Michael Ding, MD| Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation, Pain Medicine | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Arthritis
- Back Pain
- Back Pain Treatment
- Chronic Neck Pain
- Hip Pain
- Knee Pain
- Neck Pain
- Neuropathic Pain
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
- Spinal Stenosis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Pain
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Arthritis
- Arthritis Pain
- Arthropathy
- Back Pain
- Bone Pain
- Cervical Radiculopathy
- Cervicogenic Headache
- Chronic Neck Pain
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
- Crps (COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME)
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Diabetic Neuropathy
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Elbow Pain
- Facet Joint Pain
- Facet Joint Syndrome
- Finger Pain
- Herniated Disc Pain
- Hip Pain
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Knee Injury Pain
- Knee Pain
- Leg Pain
- Lordosis Pain
- Lower Back Pain
- Lumbar Radiculopathy
- Lumbar Spine Injury
- Lumbar Strain
- Mononeuropathies
- Muscle Strain
- Musculoskeletal System Complications
- Neck Pain
- Neck Strain
- Neuropathic Pain
- Occipital Neuralgia
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoarthritis Pain
- Phantom Limb Pain
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Postherpetic Neuralgia
- Postherpetic Neuralgia (PHN)
- Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
- Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction
- Sacroiliac Joint Pain
- Sciatica
- Soft Tissue Pain
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spondylolisthesis
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
- Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
- Tendinitis
- Upper Back Pain
- Vertebral Compression Fracture
Procedures I perform
- Back Pain Treatment
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cervical Facet Joint Injection
- Coccydynia Treatment
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Treatment
- Discography
- Elbow Joint Injection
- Electromyography
- Epidural Lysis Of Adhesions
- Ganglion Impar Block
- Genicular Nerve Branch Destruction
- Guided Imagery
- Hip Joint Injection
- Joint Pain Treatment
- Kyphoplasty
- Myofascial Release
- Neck Pain Treatment
- Neuromodulation
- Neuropathic Pain Treatment
- Occipital Nerve Stimulation
- Pain Rehabilitation
- Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
- Platelet-Rich Plasma Therapy
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Sciatica Treatment
- Shoulder Joint Injection
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Spondylosis Treatment
- 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
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Healthcare Choice
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Medicare Direct
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- OA Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst EPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- HighMark
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- POS OA
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open POS II
- Medicare FFS
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-Open POS Plus
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Navigate
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Optimum Choice
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Core Essential (HMO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA EPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst NASCO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- IH-POS
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Basic
- Choice POS
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Classic 3500
- First Health PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- UHC Passport
- IH-Indemnity
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Sentara Health
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- IH-POS Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Choice POS II Open Access
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Choice POS II
- Employee Health Plan
- Network OA
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Fellowship: Montefiore Medical Center (2025)
Residency: Burke Rehabilitation Hospital/Weill Medical Colleg (2024)
Internship: Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra Northwell (2021)
Medical School: Yeshiva University Albert Einstein College of Medicine (2020)