Cherry Joy Adrales Balmediano, MSN NP| Gastroenterology | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Abdominal Pain
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Gallstones
- Gastritis
- Hemorrhoids
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Stool
- Achalasia
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Alimentary Tract Foreign Body
- Anus And Rectum Diseases
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Barrett's Esophagus
- Benign Neoplasm Of Colon, Rectum, Anus And Anal Canal
- Benign Neoplasm Of Digestive System
- Bile Duct Stones
- Blood In Stool
- Bowel Obstruction
- Chronic Constipation
- Chronic Diarrhea
- Colitis
- Colon Cancer
- Colon Polyps
- Congenital Malformations Of Digestive System
- Crohn's Disease
- Crohn's Disease [Regional Enteritis]
- Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Digestive System Complications
- Digestive System Diseases
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Diseases Of Esophagus
- Diseases Of Stomach And Duodenum
- Diverticulitis
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Duodenitis
- Dysphagia
- Epigastric Pain
- Esophageal Cancer
- Esophageal Stricture
- Esophagitis
- Flatulence
- Functional Dyspepsia
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gallstones
- Gastric Cancer
- Gastritis
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Helicobacter Pylori
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatomegaly
- Hepatomegaly And Splenomegaly
- Jaundice
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Failure
- Liver Fibrosis
- Malabsorption
- Melena
- Nausea
- Noninfective Gastroenteritis
- Pancreatitis
- Paralytic Ileus And Intestinal Obstruction
- Peptic Ulcer Disease
- Perianal Fistula
- Portal Hypertension
- Postprandial Diarrhea
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
- Proctitis
- Rectal Cancer
- Rectal Pain
- Regional Enteritis
- Small Intestine Cancer
- Stomach Cancer
- Stomach Cramps
- Stomach Ulcers
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Viral Hepatitis
- Vomiting
Procedures I perform
- Capsule Endoscopy
- Celiac Disease Treatment
- Colonoscopy Through Stoma
- Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Diarrhea Treatment
- Dilation Of Esophagus
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
- Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection
- Enteroscopy
- Esophageal Dilation
- Esophageal PH Monitoring
- Esophagogastroduodenoscopy With Biopsy
- Fecal Microbiota Transplant
- Fecal Transplant
- Flexible Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Gastrointestinal Biopsy
- Gastrointestinal Foreign Body Removal
- Gastrointestinal Motility Study
- Gastrostomy
- Hydrogen Breath Test
- Intestinal Biopsy
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome Treatment
- Lactose Breath Test
- Lactose Intolerance Testing
- Lower Gi Endoscopy
- Pancreatitis Treatment
- PH Monitoring
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Rectal Biopsy
- Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
- Sigmoidoscopy With Biopsy
- Stomach Pain Treatment
- Swallowing Disorder Treatment
- Upper Endoscopy
- Upper Gi Endoscopy
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
- OA Plus
- IH-PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Medicare Direct
- IH-EPO Plus
- First Health PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Choice POS
- TRICARE for Life East
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Optimum Choice
- IH-Open POS II
- TRICARE East Select
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- IH-HMO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Basic
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Medicare FFS
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- IH-Indemnity
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst NASCO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Classic 3500
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- United Student Resources
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Navigate
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- First Health PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- UHC Passport
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- TRICARE East Prime
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- POS OA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-POS Plus
- Network OA
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- HighMark
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-POS
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
Education
Board Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center
Graduate: Walden University (2025)