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