Joseph Gerald Timpone, MD| Infectious Disease | MedStar Health
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Joseph Gerald Timpone

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

4.9 out of 5 (498 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
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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
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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
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Practice locations

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

202-444-0086
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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
    • Aetna Advantage 5750
    • Aetna Premier 200PD
    • Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
    • Kaiser Permanente Select
    • Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
    • IH-Indemnity
    • UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
    • Beech Street PPO
    • United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
    • Aetna HMO
    • IH-HMO
    • Choice Fund PPO
    • Employee Health Plan
    • United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
    • Aetna Basic
    • Health Services for Children with Special Needs
    • UHC Passport
    • CIGNA POS/Network POS
    • Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
    • Optimum Choice
    • HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
    • WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
    • Coventry Health Care of Virginia
    • AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
    • Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
    • DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
    • CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
    • First Health PPO
    • Sentara Health
    • CareFirst EPO
    • CareFirst MedStar PPO
    • Medicare Direct
    • Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
    • Erickson Advantage Plans
    • IH-PPO
    • CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
    • CIGNA PPO
    • Core Essential (HMO)
    • Options PPO Cardiac Global
    • Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
    • Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
    • IH-Open EPO Plus
    • Blue Choice Advantage
    • BlueChoice Open Access
    • Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
    • Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
    • Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
    • Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
    • Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
    • TRICARE for Life East
    • Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
    • IH-POS
    • Amerigroup DC Alliance
    • Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
    • UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
    • Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
    • United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
    • Aetna VA Exchange
    • IH-Open POS II
    • Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
    • Kaiser Permanente Signature
    • United Student Resources
    • POS OA
    • Choice POS
    • AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
    • Network OA
    • Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
    • Choice POS II Open Access
    • IH-POS Plus
    • Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
    • CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
    • CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
    • CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
    • Aetna Student Health Insurance
    • BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
    • Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
    • Tricare Reserve Select
    • CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
    • Choice POS II
    • HealthyBlue PPO
    • OCI Direct (HMO)
    • IH-Network Only Plus
    • Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
    • Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
    • First Health PPO
    • Medicare FFS
    • NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
    • HumanaChoice PPO
    • IH-Open POS Plus
    • CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
    • CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
    • M.D. IPA (HMO)
    • IH-Open HMO
    • MultiPlan, Inc
    • Navigate
    • United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
    • Aetna Classic 3500
    • Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
    • Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
    • Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
    • CIGNA Indemnity
    • CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
    • TRICARE East Prime
    • CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
    • Humana Gold Plus HMO
    • UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
    • Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
    • United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
    • MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
    • Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
    • Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
    • Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
    • IH-Open Network Only Plus
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
    • Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
    • CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
    • Police and Fire Clinic
    • UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
    • CareFirst NASCO
    • Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
    • Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
    • Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
    • Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
    • United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
    • CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
    • Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
    • TRICARE East Select
    • Aetna Advantage 6350PD
    • Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
    • Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
    • Aetna Better Health of VA
    • HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
    • CIGNA EPO
    • Geisinger Medicare Advantage
    • HighMark
    • Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
    • IH-Open HMO Option
    • OA Plus
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
    • Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
    • Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
    • CIGNA Connect EPO
    • United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
    • Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
    • Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
    • CareFirst Blue Card Program
    • Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
    • Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
    • Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
    • Advantra Platinum (PPO)
    • Aetna Classic 5000
    • United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
    • Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
    • Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
    • CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
    • CIGNA HMO Open Access
    • Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
    • Aetna Classic 5000PD
    • Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
    • Aetna Advantage 6350
    • CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
    • Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
    • United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
    • CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
    • United Healthcare Choice
    • Aetna Better Health of MD
    • CareFirst Administrators
    • Maryland Physicians Care MCO
    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
    • Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
    • CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
    • Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
    • TriWest Healthcare Alliance
    • BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
    • IH-EPO Plus
    • Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
    • UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
    • United Healthcare Options (PPO)
    • Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
    • Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
    • CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
    • CIGNA PPO Plus
    • MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
    • M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
    • AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
    • United Healthcare Choice Plus

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