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