Alissia A. Bishop, BSCHSC PA| Spine Surgery, Neurosurgery | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Aneurysm
- Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
- Hydrocephalus Shunting
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Adrenal Tumor
- Aneurysm
- Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Cyst
- Brain Tumor
- Carotid Stenosis
- Cerebral Vasospasm
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Chiari Malformation
- Dorsalgia
- Epilepsy
- Hydrocephalus
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Intracerebral Hemorrhage
- Meningioma
- Migraine
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Parkinson's Disease
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Peripheral Nerve Disorders
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spondylosis
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Vascular Malformation
Procedures I perform
- Angiogram
- Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM) Surgery
- Bifrontal Craniectomy
- Brain Hemorrhage Surgery
- Carpal Tunnel Release
- Cerebral Internal Carotid Artery Ophthalmic Segment Aneurysm Coiling
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Fibula Osteotomy
- Heel Tendon Repair
- Hydrocephalus Shunting
- Laminectomy
- Laser Prostate Surgery
- Lumboperitoneal Shunt
- Median Nerve Decompression
- Microdiscectomy
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Neuroendovascular Surgery
- Neuromodulation
- Neuroplasty
- Parkinson's Disease
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Peripheral Nerve Surgery
- Pituitary Tumor Surgery
- Posterior Fossa Craniotomy
- Prostate Injury Treatment
- Proton Beam Radiosurgery
- Shunt Placement
- Spinal Disc Replacement
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Spinal Spondylolysis Treatment
- Stroke Management
- Sympathectomy
- Vagus Nerve Stimulation
- Vestibular Nerve Tumor Surgery
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
- Choice POS
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Choice Fund PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Basic
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- UHC Passport
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- HumanaChoice PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Navigate
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Network OA
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- IH-PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-POS
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA EPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- HighMark
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Beech Street PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-EPO Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-Open POS II
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst Administrators
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Classic 5000
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- First Health PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Choice POS II
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-Network Only Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- IH-HMO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- First Health PPO
- Medicare FFS
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-POS Plus
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Medicare Direct
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- OA Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- POS OA
- Core Essential (HMO)
Education
Board Certification: National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants,
Medical School: George Washington University (2018)