Marilyn Hernandez, CRNP| Pediatrics | MedStar Health
About me
Areas of Clinical Interest
- Premature infant care and development
- Preventive medicine through education and lifestyle management
- Autism
- ADHD and ADD
- Master of Science in Nursing Chamberlain University, Chicago, IL
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Dr. Lanting School of Nursing, Philippines
- Tagalog
- Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)
- Member, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
- Member, American Nurses Association (ANA)
Clinical areas of focus
- Chronic Cough Management
- Ear Infection
- Ear Infection Treatment
- Feeding Evaluation
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Health Promotion Counseling
- Milk Allergy Treatment
- Newborn Care
- Newborn Feeding Problems
- Sleep Disorder Assessment
- Sleep Disorders
- Vision Screening
- Well Child Exam
- Wellness Exams
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Abnormal Movements
- Acne
- Acute Bronchitis
- Acute Laryngitis And Tracheitis
- Acute Sinusitis
- Adult And Child Abuse, Neglect And Maltreatment
- Adverse Effects
- Allergic Contact Dermatitis
- Allergic Reactions
- Allergy Status To Drugs And Substances
- Ankle And Foot Fracture
- Ankle And Foot Injury
- Appearance And Behavior Symptoms
- Asthma
- Asthma Attack
- Bedwetting
- Behavioral Disorders
- Behavioral Problems
- Bilirubin Abnormalities
- Bilirubin Disorders
- Birth Injury
- Birth Injury To Skeleton
- Birthmarks And Vascular Anomalies
- Black Eye
- Blindness And Low Vision
- Bronchiolitis
- Candidiasis
- Cardiac Murmurs
- Carrier Of Infectious Disease
- Child Speech Disorders
- Choroidal Nevi
- Chronic Diseases Of Tonsils And Adenoids
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Conditions Of Integument Specific To Newborn
- Conditions Originating In Perinatal Period
- Conduct Disorders
- Congenital Deformities Of Feet
- Congenital Deformities Of Hip
- Congenital Foot Deformity
- Congenital Heart Valve Defects
- Congenital Malformations Of Great Arteries
- Congenital Malformations Of Pharynx
- Congenital Malformations Of Trachea And Bronchus
- Congenital Musculoskeletal Deformities
- Congenital Musculoskeletal Deformities Of Head, Face, Spine And Chest
- Contact With Communicable Diseases
- Contact With Dog
- Contact With Hazardous Health Exposures
- Convulsions
- Counseling And Advice
- Cradle Cap
- Cradle Cap (SEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS)
- Dermatitis Due To Substances
- Dermatophytosis (RINGWORM)
- Developmental Delays
- Disorders Of Carbohydrate Metabolism
- Disorders Of Pituitary Gland
- Disorders Of Puberty
- Disorders Of Tooth Development And Eruption
- Ear Abnormalities
- Ear Infection
- Eccrine Sweat Disorders
- Eczema (ATOPIC DERMATITIS)
- Emotional Disorders
- Emotional State Symptoms
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Erythematous Conditions
- Eye And Adnexa Disorders
- Eyelid Disorders
- Family History Of Specific Disorders
- Feeding Problems In Newborns
- Fever
- Foreskin Abnormalities
- Fungal Infections
- Fungal Otitis Externa
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- General Symptoms
- Genitourinary Symptoms
- Growth Disorders
- Hand And Wrist Fracture
- Head Injury
- Health Counseling
- Heart Murmur
- Hemangioma
- Herpes
- High Birth Weight Complications
- Hip And Thigh Tendon Injury
- Hyperfunction Of Pituitary Gland
- Hypertrophic Skin Disorders
- Hypospadias
- Immunization Not Carried Out And Underimmunization Status
- Impetigo
- Intestinal Infections
- Joint Disorder
- Knee And Leg Open Wound
- Lacrimal Gland Disorders
- Lactose Intolerance
- Laryngitis
- Late Pregnancy Complications
- Limb Deformity
- Lower Leg Injury
- Lung Infection
- Lyme Disease
- Lymphadenitis
- Malabsorption
- Menstrual Disorders
- Mesothelioma
- Middle Ear Disorders
- Migraine
- Moles
- Nasopharyngitis
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Newborn Feeding Issues
- Newborn Feeding Problems
- Newborn Hypoglycemia
- Noninfective Gastroenteritis
- Nonsuppurative Otitis Media
- Oral Thrush
- Paralytic Strabismus
- Penis Disorders
- Perinatal Digestive System Disorders
- Personal Risk Factors
- Persons Encountering Health Services
- Pervasive Developmental Disorder
- Presence Of Functional Implants
- Problems Related To Lifestyle
- Proteinuria
- Protozoal Diseases
- Respiratory Conditions
- Respiratory Syncytial Virus
- Respiratory Tract Infections
- Ringworm
- Scoliosis
- Shoulder Fracture
- Skin Thickening
- Sleep Disorders
- Soft Tissue Pain
- Speech Delays
- Spinal Osteochondrosis
- Staphylococcal Infection
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Syncope
- Synovium And Tendon Disorder
- Tooth Decay
- Tooth Loss
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Urological Disorders
- Vaccination Reactions
- Viral Infection
- Vision Disturbances
- Vomiting And Nausea
- Vulva And Perineum Disorders
- Well Child Exam
Procedures I perform
- Absence Management
- Adhd Evaluation
- Asthma Management
- Breastfeeding Assistance
- Capillary Blood Collection
- Child Care
- Child Development Guidance
- Chronic Cough Management
- Cognitive Development Evaluation
- Diarrhea Treatment
- Ear Infection Treatment
- Feeding Evaluation
- Fine Motor Skills Evaluation
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Health Promotion Counseling
- Home Sleep Apnea Test
- Immunization Administration
- Lactation Counseling
- Language Assessment
- Mental Health Assessment
- Milk Allergy Treatment
- Nebulizer Therapy
- Neonatal Care
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Newborn Care
- Newborn Feeding Support
- Nitrogen Washout Treatment
- Nutrition Counseling
- Pediatric Autism Screening
- Pediatric Sick Visit
- Psychological Evaluation
- Puberty Counseling
- School Physical
- Seizure Diagnosis
- Skin Allergy Testing
- Sleep Disorder Assessment
- Sports Physicals
- Travel Health Consultation
- Urinary Incontinence Treatment
- Vaccinations
- Vision Screening
- Wellness Exams
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 True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Choice POS II Open Access
- HighMark
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Basic
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst NASCO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- POS OA
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna HMO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- TRICARE East Select
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Beech Street PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Classic 5000
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-POS
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Navigate
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Choice POS
- UHC Passport
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- TRICARE East Prime
- HealthyBlue PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Classic 3500
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Sentara Health
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Medicare FFS
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA EPO
- Network OA
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Optimum Choice
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United Student Resources
- Choice Fund PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- OA Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Medicare Direct
- TRICARE for Life East
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- First Health PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
Education
Board Certification: American Association of Nurse Practitioners,
Allied Health Education: Chamberlain University (2018)