Lyn Hopkinson, ACNP-BC MSN| Family Medicine, Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Adrenal Hormone Level Testing
- Cushing Syndrome
- Glucose Control Management
- Insulin Tolerance Test
- Pioglitazone Therapy
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Testicular Ultrasound
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Adrenal Crisis
- Adrenal Gland Disorder
- Adrenal Mass
- Adrenal Tumor
- Cushing Syndrome
- Diabetes In Pregnancy
- Drug Or Chemical Induced Diabetes Mellitus
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gestational Diabetes
- High Cholesterol
- Hyperfunction Of Pituitary Gland
- Hypocalcemia
- Hypoglycemia
- Insulin Resistance
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia
- Obesity
- Pancreatic Failure
- Parathyroid Disorders
- Plasma Cell Neoplasms
- Poisoning
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Prediabetes
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Thyroid Goiter
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Vitamin Deficiency
Procedures I perform
- Adrenal Hormone Level Testing
- Adrenal Tumor Treatment
- Celiac Plexus Block
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Continuous Glucose Monitoring System
- Diabetes Management
- Enterectomy
- Fallopian Tube Removal
- Glucose Control Management
- Insulin Resistance Treatment
- Insulin Tolerance Test
- Internal Radiation Therapy
- Kinesiology Analysis
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Obesity Treatment
- Osteoporosis Prevention Treatment
- Pancreatic Disease Management
- Parathyroid Tumor Surgery
- Pioglitazone Therapy
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
- Prediabetes Management
- Testicular Ultrasound
- Thyroid Storm Surgery
- Weight Management Program
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
- IH-POS Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Medicare Direct
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Healthcare Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- TRICARE East Select
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Choice POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- OA Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA EPO
- Navigate
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- UHC Passport
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- IH-POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Sentara Health
- Medicare FFS
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Basic
- Choice POS
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- OA Plus
- IH-PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- HighMark
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Medicare Direct
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- HighMark
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- First Health PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Basic
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- IH-POS
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Optimum Choice
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Choice POS
- UHC Passport
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Student Resources
- IH-HMO
- Network OA
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Navigate
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Choice POS II
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst EPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- POS OA
- Tricare Reserve Select
- First Health PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Classic 5000
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Network OA
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CIGNA PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst Administrators
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- IH-POS
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst NASCO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Classic 3500
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Employee Health Plan
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- POS OA
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Student Resources
- IH-Open HMO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- MultiPlan, Inc
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst EPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Beech Street PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna HMO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Core Essential (HMO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
Education
Board Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center,
Board Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center,
Graduate: Howard University College of Medicine (1996)