Allison Boyd Sims, MHS PA| Orthopedic Surgery, Critical Care Medicine | 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
- Stent Placement
- 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
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Basic
- IH-POS
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-Open POS II
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Choice POS II
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-HMO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Tricare Reserve Select
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- OA Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Navigate
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- UHC Passport
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna HMO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Network OA
- First Health PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- POS OA
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Choice POS
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CIGNA PPO
- United Student Resources
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- BlueChoice Open Access
- First Health PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Medicare Direct
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-EPO Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Employee Health Plan
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Police and Fire Clinic
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- HumanaChoice PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Sentara Health
- HighMark
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Optimum Choice
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Choice Fund PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- HealthyBlue PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
Education
Board Certification: National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants,
Graduate: George Washington University (2020)