Chika Anyanwu, MD| Family Medicine | MedStar Health
About me
Areas of clinical interest
- Cares for patients 18+
- Chronic disease diagnosis, treatment, and management (diabetes, high cholesterol, hypertension)
- Preventive medicine
- Women’s health (annual wellness)
Philosophy of care
"My philosophy of care focuses on providing comprehensive primary care to meet the needs of my patients. Working together, we will create a unique health plan to keep them on their journey to optimal health."
Clinical areas of focus
- Hypertension
- Respiratory Disorders
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Injury
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Open Wound
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Body Structure Imaging
- Abnormal Breast Imaging
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Drug Findings In Blood
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Abnormal Serum Enzyme Levels
- Acne
- Acute Bronchitis
- Acute Laryngitis And Tracheitis
- Acute Sinusitis
- Acute Upper Respiratory Infections Of Multiple Sites
- Adult And Child Abuse, Neglect And Maltreatment
- Allergic Contact Dermatitis
- Allergic Rhinitis
- Allergies
- Ankle And Foot Injury
- Back Pain
- Blindness And Low Vision
- Body Region Injury
- Breast Inflammation
- Candidiasis
- Carrier Of Infectious Disease
- Cellulitis
- Cellulitis And Lymphangitis
- Chest Pain
- Chlamydia
- Chronic Cough
- Chronic Diseases Of Tonsils And Adenoids
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Contact With Communicable Diseases
- Contact With Hazardous Health Exposures
- Cough
- Cutaneous Abscess
- Deficiency Of B Group Vitamins
- Depressive Episode
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Diseases Of Lip And Oral Mucosa
- Diseases Of Tongue
- Diseases Of Upper Respiratory Tract
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Disorders Of Mineral Metabolism
- Disorders Of Nose And Nasal Sinuses
- Disturbances Of Skin Sensation
- Disturbances Of Smell And Taste
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Ear Infection
- Ear Pain
- Eating Disorders
- Elbow And Forearm Injury
- Elbow Pain
- Emphysema
- Enlarged Lymph Nodes
- Enthesopathies
- Eustachian Tube Disorders
- Eye And Adnexa Disorders
- Eye And Orbit Injury
- Eyelid Disorders
- Fatigue
- Fever
- Gallstones
- Gastritis
- Genitourinary Symptoms
- Gout
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Heart Failure
- Hematuria
- Hemorrhoids
- Hemorrhoids And Perianal Venous Thrombosis
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Hip And Thigh Open Wound
- Hip Osteoarthritis
- Hip Pain
- Hives
- Hordeolum And Chalazion
- Hypertension
- Hypertrophic Skin Disorders
- Incontinence
- Influenza
- Influenza Due To Other Identified Influenza Virus
- Ingrown Toenail
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Joint Disorder
- Kidney And Ureter Disorders
- Kidney Stones
- Knee Pain
- Laryngitis
- Leg Pain
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Lower Back Pain
- Lower Leg Injury
- Malaise And Fatigue
- Male Genital Organ Disorders
- Menstrual Cramps
- Migraine
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Muscle Strain
- Nail Disorders
- Nausea
- Neck Pain
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nonscarring Hair Loss
- Nonsuppurative Otitis Media
- Obesity
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Otalgia And Ear Effusion
- Overactive Bladder
- Pain In Throat And Chest
- Painful Urination
- Penis Disorders
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Pneumonia
- Postnasal Drip
- Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)
- Problems Related To Lifestyle
- Proteinuria
- Pruritus
- Psoriasis
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Rash
- Raynaud's Disease
- Rectal Pain
- Respiratory Disorders
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Scabies
- Sciatica
- Shingles
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Muscle, Fascia, And Tendon Injury
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
- Skin Changes
- Skin Swelling And Lumps
- Sleep Disorders
- Sore Throat
- Spondylopathies
- Sprains And Strains
- Stomach Flu
- Stomatitis And Related Lesions
- Strep Throat
- Superficial Mycoses
- Tendinitis
- Tennis Elbow
- Testicular Pain
- Thyroid Disorders
- Tinnitus
- Tuberculosis
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
- Urticaria
- Uterine Fibroids
- Vaginal Itching
- Vaginitis
- Vasomotor And Allergic Rhinitis
- Vertigo
- Viral Warts
- Vitamin Deficiency
- Vomiting
- Weight Loss
- Wrist And Hand Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
- Yeast Infection
Procedures I perform
- Allergen Immunotherapy
- Asthma Management
- Back Pain Treatment
- Biopsy Of Skin
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Breast Exam
- Breathing Treatments
- Cervical Biopsy
- Cholesterol Screening
- Cold And Flu Treatment
- Cold Treatment
- Copd Management
- Depression Treatment
- Destruction Of Benign Lesions
- Diabetes Screening
- Diet Counseling
- Digital Rectal Exam
- Ekg (ELECTROCARDIOGRAM)
- EKG Interpretation
- Flu Shot Administration
- Food Allergy Treatment
- Foreign Body Removal From Ear
- Foreign Body Removal From Skin
- Geriatric Care
- Gynecological Examination
- Health Maintenance Exam
- HIV Testing And Treatment
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Hospice Care Referral
- Hypothyroidism Treatment
- Immunization Administration
- Infection Treatment
- Injections For Pain Relief
- Occupational Therapy Evaluation
- Pap Smear
- Physical Performance Test
- Physical Therapy Referral
- School Physicals
- Sinus Infection Treatment
- Sinusitis Treatment
- Skin Cancer Screening
- Skin Tag Removal
- Suture Removal
- Therapeutic Activities
- Therapeutic Exercises
- Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Treatment
- Venous Blood Collection
- Vision Screening
- Women's Health Exam
- Wound Repair
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 Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- United Student Resources
- MultiPlan, Inc
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Navigate
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Choice POS II
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Medicare FFS
- Network OA
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst NASCO
- IH-Open POS II
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Employee Health Plan
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- First Health PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- IH-POS Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Administrators
- CIGNA EPO
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- HighMark
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst EPO
- Medicare Direct
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- POS OA
- Aetna HMO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- TRICARE for Life East
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- UHC Passport
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- IH-HMO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-POS
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- HumanaChoice PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-Open HMO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- IH-PPO
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
Education
Residency Program: MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center (2025)