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