About me
Derek Bui, DO, is a fellowship-trained, dual board-certified physician who specializes in physical medicine and rehabilitation and pain medicine. He provides care for patients in need of non-surgical evaluation and treatment of the spine and large peripheral joints. Through prescribing therapy, medications, and injections, he advocates for conservative, non-opioid approaches to reduce pain and help patients improve their overall function and quality of life.
Dr. Bui offers a comprehensive range of fluoroscopic and ultrasound guided interventional procedures for the most common conditions being:
- Cervical radiculopathy
- Lumbar radiculopathy
- Degenerative disc disease
- Disc herniation
- Shoulder, hip, and knee arthritis
- Spondylosis
- Cervical, thoracic, and lumbar stenosis
- Arthropathy of the neck and back
Dr. Bui is committed to learning, teaching, and practicing high-quality, patient-centric medicine. He earned his undergraduate degree at the College of William and Mary and a master’s degree at Midwestern University. He then completed medical school at Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Bui trained in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center/VA Greater Los Angeles Health System. Afterwards, he completed a Pain Medicine fellowship at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center.
Prior to joining MedStar Health, Dr. Bui practiced at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill as clinical assistant professor. He has presented at national conferences, authored peer-reviewed article, and contributed to book chapters.
Dr. Bui’s love for adventure inspired his career path. As a former Division I swimmer, he continues to enjoy being in the water and goes surfing as much as possible. He is also an avid mountain biker, hiker, and travel enthusiast, and is always open to trying new restaurants.
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Arthritis
- Back Pain
- Cervical Radiculopathy
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Hip Bursitis
- Hip Osteoarthritis
- Hip Pain
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Knee Pain
- Kyphosis
- Lordosis
- Lower Back Pain
- Lumbar Radiculopathy
- Lumbar Spine Fracture
- Mononeuropathies
- Muscle Strain
- Muscle Weakness
- Musculoskeletal System Complications
- Myofascial Pain
- Neck Pain
- Neuropathic Pain
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Phantom Limb Pain
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Sciatica
- Scoliosis
- Soft Tissue Injury
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spondylolisthesis
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
- Tendinitis
Procedures I perform
- Facet Joint Injection
- Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Sacroiliac Joint Injection
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Trigger Point Injection
- Ultrasound
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
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- TRICARE East Select
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna HMO
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Choice Fund PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Navigate
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Choice POS II Open Access
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- First Health PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-Open POS Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- IH-EPO Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- UHC Passport
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- POS OA
- United Healthcare Choice
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Choice POS
- Optimum Choice
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-POS Plus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- First Health PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-POS
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Medicare Direct
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Sentara Health
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Network OA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- IH-Open HMO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- OA Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- HighMark
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Pain Medicine
Fellowship: Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center GME (2024)
Residency: VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System GME (2023)
Medical School: Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine (2019)