About me
Amber Wells is a dedicated Nurse Practitioner (NP) specializing in Gastroenterology at MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center. With a deep commitment to patient care and education, Wells brings both experience and passion to her role.
Wells began her nursing career in 2014 as an Emergency Department trauma nurse, where she developed strong clinical skills. Her experiences in the fast-paced emergency setting equipped her with the knowledge and resilience needed to handle complex medical situations. Motivated by a desire to provide more comprehensive care, she pursued an advanced degree and earned her Nurse Practitioner credentials in 2021.
In 2023, Wells transitioned into the field of Gastroenterology at MedStar Southern Maryland. She is particularly focused on the gut-brain connection and its impact on overall well-being. Wells enjoys working in the GI field because she understands the critical role the digestive system plays in both physical and mental health. She is passionate about educating her patients on how the brain and gut are connected, which can impact mood, cognition, and even immune function.
Wells is known for her compassionate approach and dedication to addressing patients' symptoms and conditions. She strives to enhance their overall health by providing treatments and care plans tailored to each individual's needs. Her goal is not only to treat symptoms but also to provide care that improves her patients' long-term well-being.
Wells values her credentials from American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), an organization who upholds the commitment to excellence in nursing.
Clinical areas of focus
- Abdominal Pain
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Endoscopic Clip Placement
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
- Gas And Bloating
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) In Children
- Helicobacter Pylori Stool Test
- Stomach Cancer
- Upper Endoscopy
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Hernia
- Abdominal Pain
- Acute Cholecystitis
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Alimentary Tract Foreign Body
- Anal Fissures
- Anoscopy
- Anus And Rectum Diseases
- Aphagia
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Biliary Tract Disease
- Bowel Obstruction
- Celiac Disease
- Choledocholithiasis
- Colon Cancer
- Colon Disease
- Colonic Diverticulosis
- Constipation
- Crohn's Disease
- Crohn's Disease [Regional Enteritis]
- Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Digestive System Complications
- Digestive System Diseases
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Diseases Of Esophagus
- Diseases Of Stomach And Duodenum
- Diverticular Disease
- Diverticulitis
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Duodenitis
- Dysphagia
- Esophageal Cancer
- Esophagitis
- Flatulence
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gallstones
- Gas And Bloating
- Gastric Cancer
- Gastritis
- Gastroenteritis
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) In Children
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Hemangioma
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatomegaly
- Hepatomegaly And Splenomegaly
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) With Infection
- Intestinal Infections
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Malabsorption
- Malignant Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Noninfective Gastroenteritis
- Pancreas Cancer
- Pancreatic Diseases
- Pancreatitis
- Paralytic Ileus And Intestinal Obstruction
- Peripheral Vascular Disease Of The Intestines
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Postoperative Ileus
- Rectal Cancer
- Small Intestine Cancer
- Stomach Cancer
- Stomach Ulcers
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Viral Hepatitis
Procedures I perform
- Barrx Radiofrequency Ablation
- Capsule Endoscopy
- Colonoscopy
- Endoscopic Argon Plasma Coagulation
- Endoscopic Clip Placement
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
- Enteroscopy
- Esophageal Dilation
- Fecal Microbiota Transplant
- Gastric Manometry
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Gastrointestinal Fistula Management
- Gastrointestinal Foreign Body Removal
- Gastrointestinal Motility Study
- Gastrointestinal Neurological Disorders Treatment
- Gastrointestinal Tube Placement
- Helicobacter Pylori Stool Test
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Liver Biopsy
- PH Monitoring
- Probiotic Therapy
- Rectal Stricture Dilation
- Transrectal Ultrasound
- Upper Endoscopy
- Variceal Band Ligation
Practice locations
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13950 Brandywine Rd
Ste 100
Brandywine, MD, 20613
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 Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Medicare FFS
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Employee Health Plan
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Classic 5000
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-POS Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Classic 3500
- HighMark
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- IH-HMO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Administrators
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst NASCO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Choice POS
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-POS
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- OA Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CIGNA PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- HealthyBlue PPO
- UHC Passport
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna HMO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- Navigate
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- POS OA
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Optimum Choice
- Medicare Direct
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Network OA
- IH-EPO Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Basic
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- First Health PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
Education
Board Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center, Geriatric Medicine
Graduate: University of South Alabama (2020)