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