David B Nelson, MD| Pediatrics | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Nelson is the Division Chief of Primary Care
Clinical areas of focus
- Chronic Cough Treatment
- Ear Infection Treatment
- Feeding Evaluation
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Neonatal Circumcision
- Newborn Feeding Problems
- Newborn Initial Hospital Care
- Sleep Disorders
- Vaccinations
- Vision Screening
- Wellness Exams
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Injury
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Findings On Neonatal Screening
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Abnormal Movements
- Acute Laryngitis And Tracheitis
- Acute Sinusitis
- Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Adverse Effects
- Anemia Due To Blood Disorders
- Ankle And Foot Injury
- Appearance And Behavior Symptoms
- Asthma
- Bacterial Pneumonia
- Bedwetting
- Birth Defects Due To Maternal Conditions
- Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
- Bowel Obstruction
- Bronchiolitis
- Candidiasis
- Child Speech Disorders
- Choroidal Nevi
- Chromosome Abnormalities
- Chronic Cough In Kids
- Chronic Diseases Of Tonsils And Adenoids
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Colic In Infants
- Conduct Disorders
- Condyloma Acuminatum
- Congenital Deformities Of Feet
- Congenital Deformities Of Hip
- Congenital Heart Valve Defects
- Congenital Malformations Of Eyelid, Lacrimal Apparatus And Orbit
- Congenital Malformations Of Intestine
- Congenital Malformations Of Larynx
- Congenital Malformations Of Musculoskeletal System
- Congenital Malformations Of Pharynx
- Congenital Malformations Of Skull And Face Bones
- Congenital Malformations Of Spine And Bony Thorax
- Congenital Obstructive Defects Of Renal Pelvis
- Constipation In Children
- Contact With Communicable Diseases
- Convulsions
- Cradle Cap (SEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS)
- Decompression Sickness
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Dentofacial Abnormality
- Dermatitis Due To Substances
- Dermatophytosis (RINGWORM)
- Developmental Delays
- Diseases Of Upper Respiratory Tract
- Disorders Of Amino
- Disorders Of Carbohydrate Metabolism
- Disorders Of Muscle Tone Of Newborn
- Ear Pain
- Eczema (ATOPIC DERMATITIS)
- Emotional Disorders
- Emotional State Symptoms
- Enlarged Lymph Nodes
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Erythema Multiforme
- Eye And Adnexa Disorders
- Eye Problems
- Failure To Thrive
- Family History Of Specific Disorders
- Feeding Problems In Newborns
- Fever
- Fungal Infections
- Fungal Otitis Externa
- General Symptoms
- Genital Warts In Children
- Genitourinary Symptoms
- Head Injury
- Head Lice
- Hereditary Hemolytic Anemias
- Hip And Thigh Tendon Injury
- Hydrocele
- Hyperfunction Of Pituitary Gland
- Hypertrophic Skin Disorders
- Immunization Not Carried Out And Underimmunization Status
- Impetigo
- Infectious Gastroenteritis
- Intestinal Infections
- Jaundice
- Joint Disorder
- Knee And Leg Open Wound
- Lack Of Coordination
- Lacrimal Gland Disorders
- Lactose Intolerance
- Limb Deformity
- Lower Leg Injury
- Malabsorption
- Malnutrition
- Menstrual Disorders
- Mesothelioma
- Middle Ear Disorders
- Migraine
- Nasopharyngitis
- Necrotizing Enterocolitis
- Neonatal Jaundice Due To Liver Dysfunction
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Newborn Complications From Labor And Delivery
- Newborn Feeding Problems
- Newborn Hypoglycemia
- Nightmares
- Noninfective Gastroenteritis
- Nonsuppurative Otitis Media
- Obstructive And Reflux Uropathy
- Osteoporosis
- Paralytic Strabismus
- Penis Disorders
- Perinatal Digestive System Disorders
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Personal History Of Medical Treatment
- Personal Risk Factors
- Persons Encountering Health Services
- Pervasive Developmental Disorder
- Poisoning
- Problems Related To Lifestyle
- Protozoal Diseases
- Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Respiratory Conditions
- Rheumatic Fever
- Rubella
- Scholastic Skills Disorder
- Seborrheic Dermatitis In Infants
- Shoulder Fracture
- Skin Thickening
- Sleep Disorders
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy
- Spinal Osteochondrosis
- Spine Pain
- Sprains And Strains
- Staphylococcal Infection
- Strep Throat
- Synovium And Tendon Disorder
- Systemic Connective Tissue Involvement
- Tic Disorder
- Tooth Loss
- Trauma
- Urological Disorders
- Vaginal And Vulvar Inflammation
- Viral Infection
- Vision Disturbances
- Vitamin Deficiency
- Vomiting And Nausea
Procedures I perform
- Absence Management
- Acne Treatment
- Adenoidectomy
- Adhd Evaluation
- Anesthetic Injection For Sphenopalatine Ganglion
- Anxiety Treatment
- Asthma Management
- Booster Shots
- Breastfeeding Assistance
- Burn Treatment
- Cardiovascular Health Promotion
- Case Management
- Cast Removal
- Central Sleep Apnea Treatment
- Chronic Cough Treatment
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Cognitive Development Evaluation
- Community Health Education
- Depression Treatment
- Diarrhea Treatment
- Dietary Counseling
- Disease Prevention
- Ear Infection Treatment
- Ear Tube Insertion
- Eczema Treatment
- Feeding Evaluation
- Fertility Counseling
- Flu Shot
- Food Allergy Treatment
- Fracture Treatment
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Genetic Counseling
- Geriatric Sleep Disorder Treatment
- Groin Strain Treatment
- Health Promotion Counseling
- Immunization Administration
- Infant Nutrition Counseling
- Insect Sting Allergy Treatment
- Lactation Counseling
- Long Leg Splint Application
- Mental Health Medication Management
- Mental Wellness Programs
- Milk Allergy Treatment
- Neonatal Circumcision
- Newborn Care
- Newborn Initial Hospital Care
- Obesity Treatment
- Occupational Therapy Evaluation
- Orthopedic Physical Therapy
- Pain Medication Management
- Palliative Care
- Palliative Care Coordination
- Pediatric Autism Screening
- Pediatric Sick Visit
- Postpartum Care
- Prenatal Care
- Preventive Action
- Reproductive Planning
- School Physical
- Shock Treatment
- Skin Allergy Testing
- Skin Infection Treatment
- Sleep Disorder Management
- Speech Sound Production Evaluation
- Speech Therapy
- Sports Physicals
- Staple Removal
- Suture Removal
- Tonsillectomy
- Urinary Incontinence Treatment
- Vaccinations
- Vision Screening
- Weight Management Program
- Wellness Exams
- Wellness Services
Practice locations
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4200 Wisconsin Ave NW
Ste 400
Washington, DC, 20016
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
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- OA Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- First Health PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna VA Exchange
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- TRICARE East Select
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- POS OA
- Choice POS II
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Basic
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst EPO
- Sentara Health
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- First Health PPO
- Network OA
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- UHC Passport
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Optimum Choice
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Navigate
- CIGNA EPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-Indemnity
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- HighMark
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CIGNA Indemnity
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Student Resources
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Medicare Direct
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Choice Fund PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst NASCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Employee Health Plan
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatrics
Residency: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (1977)
Internship: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (1975)
Medical School: Emory University (1974)
Awards
- American Pediatric Society