James Christopher Pendleton, MD| Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation | MedStar Health
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
Clinical areas of focus
- Cardiac Surgical Procedures
- Celiac Plexus Block
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cervical Facet Joint Injection
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Muscle Injection
- Nerve Block
- Orthopedic Physical Therapy
- Osteoarthritis
- Pain Rehabilitation Program
- Scoliosis
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acute Pelvic Pain
- Arthritis
- Arthropathy
- Bone Cancer Pain
- Bursopathy
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Chronic Pain
- Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome
- Coccydynia
- Disorders Of Trigeminal Nerve
- Dorsopathies
- Enthesopathy Of Lower Limb
- Forearm Tendon Injury
- Gait And Balance Problems
- Hip And Thigh Tendon Injury
- Hip Pain
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Joint Derangement
- Joint Derangement Of Knee
- Knee Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Knee Pain
- Kyphosis
- Lower Back Pain
- Meniscal Tear Of The Knee
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Mononeuropathy Of Upper Limb
- Myofascial Pain
- Osteoarthritis
- Scoliosis
- Shoulder Joint Pain
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
- Stress Fracture
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Ulnar Nerve Neuropathy
- Vertebral Compression Fracture
Procedures I perform
- Back Pain Treatment
- Balance And Coordination Training
- Biofeedback
- Buprenorphine Treatment
- Cancer Pain Management
- Cardiac Surgical Procedures
- Celiac Plexus Block
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cervical Facet Joint Injection
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Cognitive Stimulation Therapy
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Treatment
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Dopamine Therapy
- Dorsal Root Ganglion Stimulation
- Electrical Nerve Stimulation
- Emg Guided Botox Injections
- Functional Status Assessment
- Ganglion Impar Block
- Gasserian Ganglion Block
- Genicular Nerve Branch Destruction
- Hip Joint Injection
- I-131 Therapy
- Independent Medical Evaluation
- Inpatient Palliative Care
- Iontophoresis For Medication Delivery
- Kinesiology Analysis
- Knee Injection
- Lymphedema Management
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Morphine Pump Implantation
- Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Treatment
- Muscle Injection
- Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
- Nerve Block
- Neuromuscular Rehabilitation
- Neuropathic Pain Treatment
- Orthopedic Physical Therapy
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Orthotic Device Fitting
- Pain Medication Management
- Pain Rehabilitation
- Pain Rehabilitation Program
- Paraffin Wax Bath
- Pelvic Pain Treatment
- Peripheral Nerve Destruction
- Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
- Rehabilitation
- Reproductive Medicine
- Seating And Mobility Assessment
- Shoulder Joint Injection
- Sphenopalatine Ganglion Blocks
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Spinal Spondylolysis Treatment
- Spine Orthotics
- Spondylosis Treatment
- Synthetic Pathology
- Tension Headache Treatment
- Therapeutic Exercises
- Traumatic Brain Injury Therapy
- Trigger Point Injection
- Unclassified Injection
- Wheelchair Evaluation
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
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- UHC Passport
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Police and Fire Clinic
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- OA Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CIGNA Indemnity
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Prime
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna HMO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- POS OA
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Administrators
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Classic 3500
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CIGNA PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Beech Street PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Optimum Choice
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- IH-POS
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Network OA
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- TRICARE East Select
- Choice POS II
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- HighMark
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Student Resources
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst EPO
- Sentara Health
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Navigate
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- Medicare FFS
- Medicare Direct
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (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)