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