Arita J McCoy, AGACNP-BC MSN| Family Medicine, Geriatric Medicine | MedStar Health
Arita J McCoy

Arita J McCoy, AGACNP-BC MSN
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

4.9 out of 5 (113 reviews)

Specialties: Family Medicine, Geriatric Medicine, Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

Languages: English

Clinical areas of focus

  • Alzheimer's Disease
  • Anxiety Management For Older Adults
  • Constipation
  • Dementia
  • Elder Abuse
  • Fall Prevention And Management
  • Geriatric Care For Older Adults
  • Geriatric Health Screening
  • Polypharmacy
  • Weakness And Frailty
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Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Alzheimer's Disease
  • Anemia
  • Arthritis
  • Back Pain
  • Bladder Incontinence
  • Cognitive Function Disorders
  • Constipation
  • Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
  • Dementia
  • Elder Abuse
  • Failure To Thrive
  • Falls And Gait Disorders
  • Geriatric Pain Management
  • Hip Osteoarthritis
  • Hip Pain
  • Home Health Care
  • Knee Pain
  • Malaise And Fatigue
  • Medication Management
  • Memory Loss
  • Osteopenia
  • Osteoporosis
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Polypharmacy
  • Sleep Disorders
  • Spondylopathies
  • Subclinical Hypothyroidism
  • Weakness And Frailty
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Procedures I perform

  • Advance Directive Planning
  • Anxiety Management
  • Anxiety Management For Older Adults
  • Balance And Coordination Training
  • Bone Density Test
  • Bowel Habit Training
  • Caregiver Support And Counseling
  • Delirium Prevention
  • Diabetes Foot Care
  • Eating Disorder Intervention
  • Failure To Thrive Treatment
  • Fall Prevention And Management
  • Geriatric Care For Older Adults
  • Geriatric Health Screening
  • Home Safety Evaluations
  • Huntington's Disease Management
  • Hydration Management
  • Inpatient Palliative Care
  • Live-In Care
  • Memory Disorder Treatment
  • Neuromuscular Rehabilitation
  • Neuropsychological Testing
  • Pain Medication Management
  • Palliative Care
  • Palliative Care Services
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Pharmacological Treatment Of Hypertension
  • Physical Therapy Modalities
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Management
  • Pressure Ulcer Prevention And Management
  • Therapeutic Activities
  • Therapeutic Exercises
  • Transitional Care Planning
  • Urinary Incontinence Treatment
  • Vitamin Deficiency Screening
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Practice locations

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18101 Prince Philip Dr
Ste CSA
Olney, MD, 20832

301-570-7400

Fax 301-570-7403

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miles away

Fax 301-570-7403

5601 Loch Raven Blvd
Russell Morgan Bldg Ste 502
Baltimore, MD, 21239

443-444-4720

Fax 443-444-2110

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miles away

Fax 443-444-2110

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.

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

Education

Board Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center

Graduate: Walden University (2016)

Hospital affiliations

Ratings and reviews

  • Explanations the care provider gave you about your problem or condition

    4.9
  • Extent to which the care provider listened to you

    4.9
  • Care provider’s discussion of any proposed treatment (options, risks, benefits, etc.)

    4.9
  • Provider included you in decisions

    4.9
  • Concern the care provider showed for your questions or worries

    4.9
  • Likelihood of recommending this care provider to others

    4.9
  • Jul 24, 2025

    Ms. McCoy was very patient with me and gave me much needed advise. Particularly here lesson on my urinary bladder being a muscle which I did not consider or know. Thank you.

  • Jul 11, 2025

    We had an exceptional experience with Arita today. She took the time to listen, observe, and truly understand my dad's needs-not just his dementia and hearing loss, but his overall well-being. Her compassion, patience, and clear communication put both him and our family at ease. It's rare to find a provider who brings this level of attentiveness and professionalism to every aspect of care. We are so grateful for her expertise and the respect she showed my father throughout the entire visit. She is a true gem in the healthcare field.

  • Jun 23, 2025

    Arita is an exceptional person. She is very smart and very thorough. She also Is an excellent teacher. She explains everything until I get it. She's always done her homework and then goes the extra mile. In other words she is very responsible.