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