Simi Elaine Okuboye, FNPBC MSN| Pain Medicine, Anesthesiology | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Arthritis
- Cancer Pain Management
- Cardiac Surgical Procedures
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cervical Facet Joint Denervation
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome
- Fibromyalgia
- Joint Pain Treatment
- Medication Administration And Management
- Neuropathic Pain
- Neuropathic Pain Treatment
- Osteoarthritis
- Sciatica
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Spinal Stenosis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Arthritis
- Arthropathy
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Cervicogenic Headache
- Chronic Neck Pain
- Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome
- Coccydynia
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Elbow Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
- Elbow Pain
- Fibromyalgia
- Hip Bursitis
- Hip Pain
- Inflammatory Myositis
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Joint Derangement
- Knee Pain
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Lower Back Pain
- Lumbar Spine Fracture
- Migraine
- Mononeuropathies
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Mononeuropathy Of Upper Limb
- Musculoskeletal System Complications
- Myofascial Pain
- Neuropathic Pain
- Occipital Neuralgia
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoarthritis Pain
- Psoriasis
- Sacroiliac Joint Pain
- Sciatica
- Scoliosis
- Sensory Neuropathy
- Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
- Soft Tissue Pain
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spondylolisthesis
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
- Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
- Tendinous Disorders
- Thoracic Radiculopathy
- Thoracic Spine Fractures
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Whiplash Injury
- Wrist And Hand Pain
Procedures I perform
- Back Pain Treatment
- Cancer Pain Management
- Cardiac Surgical Procedures
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cervical Facet Joint Denervation
- Cervical Myelopathy Surgery
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Treatment
- Electrical Nerve Stimulation
- Electromyography
- Endoscopic Spinal Procedures
- Float Therapy
- Hip Arthritis Treatment
- Hypertension Management For Transplant Patients
- Injury Treatment
- Inpatient Palliative Care
- Joint Pain Treatment
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Medication Administration And Management
- Morphine Pump Implantation
- Muscle Pain Treatment
- Nerve Block
- Nerve Pain Treatment
- Neuropathic Pain Treatment
- Osteoporosis Prevention Treatment
- Pain Medication Management
- Pain Rehabilitation
- Palliative Care
- Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
- Physical Therapy Modalities
- Platelet-Rich Plasma Therapy
- Sacroiliac Joint Blocks
- Sciatica Treatment
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Spinal Spondylolysis Treatment
- Stem Cell Therapy
- Tension Headache Treatment
- Transplant Regenerative Medicine
- Trigger Point Injection
- Vertebral Compression Fracture 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
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Tricare Reserve Select
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Beech Street PPO
- Sentara Health
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Choice POS
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- HealthyBlue PPO
- POS OA
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna HMO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Blue Choice Advantage
- IH-Open POS Plus
- OA Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst NASCO
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Optimum Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- HighMark
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-Open POS II
- IH-PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-Indemnity
- Network OA
- United Student Resources
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- TRICARE East Prime
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Basic
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Administrators
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice Fund PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-POS Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-HMO
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Medicare FFS
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- IH-POS
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Navigate
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Employee Health Plan
Education
Board Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center
Graduate: Howard University College of Medicine (2000)