Lori A Blake, CRNP| Internal Medicine | MedStar Health
About me
Areas of clinical interest
- Adult care (age 18+)
- Chronic disease diagnosis, treatment, and management (diabetes, high cholesterol, and hypertension)
- Preventive medicine
- Weight management and nutrition
- Acute illnesses
Philosophy of care
“My philosophy of care is centered on providing compassionate, patient-centered care that emphasizes wellness, preventive health, and collaborative partnerships. I am committed to empowering patients through education and personalized care plans, fostering a supportive environment where individuals feel heard and respected.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Acute Illness Treatment
- Chronic Disease Management
- Health Maintenance Exam
- Preventative Care
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Injury
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Blood
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Immunological Findings
- Abnormal Movements
- Abnormal Serum Enzyme Levels
- Acute Bronchitis
- Acute Sinusitis
- Allergies
- Anemia
- Angina
- Anus And Rectum Diseases
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Artery Disorders
- Atherosclerosis
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrioventricular Block
- Back Pain
- Bladder Disorders
- Bleeding Disorders
- Bone Disorders
- Brain Disorders
- Breast Lump
- Candidiasis
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiomyopathy
- Cellulitis
- Chest Pain
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Colitis
- Colon Cancer
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Cough
- Cutaneous Abscess, Furuncle And Carbuncle
- Cystitis
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Dementia
- Depressive Episode
- Diabetic Nephropathy
- Diabetic Neuropathy
- Digestive System Diseases
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Diseases Of Esophagus
- Diseases Of Lip And Oral Mucosa
- Diseases Of Salivary Glands
- Diseases Of Upper Respiratory Tract
- Disorders Of Fluid, Electrolyte And Acid
- Disorders Of Nose And Nasal Sinuses
- Diverticulitis
- Dyslipidemia
- Dyspnea
- Emphysema
- Endocrine Disorders
- Enlarged Prostate
- Fatigue
- Fever
- Gallstones
- Gastritis
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Genitourinary Symptoms
- Gout
- Headache
- Heart Disease
- Hematuria
- Hemorrhoids
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Hip Pain
- Hordeolum And Chalazion
- Hyperglycemia
- Hypertension
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypoglycemia
- Hypotension
- Kidney Stones
- Knee Pain
- Migraine
- Muscle Disorders
- Myocardial Infarction
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Obesity
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Pain In Throat And Chest
- Peptic Ulcer Disease
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Pneumonia
- Polyuria
- Problems Related To Lifestyle
- Rash
- Respiratory Disorders
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
- Skin Changes
- Skin Swelling And Lumps
- Sleep Disorders
- Sore Throat
- Specified Health Status
- Tachycardia
- Urinary Tract Infection
- Vein Disorders
- Venous Embolism
- Weight Loss
Procedures I perform
- 24-Hour Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening
- Acute Illness Treatment
- Advance Directive Planning
- Anxiety Treatment
- Asthma Management
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Cholesterol Screening
- Chronic Disease Management
- Copd Management
- Diabetes Screening
- Electrocardiogram
- Flu Shot
- Health Maintenance Exam
- Hypertension Treatment
- Immunization Administration
- Lipid Profile
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Non-Pharmacological Interventions
- Pre-Operative Clearance
- Preventative Care
- Rash Treatment
- Respiratory Infection Treatment
- Sinus Infection Treatment
- Urinary Tract Infection Treatment
Practice locations
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9106 Philadelphia Rd
Ste 304
Baltimore, MD, 21237
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
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- TRICARE for Life East
- MultiPlan, Inc
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Choice POS
- Choice POS II Open Access
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Medicare Direct
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA PPO
- Navigate
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Medicare FFS
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- POS OA
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Classic 5000
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Sentara Health
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- United Student Resources
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst EPO
- IH-PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-Open HMO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- OA Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-HMO
- CIGNA EPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Network OA
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- HighMark
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-Open POS II
- Choice Fund PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Optimum Choice
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna HMO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
Education
Board Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
Allied Health Education: University of Kansas School of Medicine (2002)