Allison Boyd Sims, MHS PA| Orthopedic Surgery, Hip And Knee Orthopedic Surgery | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Arthrocentesis
- Chronic Asthma
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Treatment
- Hypertension Treatment
- Transplant Glomerulopathy Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Asthma
- Bronchiectasis
- Central Sleep Apnea
- Chronic Asthma
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Fungal Infections
- Gallbladder Disease
- Hypoxia
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Lung Cancer
- Lung Fibrosis
- Lung Mass
- Muscle Disorders
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- Pleural Effusion
- Pneumonia
- Pneumonitis Due To Solids And Liquids
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Sarcoid
- Respiratory Failure
- Shortness Of Breath
- Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
- Tuberculosis
Procedures I perform
- Arthrocentesis
- Asthma Management
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Treatment
- Cryoablation Of Liver Tumors
- Endobronchial Ultrasound
- Gastric Stenting
- Gastrointestinal Tube Placement
- Gene Therapy For Bladder Cancer
- Geriatric Sleep Disorder Treatment
- Hypertension Treatment
- Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure Management
- Intraosseous Line Placement
- Laser Labiaplasty
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Mesenteric Angiography
- Mycobacterial Infection Treatment
- Parotid Biopsy
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Sarcoid Treatment
- Thoracoscopy With Pleurodesis
- Tracheostomy
- Transplant Glomerulopathy Treatment
- Transplant Pneumonectomy
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
- CIGNA EPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Classic 3500
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Student Resources
- OA Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-HMO
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-EPO Plus
- TRICARE East Prime
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- IH-PPO
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-Open HMO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- TRICARE East Select
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- First Health PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Tricare Reserve Select
- IH-POS Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- POS OA
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Choice POS
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Beech Street PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Medicare Direct
- HighMark
- IH-Indemnity
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Network OA
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Employee Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Navigate
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Sentara Health
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- TRICARE for Life East
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- UHC Passport
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- First Health PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Basic
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna HMO
Education
Board Certification: National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, Certification of Physician Assistants
Graduate: George Washington University (2020)
