Joseph Gerald Timpone, MD| Infectious Disease | MedStar Health
Share this profile Print this profile
Joseph Gerald Timpone

Joseph Gerald Timpone, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

4.9 out of 5 (497 reviews)

Specialties: Infectious Disease

Languages: English

(202) 687-6476

Clinical areas of focus

  • Cellulitis Treatment
  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
  • Infectious Endocarditis
  • Osteomyelitis Treatment
  • Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Testing
  • Staphylococcus Aureus Screening
  • Tuberculosis
  • Vaccinations
Show More

Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Abnormal Immunological Findings
  • Abscess Of The Brain
  • Abscess Of The Mediastinum
  • Acute Sinusitis
  • Aspergillosis
  • Bacterial Food Poisoning
  • Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
  • Carrier Of Infectious Disease
  • Cellulitis Of The Leg
  • Clostridioides Difficile (C. DIFF)
  • Eastern Equine Encephalitis
  • Enterovirus Infection
  • Fungal Meningitis
  • Gonorrhea
  • Herpes (GENITAL HERPES)
  • Histoplasmosis
  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
  • Infectious Endocarditis
  • Inflammatory Spondylopathies
  • Influenza
  • Intestinal Infections
  • Intraspinal Granuloma
  • Joint Infection (SEPTIC ARTHRITIS)
  • Kaposi's Sarcoma
  • Late Stage Syphilis
  • Liver Abscess
  • Lymphadenitis
  • Mrsa Bacteremia
  • Osteomyelitis Of The Spine
  • Parasitic Infections (E.G. TOXOPLASMOSIS, LEISHMANIASIS)
  • Penile Inflammation
  • Pertussis
  • Pneumococcal Disease
  • Pneumocystis Pneumonia
  • Pneumonia
  • Pulmonary Tuberculosis
  • Schistosomiasis
  • Sepsis
  • Sepsis Syndrome
  • Staphylococcal Infection
  • Streptococcus, Staphylococcus, And Enterococcus
  • Strongyloidiasis
  • Syphilis
  • Tuberculosis
  • Vibrio Infections
Show All Show Less

Procedures I perform

  • Antibiotic Therapy
  • Bacteriology Testing
  • Cellulitis Treatment
  • Cystitis Treatment
  • Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Testing
  • Meningitis Treatment
  • Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Screening
  • Nasal Culture
  • Osteomyelitis Treatment
  • Rapid Plasma Reagin
  • Real-Time Pcr
  • Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Testing
  • Staphylococcus Aureus Screening
  • Urinary Protein Test
  • Vaccinations
Show All button Press enter to expand Show Less

Practice locations

Distance from Change LocationEnter your Location

3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 5th Fl
Washington, DC, 20007

202-444-0086

Fax 877-665-8072

Get Directions

miles away

Fax 877-665-8072

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.

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

Education

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease

Fellowship: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (1991)

Residency: District Of Columbia General Hospital (1989)

Internship: Georgetown University Hospital (1986)

Medical School: Georgetown University (1985)

Ratings and reviews

  • Explanations the care provider gave you about your problem or condition

    4.9
  • Extent to which the care provider listened to you

    4.9
  • Care provider’s discussion of any proposed treatment (options, risks, benefits, etc.)

    4.9
  • Provider included you in decisions

    4.9
  • Concern the care provider showed for your questions or worries

    4.9
  • Likelihood of recommending this care provider to others

    4.9
  • Feb 24, 2026

    I always receive the most excellent care during my visits with Dr. Timpone. I trust him the most.

  • Jan 30, 2026

    Dr. Timpone listened to my concerns and followed up w pharmacist on a medication concern

  • Jan 26, 2026

    Very good experience