David Alvarado, MMS PA| Orthopedic Sports Medicine, Orthopedic Surgery | MedStar Health
David Alvarado, MMS PA
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Orthopedic Sports Medicine, Orthopedic Surgery
Languages: English, Spanish
About me
David Alvarado, PA, specializes in orthopedics at our Reisterstown location. He evaluates his own patients, and works closely with Jon Koman, MD, treating all types of orthopedic injuries and ailments. When not in the office, he assists Dr. Koman in a variety of surgeries. He is bilingual in Spanish and English. David received his bachelor's degree in Exercise Science from Salisbury University and a Masters degree in Medical Science from St. Francis University in Loretto, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Anne Arundel Community College with a Certificate of Physician Assistant Studies. He is certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants. David also holds certifications in Basic Life Support and Advanced Cardiac Life Support. He is an active member of the Maryland Academy of Physician Assistants.
Clinical areas of focus
- Ankle And Foot Fracture
- Knee Pain
- Wrist And Hand Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Injury
- Acl Tear
- Ankle And Foot Fracture
- Ankle And Foot Injury
- Ankle Joint Dislocation
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Arthropathy
- Bunions
- Bursopathy
- Cartilage Disorder
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Chest Injury
- Clubfoot
- Congenital Foot Deformity
- Dorsalgia
- Elbow Pain
- Enthesopathies
- Foot And Ankle Osteoarthritis
- Forearm And Elbow Joint Instability
- Forearm Tendon Injury
- Hammertoes
- Hand And Wrist Arthritis
- Hand And Wrist Fracture
- Hip And Thigh Tendon Injury
- Hip Fracture
- Hip Impingement
- Hip Joint Dislocation
- Hip Labral Tear
- Hip Osteoarthritis
- Hip Pain
- Joint Derangement Of Knee
- Joint Disorder
- Joint Sprain
- Juvenile Osteoarthritis
- Knee Fracture
- Knee Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Knee Pain
- Labral Tears
- Lateral Meniscus Injury
- Lower Back Pain
- Lower Leg And Ankle Fracture
- Neck Injury
- Neck Nerve And Spinal Cord Injury
- Neck Pain
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoarthritis Of Hand Joints
- Osteoarthritis Pain
- Overuse Injuries
- Patella Dislocation
- Patella Tracking Disorder
- Postprocedural States
- Presence Of Functional Implants
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Rotator Cuff Impingement
- Sciatica
- Scoliosis
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Muscle, Fascia, And Tendon Injury
- Shoulder Arthritis
- Shoulder Burns
- Shoulder Dislocation
- Shoulder Fracture
- Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
- Shoulder Joint Pain
- Spinal Osteochondrosis
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spondylolisthesis
- Spondylosis
- Sports Injury
- Tendinitis
- Tendinous Disorders
- Thigh Fracture
- Wrist And Hand Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
- Wrist And Hand Pain
- Wrist And Hand Tendon Injury
- Wrist Joint Dislocation
Procedures I perform
- Ankle Arthroscopy
- Ankle Replacement
- Arthroscopic Surgery
- Bone Density Testing
- Bone Graft
- Bone Repair
- Carpal Tunnel Release
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cervical Facet Joint Denervation
- Cervical Myelopathy Surgery
- Club Hand Reconstruction
- Clubfoot Correction
- Dental Prosthetics
- Diabetes Foot Care
- Elbow Arthroscopy
- Elbow Replacement
- Electromyography
- Endocrinology Care
- Femoral Nerve Transfer
- Finger Arthroscopy
- Flap Surgery
- Heel Tendon Repair
- Joint Arthroscopy
- Kinesiology Analysis
- Knee Arthroscopy With Meniscectomy
- Knee Joint Resurfacing
- Knee Replacement
- Kyphoplasty
- Matrixectomy
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Median Nerve Decompression
- Mep (MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS)
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Nerve Block
- Orthopedic Physical Therapy
- Osteoporosis Prevention Treatment
- Osteotomy
- Pain Medication Management
- Pediatric Trauma Care
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Physical Therapy Modalities
- Prosthetic And Orthotic Devices
- Robotic-Assisted Surgery
- Scoliosis Deformity Correction
- Shoulder Arthroscopy
- Shoulder Replacement
- Spinal Disc Replacement
- Spinal Fusion
- Stem Cell Therapy
- Synthetic Pathology
- Toe Replacement Surgery
- Total Hip Replacement
- Urethral Injury Prevention
- Vascular Testing
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
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Network OA
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Basic
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- TRICARE East Prime
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Navigate
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Beech Street PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- IH-HMO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- UHC Passport
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- HighMark
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Sentara Health
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Optimum Choice
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- First Health PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Choice POS
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- IH-POS
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CIGNA PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Student Resources
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Choice POS II Open Access
- OA Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- IH-PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- POS OA
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- MultiPlan, Inc
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- TRICARE East Select
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA EPO
Education
Board Certification: National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, Physician Assistant
Graduate: Saint Francis University (2015)