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