Brian Douglas Barry, MD| Neurology | MedStar Health
Brian Douglas Barry

Brian Douglas Barry, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

4.9 out of 5 (803 reviews)

Specialties: Neurology

Languages: English

About me

Brian Barry, MD is an attending neurologist at MedStar Washington Hospital Center’s Department of Neurology. Dr. Barry is a board-certified neurologist with fellowship training in multiple sclerosis and neuroimmunology.

Dr. Barry’s areas of special clinical expertise include:

  • Multiple Sclerosis
  • Neuromyelitis optica (NMO)
  • Inflammatory and autoimmune disorders of the brain and spinal cord

Clinical areas of focus

  • Chronic Headache Treatment
  • Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
  • Eeg Monitoring
  • Electromyography
  • Huntington's Disease Management
  • Median Nerve Conduction Studies
  • Migraine
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Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Abnormal Movements
  • Acute Disseminated Demyelination
  • Alzheimer's Disease
  • Aphagia And Dysphagia
  • Binocular Movement Disorders
  • Brain Disorders
  • Cerebral Palsy
  • Cerebrovascular Diseases
  • Cognitive Function Disorders
  • Convulsions
  • Degenerative Diseases Of Basal Ganglia
  • Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
  • Degenerative Disorders Of Nervous System In Diseases
  • Demyelinating Diseases Of Central Nervous System
  • Dystonia
  • Epilepsy And Seizures
  • Episcleritis
  • Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
  • Facial Nerve Disorder
  • Gait And Balance Problems
  • General Sensations And Perceptions
  • Head Injury
  • Headache
  • Hereditary Ataxia
  • Hydrocephalus
  • Idiopathic Neuropathy
  • Lack Of Coordination
  • Migraine
  • Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
  • Myoneural Disorders
  • Myopathies
  • Neck Nerve And Spinal Cord Injury
  • Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
  • Nervous System Disorders
  • Paralytic Syndrome
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Secondary Parkinsonism
  • Spinal Muscular Atrophy And Related Syndromes
  • Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
  • Vestibular Disorders
  • Vestibular Neuritis
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Procedures I perform

  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Care
  • Chronic Headache Treatment
  • Deep Brain Stimulation
  • Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
  • Eeg Monitoring
  • Electroencephalogram
  • Electromyography
  • Huntington's Disease Management
  • Median Nerve Conduction Studies
  • Movement Disorder Treatment
  • Myasthenia Gravis Treatment
  • Nerve Block
  • Neurodegenerative Disease Treatment
  • Neuro-Opthalmology
  • Neuro-Otology
  • Seizure Treatment
  • Stroke Care
  • Tension Headache Treatment
  • Transcranial Doppler
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Practice locations

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110 Irving St NW
Washington, DC, 20010

202-877-2172

Fax 855-354-3967

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Fax 855-354-3967

1133 21st St NW
5th Fl
Washington, DC, 20036

202-416-2000

Fax 202-245-1499

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Fax 202-245-1499

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

Education

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

Fellowship: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2020)

Residency: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2018)

Internship: Washington Hospital Center (2015)

Medical School: Georgetown University Medical Center (2014)

Ratings and reviews

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

    4.9
  • Extent to which the care provider listened to you

    4.9
  • Care provider’s discussion of any proposed treatment (options, risks, benefits, etc.)

    4.9
  • Provider included you in decisions

    4.9
  • Concern the care provider showed for your questions or worries

    4.9
  • Likelihood of recommending this care provider to others

    4.9
  • Dec 21, 2025

    The doctor was extremely helpful and detailed with information needed to help me make a difficult decision.

  • Nov 23, 2025

    Dr Barry is simply the best

  • Nov 19, 2025

    Dr. Barry spoke with me about my current infusions and has even recommended a different more convenient location for upcoming infusions. I appreciate that insight.