Binu Pannachan, AGPCNP MSN| Nephrology | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Diabetic Nephropathy
- Dialysis
- Endstage Renal Disease
- Hypertension Treatment
- Kidney Function Test
- Laparoscopic Kidney Biopsy
- Nephrotic Syndrome
- Nephrotic Syndrome Treatment
- Renal Insufficiency
- Transplant Evaluation
- Transplanted Kidney Failure
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Bladder Obstruction
- Cardiorenal Syndrome
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Chronic Tubulo
- Chronic Tubulointerstitial Nephritis
- Complications Of Transplanted Organs And Tissue
- Diabetic Nephropathy
- Endstage Renal Disease
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Hematuria
- Hypertension
- Hypokalemia
- Kidney Injury
- Kidney Stones
- Medical Management Of Chronic Kidney Disease
- Membranous Nephropathy
- Nephrotic Syndrome
- Nephrotic Syndrome Due To Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis
- Obstructive And Reflux Uropathy
- Proteinuria
- Renal Artery Stenosis
- Renal Insufficiency
- Sodium And Water Imbalance
- Transplanted Kidney Failure
Procedures I perform
- Aldosterone Antagonist Therapy
- Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) Test
- Cardiorenal Syndrome Treatment
- C-Reactive Protein (CRP) Test
- Creatinine Clearance Test
- Dialysis
- End-Stage Renal Disease
- Fibrillary Glomerulonephritis Treatment
- Hypertension Treatment
- Kidney Disease Treatment
- Kidney Function Test
- Kidney Pancreas Transplant Evaluation
- Kidney Resection
- Laparoscopic Kidney Biopsy
- Magnesium Imbalance Treatment
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Medication Administration And Management
- Nephrotic Syndrome Treatment
- Pancreatic Disease Management
- Renal Biopsy
- Renal Failure Treatment
- Renal Vein Thrombosis Treatment
- Transplant Evaluation
- Transplant Glomerulopathy Treatment
- Vascular Access Creation
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
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Basic
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- UHC Passport
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Navigate
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-Network Only Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-HMO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United Student Resources
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS II
- Beech Street PPO
- First Health PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna HMO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-Open HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- TRICARE East Select
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- HighMark
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CIGNA PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Sentara Health
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- IH-EPO Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- Optimum Choice
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Medicare Direct
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- TRICARE for Life East
- Employee Health Plan
- CIGNA Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst EPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- IH-POS
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Choice Fund PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- IH-PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CIGNA EPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- OA Plus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst Administrators
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Network OA
- POS OA
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-Indemnity
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
Education
Board Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
Graduate: University Of Cincinnati College Of Nursing (2017)
