About me
James Pendleton, MD, is a board-certified physical medicine and rehabilitation physician who is fellowship trained in pain management. He cares for patients suffering with pain-related functional limitations. Dr. Pendleton focuses on providing a patient-centered, evidence-based, multimodal approach in addressing each patients’ experience of pain. He sees patients in Annapolis and Washington, DC.
As an expert in musculoskeletal, spine, and neuropathic pain, Dr. Pendleton can offer multi-disciplinary care coordination, complex medication management, and a number of interventions joint injections, epidural steroid injections, and nerve blocks. His clinical interests include minimally invasive pain management techniques and neuromodulation for chronic pain.
In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Pendleton is a Major in the Maryland Army National Guard. He currently serves as a Flight Surgeon in the 29th Combat Aviation Brigade.
Dr. James Pendleton sees patients at the following locations:
102 Irving Street Northwest
Washington DC 20010
Phone: 202-877-1621
Fax: 202-829-2632
2114 Generals Highway
Annapolis, MD 21401
Phone: 202-877-1621
Fax:202-829-2632
Procedures I perform
- Arthrocentesis
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Treatment
- Elbow Joint Injection
- Genicular Nerve Branch Destruction
- Hip Joint Injection
- Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
- Spinal Spondylolysis Treatment
- Spondylosis Treatment
- Trigger Point Injection
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
- Employee Health Plan
- Optimum Choice
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Core Essential (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst NASCO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- IH-POS
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- POS OA
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- First Health PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Sentara Health
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- HealthyBlue PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- HighMark
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna HMO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Choice Fund PPO
- IH-HMO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Choice POS II
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- IH-PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Medicare Direct
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Navigate
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- TRICARE for Life East
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Beech Street PPO
- Network OA
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-POS Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Administrators
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Police and Fire Clinic
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Choice POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Fellowship: Sidney Kimmel Medical College (2023)
Residency: Sidney Kimmel Medical College (2022)
Residency: MedStar Union Memorial Internal Medicine GME (2019)
Internship: Lankenau Hospital (2018)
Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2016)