Benjamin Joseph Osborne, MD| Neuro-Ophthalmology, Neurology | MedStar Health
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Benjamin Joseph Osborne

Benjamin Joseph Osborne, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

4.7 out of 5 (1353 reviews)

Specialties: Neuro-Ophthalmology, Neurology, Ophthalmology

Languages: English

410-354-5982

About me

Benjamin J. Osborne, MD, is an associate professor of neurology and ophthalmology at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. Dr. Osborne is the Director of the Multiple Sclerosis, Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) and Neuro-Ophthalmology Clinics, as well as the Director of the Multiple Sclerosis Fellowship Program. Dr. Osborne is board certified in neurology, with concentrations in neuro-opthalmology and multiple sclerosis. Dr. Osborne treats patients who have multiple sclerosis, myasthenia gravis, pseudotumor cerebri, thyroid eye disease, unexplained vision loss, optic neuritis and papilledema.

Clinical areas of focus

  • Multiple Sclerosis
  • Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody-Associated Disease (MOGAD)
  • Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder (NMOSD)
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Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Double Vision
  • Intracranial Hypertension
  • Multiple Sclerosis
  • Myasthenia Gravis
  • Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody-Associated Disease (MOGAD)
  • Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder (NMOSD)
  • Non Arteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy (NAION)
  • Nystagmus
  • Optic Neuritis
  • Optic Neuropathy
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Procedures I perform

  • Fundus Photography
  • Humphrey Visual Field Test (PERIMETRY)
  • Optical Coherence Tomography
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Practice locations

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8630 Fenton St
Plaza 7
Silver Spring, MD, 20910

202-295-0540
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5454 Wisconsin Ave
11th Fl
Chevy Chase, MD, 20815

301-295-0540
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 7th Fl
Washington, DC, 20007

202-444-8528
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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
    • Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
    • HumanaChoice PPO
    • Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
    • CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
    • Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
    • Erickson Advantage Plans
    • Medicare FFS
    • Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
    • CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
    • Geisinger Medicare Advantage
    • United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
    • BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
    • HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
    • Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
    • Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
    • CIGNA PPO
    • Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
    • Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
    • Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
    • Maryland Physicians Care MCO
    • Medicare Direct
    • First Health PPO
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
    • Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
    • Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
    • MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
    • Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
    • CareFirst Blue Card Program
    • M.D. IPA (HMO)
    • Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
    • Humana Gold Plus HMO
    • Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
    • Core Essential (HMO)
    • TriWest Healthcare Alliance
    • Aetna Classic 5000PD
    • IH-HMO
    • Network OA
    • Aetna Advantage 6350
    • Tricare Reserve Select
    • Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
    • Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
    • CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
    • United Student Resources
    • IH-Open HMO
    • CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
    • CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
    • OCI Direct (HMO)
    • Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
    • CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
    • AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
    • IH-Open HMO Option
    • IH-Open POS II
    • Aetna Classic 5000
    • IH-Indemnity
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
    • BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
    • WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
    • Blue Choice Advantage
    • UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
    • CareFirst NASCO
    • CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
    • CIGNA PPO Plus
    • Beech Street PPO
    • CareFirst MedStar PPO
    • Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
    • MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
    • Aetna Better Health of MD
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
    • TRICARE East Prime
    • Aetna Advantage 6350PD
    • Optimum Choice
    • Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
    • Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
    • Coventry Health Care of Virginia
    • Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
    • Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
    • Choice POS II
    • Kaiser Permanente Select
    • Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
    • IH-POS Plus
    • Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
    • AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
    • Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
    • IH-PPO
    • Aetna Better Health of VA
    • Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
    • Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
    • TRICARE East Select
    • United Healthcare Choice Plus
    • United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
    • UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
    • Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
    • Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
    • UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
    • MultiPlan, Inc
    • United Healthcare Choice
    • Aetna VA Exchange
    • CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
    • Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
    • UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
    • Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
    • Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
    • CIGNA HMO Open Access
    • IH-EPO Plus
    • Choice POS II Open Access
    • United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
    • Aetna Advantage 5750
    • Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
    • CIGNA EPO
    • Employee Health Plan
    • CIGNA POS/Network POS
    • CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
    • HealthyBlue PPO
    • United Healthcare Options (PPO)
    • United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
    • IH-POS
    • Options PPO Cardiac Global
    • CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
    • CareFirst EPO
    • Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
    • Advantra Platinum (PPO)
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
    • Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
    • Police and Fire Clinic
    • Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
    • Aetna Premier 200PD
    • Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
    • Health Services for Children with Special Needs
    • Kaiser Permanente Signature
    • NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
    • Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
    • CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
    • Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
    • IH-Open POS Plus
    • Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
    • HighMark
    • CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
    • Aetna Student Health Insurance
    • M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
    • Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
    • CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
    • POS OA
    • CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
    • CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
    • First Health PPO
    • Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
    • CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
    • United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
    • OA Plus
    • UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
    • Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
    • DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
    • CIGNA Indemnity
    • CareFirst Administrators
    • Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
    • IH-Network Only Plus
    • Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
    • Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
    • UHC Passport
    • United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
    • Aetna Basic
    • IH-Open EPO Plus
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
    • CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
    • Choice Fund PPO
    • Choice POS
    • HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
    • Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
    • Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
    • Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
    • Sentara Health
    • BlueChoice Open Access
    • United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
    • Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
    • IH-Open Network Only Plus
    • CIGNA Connect EPO
    • United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
    • Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
    • Aetna Classic 3500
    • United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
    • Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
    • AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
    • TRICARE for Life East
    • Aetna HMO
    • Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
    • Amerigroup DC Alliance
    • Navigate
    • Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA

Education

Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurology

Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania Hospital (2006)

Residency: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2005)

Internship: Maimonides Medical Center (2002)

Medical School: Drexel University (2001)

Ratings and reviews

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

    4.7
  • Extent to which the care provider listened to you

    4.7
  • Care provider’s discussion of any proposed treatment (options, risks, benefits, etc.)

    4.7
  • Provider included you in decisions

    4.7
  • Concern the care provider showed for your questions or worries

    4.7
  • Likelihood of recommending this care provider to others

    4.7
  • May 4, 2026

    Efficient, thorough, clear, kind. Very good experience with Dr. Osborne.

  • May 1, 2026

    Excellent

  • Apr 30, 2026

    Dr Osborne was very informative and showed concern relating to my issue