Deborah A Kernohan, CNP MSN| Geriatric Medicine | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Dementia
- Gout
- Knee Pain
- Osteoporosis
- Sleep Disorders
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Anemia
- Cataract
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Dehydration In Older Adults
- Dementia
- Depression
- Falls And Gait Disorders
- Frailty Syndrome
- Gout
- Head Injury
- Hip Fracture
- Incontinence
- Knee Pain
- Malaise And Fatigue
- Medication Management
- Memory Loss
- Meniscal Tear Of The Knee
- Osteoporosis
- Parkinson's Disease
- Polyosteoarthritis
- Polypharmacy
- Rib And Sternum Fracture
- Septic Arthritis Of The Hip
- Sleep Disorders
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Urinary Tract Infections In Older Adults
- Vascular Dementia
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
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Administrators
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Choice POS
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-POS Plus
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Choice Fund PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst NASCO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Network OA
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Employee Health Plan
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Core Essential (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- HighMark
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst EPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- United Healthcare Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- IH-POS
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- POS OA
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- First Health PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- United Student Resources
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- IH-Network Only Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- TRICARE East Prime
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Navigate
- IH-HMO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Choice POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- OA Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Medicare Direct
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Basic
- TRICARE for Life East
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CIGNA PPO
- Sentara Health
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- UHC Passport
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
Education
Board Certification: American Association of Nurse Practitioners
Graduate: The University of Akron (2010)