Marc R Shepard, MD| Internal Medicine | MedStar Health
About me
Marc Shepard, MD, practices internal medicine at the MedStar Health at Lafayette Centre and MedStar Health at Hyattsville. His areas of interest include preventive care, diabetes, hypertension and hyperlipidemia. He received his medical degree from Northwestern University Medical School and completed his residency at George Washington University Medical Center.
Philosophy of care
I have over 20 years of experience practicing internal medicine. Establishing a relationship with my patients and addressing their health care needs together is important to me. I enjoy working with patients who do their own preliminary research and discuss solutions that best meet their lifestyle.
Clinical areas of focus
- Acute Illness Treatment
- Chronic Disease Management
- Health Maintenance Exam
- Preventative Care
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- 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
- Aortic Aneurysm
- 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 Kidney Disease
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Colitis
- Colon Cancer
- Coronary Artery Disease
- 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 Nose And Nasal Sinuses
- Diverticulitis
- Dyslipidemia
- Dyspnea
- Emphysema
- Enlarged Prostate
- Fatigue
- Fever
- Gallstones
- 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
- Influenza
- 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
- Thyroid Disorders
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- 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
- Electrocardiogram
- Flu Shot
- Health Maintenance Exam
- Hypertension Treatment
- Immunization Administration
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Non-Pharmacological Interventions
- Pre-Operative Clearance
- Preventative Care
- Rash Treatment
- Respiratory Infection Treatment
- Urinary Tract Infection 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
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-POS Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-Network Only Plus
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Optimum Choice
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- First Health PPO
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CIGNA EPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Employee Health Plan
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Choice POS II
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Choice Fund PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Navigate
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- HighMark
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- First Health PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Sentara Health
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- TRICARE East Select
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- IH-Open HMO
- UHC Passport
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Tricare Reserve Select
- IH-EPO Plus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Choice POS II Open Access
- OA Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- POS OA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Basic
- Beech Street PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Medicare FFS
- TRICARE for Life East
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-POS
- CIGNA Indemnity
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Network OA
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
Education
Residency: George Washington University Medical Center (1981)
Medical Education: Northwestern University Medical School (1978)