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
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-POS Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CIGNA PPO
- Choice POS II
- Aetna HMO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- IH-Open POS II
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- IH-HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Choice POS
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- IH-PPO
- First Health PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Medicare Direct
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Classic 3500
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Network OA
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-Open HMO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- OA Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-EPO Plus
- Navigate
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000
- TRICARE East Prime
- POS OA
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- IH-POS
- CareFirst EPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Medicare FFS
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- TRICARE East Select
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Administrators
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Choice Fund PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- TRICARE for Life East
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Employee Health Plan
- United Student Resources
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA EPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- HighMark
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-Open HMO Option
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)