Sabah Mustafa Khalafalla, MD| Rheumatology | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Back Pain
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Knee Pain
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Immunological Findings
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Antiphospholipid Syndrome
- Artery Disorders
- Arthritis
- Arthropathy
- Autoimmune Disorders
- Axial Spondyloarthritis
- Back Pain
- Bone Density Disorder
- Chronic Gout
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Dermatomyositis
- Disorders Involving The Immune Mechanism
- Effects Of Reduced Temperature
- Elbow Pain
- Elevated Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
- Enteropathic Arthritis
- Enteropathic Arthropathies
- Enthesopathies
- Family History Of Disabilities And Chronic Diseases
- Genetic Susceptibility To Disease
- Gout
- Hip Bursitis
- Hip Osteoarthritis
- Hip Pain
- Immunodeficiencies
- Inflammatory Myopathy
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Joint Disorder
- Knee Pain
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Lower Leg Injury
- Lupus Nephritis
- Lymphadenitis
- Mixed Connective Tissue Disease
- Myopathies
- Neck Pain
- Necrotizing Vasculopathies
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Orbit Disorders
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoarthritis Of First Carpometacarpal Joint
- Osteopenia
- Osteoporosis
- Paget's Disease
- Pemphigoid
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Polyarteritis Nodosa
- Polymyalgia Rheumatica
- Polyosteoarthritis
- Pseudogout
- Psoriasis
- Rheumatic Fever
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis With Rheumatoid Factor
- Rheumatoid Vasculitis
- Sacroiliitis
- Sarcoidosis
- Scleroderma
- Sjogren's Syndrome
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
- Skin Changes
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spondyloarthropathy
- Spondylolisthesis
- Spondylolysis
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
- Systemic Connective Tissue Involvement
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Tendinitis
- Vasculitis
- Vasculitis Of Skin
- Wegener's Granulomatosis
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
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- United Student Resources
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- TRICARE East Prime
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Navigate
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Medicare Direct
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Optimum Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna VA Exchange
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- POS OA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- HighMark
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Medicare FFS
- IH-Open POS II
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-POS Plus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Choice POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- TRICARE East Select
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- OA Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA EPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst Administrators
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst EPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- First Health PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- UHC Passport
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-Indemnity
- HealthyBlue PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Sentara Health
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Network OA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
Education
Fellowship: Washington Hospital Center (2025)
Residency: Howard University Hospital GME (2023)
Medical School: The National Ribat University (2016)