy
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Neuroendovascular Surgery
- Neuromuscular Rehabilitation
- Neuropathic Pain Treatment
- Occipital Nerve Stimulation
- Osteoporosis Prevention Treatment
- Pain Medication Management
- Parkinson's Disease
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Pituitary Tumor Surgery
- Posterior Fossa Craniotomy
- Proton Beam Radiosurgery
- Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Spinal Spondylolysis Treatment
- Sports Injury Treatment
- Stroke Management
- Stroke Rehabilitation
- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Treatment
- Ulcerative Colitis-Associated Arthritis Treatment
- Urinary Tract Obstruction Treatment
- Vagus Nerve Stimulation
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
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Basic
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Student Resources
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- OA Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- MultiPlan, Inc
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Optimum Choice
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Medicare Direct
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- TRICARE for Life East
- Tricare Reserve Select
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Sentara Health
- IH-Indemnity
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Beech Street PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- HighMark
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- UHC Passport
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Select
- Choice POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst Administrators
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- First Health PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Choice Fund PPO
- Navigate
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- POS OA
- Choice POS
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Network OA
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open HMO
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
Education
Board Certification: National Committee on Certification of Physician Assistants
Graduate: George Washington University (2019)