Laura B. Xanders, FNPBC| Neurology | MedStar Health
About me
Laura Xanders, FNP-BC, is a ANCC-certified Family Nurse Practitioner specializing in headache treatment. She sees patients in the Chevy Chase, MD, location.
Laura embraces the concept of ‘cura personalis,’ treating the whole patient. She incorporates lifestyle modifications, medications, procedures, alternative therapies, and interdisciplinary referrals when developing a personalized plan with her patients. As a former ER nurse at MedStar Georgetown, she also focuses on acute and urgent headache management options in clinic, at times utilizing the infusion suite at Chevy Chase.
Clinical areas of focus
- Auriculotemporal Nerve Block For Headache
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Migraine
Conditions and procedures
Procedures I perform
- Auriculotemporal Nerve Block For Headache
- Botox Injection For Migraines
- Cervicogenic Dizziness Treatment
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Electromyography
- Headache Prevention
- Headache Relief
- Huntington's Disease Management
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Migraine Prevention
- Nerve Block
- Seizure Treatment
- Stroke Care
- Tension Headache Treatment
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
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Medicare FFS
- Optimum Choice
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- IH-POS
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- United Student Resources
- CIGNA EPO
- First Health PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-Open HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- OA Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Network OA
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-POS Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Basic
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-Open POS II
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- HealthyBlue PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Classic 5000
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-Network Only Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- HighMark
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Employee Health Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Sentara Health
- UHC Passport
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Medicare Direct
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Beech Street PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- POS OA
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Navigate
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst EPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- IH-HMO
- First Health PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
Education
Board Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
Medical Education: Georgetown University School of Nursing and Health Sciences (2012)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
Diagnose and adios: practical tips for the ongoing evaluation and care of TAC patients taking indomethacin. Current Pain and Headache Reports. 2015.