James Lyle Bicksel, MD| Neurology, Clinical Neurophysiology | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Cerebral Vasospasm
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Electromyography
- Epilepsy
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Memory Therapy
- Migraine
- Mild Cognitive Impairment
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Neuropsychological Testing
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Movements
- Acute Disseminated Demyelination
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Aphasia
- Autonomic Nervous System Disorder
- Bell's Palsy
- Benign Essential Tremor
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Atrophy
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Tumor
- Cerebral Edema
- Cerebral Vasospasm
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Confusion
- Convulsions
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Degenerative Disorders Of Nervous System In Diseases
- Dementia
- Dystonia
- Epilepsy
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Facial Nerve Palsy
- Facial Nerve Palsy And Paresis
- Gait And Balance Problems
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Hereditary Ataxia
- Huntington's Disease
- Hydrocephalus
- Intracerebral Hemorrhage
- Memory Disorder
- Migraine
- Mild Cognitive Impairment
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Muscle Weakness
- Myoneural Disorders
- Myopathies
- Nerve Block
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Neurocognitive Disorders
- Neurodegeneration
- Neuropathy
- Numbness
- Occipital Neuralgia
- Ocular Migraines
- Ocular Myasthenia Gravis
- Paralysis
- Parkinson's Disease
- Sensory Neuropathy
- Spastic Hemiparesis
- Sports Concussion
- Supranuclear Palsy
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Tremor
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Vertigo
- Vestibular Disorders
- Vestibular Neuritis
Procedures I perform
- Balance And Coordination Training
- Brain Imaging
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Electroencephalogram
- Electromyography
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Memory Disorder Treatment
- Memory Therapy
- Muscle Biopsy
- Myasthenia Gravis Treatment
- Nerve Block
- Neurodegenerative Disease Treatment
- Neuromuscular Testing
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Numbness Treatment
- Parkinson's Disease
- Seizure Treatment
- Stroke Care
- Stroke Management
- Tension Headache 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
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Basic
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Sentara Health
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- TRICARE East Select
- Navigate
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- POS OA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- United Student Resources
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- IH-POS
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CIGNA EPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- First Health PPO
- IH-HMO
- OA Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- First Health PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Administrators
- CIGNA PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Choice POS
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- IH-Open HMO Option
- TRICARE for Life East
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- UHC Passport
- Medicare Direct
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Network OA
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst EPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Beech Street PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-Open POS II
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Optimum Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- HighMark
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Medicare FFS
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Choice POS II
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology
Fellowship: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital-Dept of Surgery (2004)
Residency: Emory University Hospitals (2003)
Internship: Emory University Hospitals (2000)
Medical School: Medical College Of Georgia (1999)
