Kevin Charles Abbott, MD MPH| Internal Medicine, Nephrology | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Diabetic Nephropathy
- Dialysis
- Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate
- Kidney Pancreas Transplant Evaluation
- Laparoscopic Kidney Biopsy
- Mesothelioma
- Nephrotic Syndrome
- Nephrotic Syndrome Treatment
- Renal Insufficiency
- Transplanted Kidney Failure
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acute Tubular Necrosis
- Cardiorenal Syndrome
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Complications Of Transplanted Organs And Tissue
- Congenital Anomalies Of The Kidney
- Diabetic Nephropathy
- Disorders Of Renal Tubular Function
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gilbert Syndrome
- Hematuria
- Hypertension
- Hypokalemia
- Kidney Stones
- Membranous Nephropathy
- Mesothelioma
- Nephrotic Syndrome
- Nephrotic Syndrome Due To Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis
- Obstructive And Reflux Uropathy
- Proteinuria
- Pyelonephritis
- Renal Artery Stenosis
- Renal Insufficiency
- Renal Tubular Acidosis
- Transplanted Kidney Failure
Procedures I perform
- Aldosterone Antagonist Therapy
- Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) Test
- Cardiorenal Syndrome Treatment
- Celiac Plexus Block
- Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy
- C-Reactive Protein (CRP) Test
- Creatinine Clearance Test
- Dialysis
- End-Stage Renal Disease
- Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate
- Hypertension Treatment
- Immunoglobulin Administration
- Kidney Disease Treatment
- Kidney Function Test
- Kidney Pancreas Transplant Evaluation
- Laparoscopic Kidney Biopsy
- Mesenteric Angiography
- Nephrotic Syndrome Treatment
- Oral Medication Therapy For Diabetes
- Pancreas And Kidney Transplant
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
- Renal Artery Stenosis Treatment
- Renal Biopsy
- Renal Transplantation
- Thrombocytapheresis
- Urinary Filtration Performance
- Urinary Protein Test
- Vascular Access Creation
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
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Sentara Health
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- IH-HMO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- OA Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Choice Fund PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- IH-Open POS II
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Optimum Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Tricare Reserve Select
- HealthyBlue PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Choice POS
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst Administrators
- HighMark
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Navigate
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna HMO
- Network OA
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Healthcare Choice
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Student Resources
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- UHC Passport
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst EPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- IH-POS
- TRICARE East Select
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Medicare FFS
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CIGNA PPO
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Choice POS II
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Medicare Direct
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst NASCO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- POS OA
Education
Board Certification: ,
Graduate: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (2005)
Fellowship: Brooke Army Medical Center GME (1993)
Residency: Brooke Army Medical Center GME (1991)
Internship: Brooke Army Medical Center GME (1988)
Medical School: Medical College Of Georgia (1987)