Chizoba I. Anako, MSN NP| Infectious Disease, Family Medicine | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Bacteriology Testing
- Disease Screening
- Malaria Treatment
- Rast Test
- Sexually Transmitted Disease Testing
- Tropical Disease Treatment
- Tuberculosis Testing
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Digestive Findings
- Aspergillosis
- Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
- Candidiasis
- Cellulitis
- Chlamydia
- Cytomegaloviral (CMV) Infection
- Encephalitis
- Female Urinary Tract Infections (UTIS)
- Gonorrhea
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Herpes Simplex Virus
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
- Influenza
- Lyme Disease
- Meningitis
- Mycobacterial Infection (TUBERCULOSIS)
- Pneumonia
- Sepsis
- Shingles
- Syphilis
Procedures I perform
- Bacteriology Testing
- Bone Marrow Biopsy
- Cystitis Treatment
- Disease Screening
- Gram Stain
- Immunoglobulin Administration
- Malaria Treatment
- Meningitis Treatment
- Multi-Drug Resistant Organism Management
- Nasal Culture
- Rapid Flu Testing
- Rast Test
- Sepsis Treatment
- Sexually Transmitted Disease Testing
- Tetanus Shot
- Travel Health
- Tropical Disease Treatment
- Tuberculosis Testing
- Urinary Protein Test
- Vaccinations
- Western Blotting
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
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Navigate
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Optimum Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- BlueChoice Open Access
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- TRICARE East Select
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- IH-POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Medicare FFS
- IH-POS
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- HighMark
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- First Health PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- POS OA
- IH-PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CIGNA EPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna HMO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Student Resources
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-Open POS II
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Choice POS
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Sentara Health
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-HMO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- OA Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst EPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Network OA
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Choice POS II
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
Education
Board Certification: American Association of Nurse Practitioners,
Graduate: Southern Connecticut State University (2011)