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