Scott Howard Penfil, MD| Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Pediatrics | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Adhd Evaluation
- Allergies
- Chronic Cough Treatment
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Cough
- Ear Infection Treatment
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Headache
- Newborn Feeding Problems
- Sleep Disorders
- Swallowing Disorder Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Drug Findings In Blood
- Abnormal Movements
- Abnormal Tissue Findings
- Acute Sinusitis
- Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Allergies
- Asthma
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Bacterial Pneumonia
- Bronchiolitis
- Central Sleep Apnea
- Chronic Eosinophilic Leukemia
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Complications Of Infusion, Transfusion And Injection
- Conditions Of Integument Specific To Newborn
- Conditions Originating In Perinatal Period
- Conductive Hearing Loss
- Congenital Malformations Of Gallbladder, Bile Ducts And Liver
- Congenital Malformations Of Intestine
- Congenital Malformations Of Larynx
- Convulsions
- Cough
- Crohn's Disease [Regional Enteritis]
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Dentofacial Abnormality
- Diaper Rash
- Diseases Of Vocal Cords
- Disorders Of Amino
- Ear Infection
- Eczema
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Erythema Multiforme
- Fever
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Headache
- Hoarseness
- Hyperfunction Of Pituitary Gland
- Lactose Intolerance
- Laryngitis
- Lymphadenitis
- Malabsorption
- Migraine
- Neutropenia
- Newborn Developmental Delays
- Newborn Feeding Problems
- Newborn With Birth Asphyxia
- Noninfective Gastroenteritis
- Nonsuppurative Otitis Media
- Overbite
- Pediatric Hip Dysplasia
- Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Refusal To Feed
- Respiratory Conditions
- Rheumatic Fever
- Sleep Disorders
- Syncope
- Tic Disorder
- Tourette Syndrome
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Underbite
- Vomiting And Nausea
- Well Child Exam
- Wheezing
Procedures I perform
- Acne Education
- Adhd Evaluation
- Affective Regulation
- Alcohol Abuse Counseling
- Allergy
- Alternative Medicine
- Anaphylaxis Treatment
- Anxiety Management
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Management
- Automated External Defibrillator
- Binge Eating Disorder Treatment
- Biofeedback
- Breastfeeding Assistance
- Cardiovascular Health Promotion
- Chest Wall Oscillation
- Child Care
- Chronic Cough Treatment
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Clinical Trials
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Community Health
- Community Health Education
- Counseling For Harassment
- Cushing Syndrome Management
- Developmental Assessments
- Disaster Medicine
- Disease Prevention
- Ear Infection Treatment
- Eating Disorder Treatment And Management
- Echocardiography
- Endocrinology Care
- Enuresis Treatment
- Environmental Health
- Existential Group Therapy
- Family Education
- Fever Reduction
- Financial Assistance
- First Aid For Burns
- First Aid For Choking
- First Aid For Heat Stroke
- First Aid For Insect Bites
- First Aid For Strains
- Follow-Up Visit
- Food Intolerance Management
- Functional Abdominal Pain Treatment
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Graston Technique
- Grief And Bereavement Support
- Headache Relief
- Healthy Lifestyle Guidance
- Hearing Loss Management
- Home Safety Evaluations
- Hyperbaric Treatment For Altitude Sickness
- I-131 Therapy
- Immunodeficiency Treatment
- Infusion Therapy
- Injury Prevention
- Lactation Medicine
- Learning Disability Support
- Life Review Therapy
- Long Leg Splint Application
- Mental Health Assessment
- Mental Health Medication Management
- Mentorship Program
- Milk Allergy Treatment
- Mind-Body Medicine
- Mitochondrial Disorder Management
- Mixed Venous Oxygen Saturation
- Movement Science
- Nausea And Vomiting Management
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Neurourology
- New Mother Support
- Newborn Care
- Newborn Screening Tests
- Nitrogen Washout Treatment
- Nutrition Counseling
- Pain Medication Management
- Pancreatic Disease Management
- Pediatric Advocacy
- Pediatric Autism Screening
- Pediatric First Aid
- Pediatric Sick Visit
- Peer Review
- Poison Prevention
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Management
- Psychological Evaluation
- Pulsatile Tinnitus Treatment
- Rare Disease Management
- Reproductive Health Management
- Reproductive Medicine
- Seasonal Allergy Management
- Seizure Treatment
- Skin Allergy Testing
- Sleep Counseling
- Sleep Disorder Management
- Sleep Study
- Social Justice
- Social Skills Training
- Staple Removal
- Sti Treatment
- Stress Reduction
- Surgical Patient Safety
- Suture Removal
- Swallowing Disorder Treatment
- Thyroid Disorder Management
- Toddler Care
- Traction Application
- Transplant Regenerative Medicine
- Travel Health
- Urinary Incontinence Treatment
- Vaccinations
- Vaccine Development And Policy
- Venous Blood Collection
- Vision Screening
- Weight Management Program
- Wellness Exams
- X-Ray
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Concentrated Care Center 5th Fl Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-7428Fax 202-444-2613
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
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- IH-HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Medicare FFS
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- MultiPlan, Inc
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna HMO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- TRICARE East Select
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Network OA
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- United Student Resources
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst EPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Optimum Choice
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-Open POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Navigate
- HighMark
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-Open HMO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-POS Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Choice Fund PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Sentara Health
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Police and Fire Clinic
- POS OA
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- First Health PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Choice POS
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- United Healthcare Choice
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-POS
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- UHC Passport
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Medicare Direct
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- OA Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatrics
Medical School: John Hopkins University Bloomberg School Of Public Health (2010)
Residency: University at Buffalo School of Medicine (1996)
Residency: Albert Einstein Medical Center GME (1993)
Medical School: Temple University School of Medicine (1990)
Medical School: Franklin & Marshall College (1985)