Deborah Beth Horwitz, MD| Internal Medicine | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Horwitz has been awarded recognition by the National Committee for Quality Assurance Physician Practice Connections® Patient-Centered Medical Home Program (PPC-PCMH). Recognition identifies clinicians who make the most of clinical information to make better decisions and provide better follow-up care.
Dr. Horwitz was recognized by Washingtonian magazine as a Top Doctor- 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018.
Clinical areas of focus
- Acute Illness Treatment
- Chronic Disease Management
- Health Maintenance Exam
- Preventative Care
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Blood
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Immunological Findings
- Abnormal Movements
- Abnormal Serum Enzyme Levels
- Acute Bronchitis
- Acute Sinusitis
- Allergies
- Anemia
- Angina
- Anus And Rectum Diseases
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Artery Disorders
- Atherosclerosis
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrioventricular Block
- Back Pain
- Bladder Disorders
- Bleeding Disorders
- Bone Disorders
- Brain Disorders
- Breast Lump
- Candidiasis
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiomyopathy
- Cellulitis
- Chest Pain
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Colitis
- Colon Cancer
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Cough
- Cutaneous Abscess, Furuncle And Carbuncle
- Cystitis
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Dementia
- Depressive Episode
- Diabetic Nephropathy
- Diabetic Neuropathy
- Digestive System Diseases
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Diseases Of Esophagus
- Diseases Of Lip And Oral Mucosa
- Diseases Of Salivary Glands
- Diseases Of Upper Respiratory Tract
- Disorders Of Nose And Nasal Sinuses
- Diverticulitis
- Dyslipidemia
- Dyspnea
- Emphysema
- Endocrine Disorders
- Enlarged Prostate
- Fatigue
- Fever
- Gallstones
- Gastritis
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Genitourinary Symptoms
- Gout
- Headache
- Heart Disease
- Hematuria
- Hemorrhoids
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Hip Pain
- Hordeolum And Chalazion
- Hyperglycemia
- Hypertension
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypoglycemia
- Hypotension
- Influenza
- Kidney Stones
- Knee Pain
- Migraine
- Muscle Disorders
- Myocardial Infarction
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Obesity
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Pain In Throat And Chest
- Peptic Ulcer Disease
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Pneumonia
- Polyuria
- Problems Related To Lifestyle
- Rash
- Respiratory Disorders
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
- Skin Changes
- Skin Swelling And Lumps
- Sleep Disorders
- Sore Throat
- Specified Health Status
- Tachycardia
- Thyroid Disorders
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Urinary Tract Infection
- Vein Disorders
- Venous Embolism
- Weight Loss
Procedures I perform
- 24-Hour Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening
- Acute Illness Treatment
- Advance Directive Planning
- Anxiety Treatment
- Asthma Management
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Cholesterol Screening
- Chronic Disease Management
- Copd Management
- Diabetes Screening
- Electrocardiogram
- Flu Shot
- Health Maintenance Exam
- Hypertension Treatment
- Immunization Administration
- Lipid Profile
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Non-Pharmacological Interventions
- Pre-Operative Clearance
- Preventative Care
- Rash Treatment
- Respiratory Infection Treatment
- Sinus Infection Treatment
- Urinary Tract Infection Treatment
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 Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- MultiPlan, Inc
- First Health PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- OA Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- United Student Resources
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA EPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-POS
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-Indemnity
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- IH-HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- HighMark
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-EPO Plus
- Choice POS
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Choice POS II
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Employee Health Plan
- Choice POS II Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst NASCO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- POS OA
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- IH-Open HMO
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Police and Fire Clinic
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Network OA
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- IH-POS Plus
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst EPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Navigate
- Medicare Direct
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna HMO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- TRICARE for Life East
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select
Education
Residency: New England Medical Center (1999)
Internship: New England Medical Center (1997)
Medical Education: Temple University School of Medicine (1996)