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
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Navigate
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Choice Fund PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Healthcare Choice
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- POS OA
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Medicare FFS
- IH-Indemnity
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- HighMark
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Beech Street PPO
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Student Resources
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst NASCO
- IH-HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Choice POS II
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CIGNA EPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Basic
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Network OA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Optimum Choice
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Choice POS
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-PPO
- IH-POS
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Employee Health Plan
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- UHC Passport
- IH-Open HMO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-EPO Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- TRICARE East Prime
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna HMO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- First Health PPO
- Sentara Health
Education
Board Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
Graduate: University Of Cincinnati College Of Nursing (2017)
