Alissia A. Bishop, BSCHSC PA| Neurosurgery, Spine Surgery | 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
- Brain Tumor 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
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- United Student Resources
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Employee Health Plan
- MultiPlan, Inc
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- HighMark
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- TRICARE East Select
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- POS OA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- HealthyBlue PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- Medicare FFS
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CIGNA EPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Blue Choice Advantage
- BlueChoice Open Access
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst Administrators
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- POS OA
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-EPO Plus
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- UHC Passport
- Choice POS II
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Navigate
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- HighMark
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-POS
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- OA Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- TRICARE for Life East
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna HMO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Beech Street PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Basic
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Medicare FFS
- Network OA
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna VA Exchange
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Sentara Health
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Administrators
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Choice POS
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Choice POS II
- IH-Open POS II
- Choice Fund PPO
- OA Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Network OA
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Optimum Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Choice POS
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- First Health PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- First Health PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-HMO
- IH-Open HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- HealthyBlue PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Medicare Direct
Education
Board Certification: National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants,
Medical School: George Washington University (2018)