Michelle A. Howard, FNP MSN| Plastic Surgery | MedStar Health
Michelle A. Howard

Michelle A. Howard, FNP MSN
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

4.8 out of 5 (135 reviews)

Specialties: Plastic Surgery

Languages: English

Clinical areas of focus

  • Abdominoplasty
  • Bilateral Breast Augmentation
  • Breast Augmentation
  • Breast Reduction
  • Eye Socket Surgery
  • Facial Cosmetic Surgery
  • Upper Arm Lift
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Procedures I perform

  • Abdominoplasty
  • Bilateral Breast Augmentation
  • Birthmark Removal
  • Body Contouring
  • Botox
  • Breast Augmentation
  • Breast Cyst Removal
  • Breast Lift With Implants
  • Breast Reconstruction
  • Breast Reduction
  • Brow Lift
  • Canthopexy
  • Chemical Facial Peel
  • Cleft Lip And Palate Treatment
  • Coolsculpting
  • Dermabrasion
  • Dermal Fillers
  • Eye Socket Surgery
  • Facelift
  • Facial Cosmetic Surgery
  • Facial Implants
  • Facial Trauma Reconstruction
  • Femoral Nerve Transfer
  • Fractional Co2 Laser Skin Resurfacing
  • Gynecomastia Surgery
  • Hair Transplant
  • Hand Replantation
  • Hyaluronic Acid Fillers
  • Hydrafacial
  • Keloid Removal
  • Labia Majora Reduction
  • Laser Hair Removal
  • Lip Augmentation
  • Liposuction
  • Lower Body Lift
  • Male Breast Reduction
  • Microdermabrasion
  • Monalisa Touch Therapy
  • Nipple Reduction
  • Ostectomy
  • Pectoral Implants
  • Post-Bariatric Surgery
  • Pulsed Radiofrequency For Headaches
  • Reconstructive Surgery
  • Scar Revision
  • Skin Graft Urethroplasty
  • Skin Tag Removal
  • Skin Tightening
  • Tummy Tuck
  • Upper Arm Lift
  • Vaginal Laser Rejuvenation
  • Vein Sclerotherapy
  • Vestibuloplasty
  • Wrinkle Treatment
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Practice locations

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106 Irving St NW
POB 3400
Washington, DC, 20010

202-877-3300

Fax 202-877-3303

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Fax 202-877-3303

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.

  • List of insurance plans we accept
    • Options PPO Cardiac Global
    • HealthyBlue PPO
    • Police and Fire Clinic
    • Advantra Platinum (PPO)
    • CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
    • MultiPlan, Inc
    • CIGNA EPO
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
    • Tricare Reserve Select
    • Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
    • Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
    • United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
    • Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
    • IH-Open EPO Plus
    • IH-PPO
    • CareFirst EPO
    • Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
    • Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
    • Aetna Advantage 6350PD
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
    • Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
    • Aetna Basic
    • Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
    • M.D. IPA (HMO)
    • Aetna Advantage 6350
    • Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
    • Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
    • HumanaChoice PPO
    • IH-HMO
    • IH-POS
    • IH-POS Plus
    • CIGNA Indemnity
    • IH-Network Only Plus
    • Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
    • Erickson Advantage Plans
    • UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
    • Aetna Classic 5000PD
    • Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
    • Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
    • IH-Open POS Plus
    • TRICARE East Prime
    • HighMark
    • IH-EPO Plus
    • Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
    • UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
    • Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
    • CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
    • Sentara Health
    • IH-Open HMO Option
    • IH-Open POS II
    • CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
    • CareFirst MedStar PPO
    • MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
    • Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
    • CIGNA Connect EPO
    • Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
    • Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
    • Network OA
    • Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
    • UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
    • IH-Open Network Only Plus
    • UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
    • Aetna HMO
    • Kaiser Permanente Signature
    • Coventry Health Care of Virginia
    • Aetna Classic 3500
    • CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
    • WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
    • AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
    • Navigate
    • DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
    • Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
    • OCI Direct (HMO)
    • Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
    • Aetna Better Health of VA
    • First Health PPO
    • CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
    • Choice POS II Open Access
    • Medicare Direct
    • Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
    • CareFirst NASCO
    • Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
    • Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
    • CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
    • Maryland Physicians Care MCO
    • Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
    • Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
    • Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
    • Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
    • United Healthcare Options (PPO)
    • TriWest Healthcare Alliance
    • Humana Gold Plus HMO
    • CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
    • IH-Open HMO
    • Blue Choice Advantage
    • BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
    • CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
    • Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
    • Aetna Premier 200PD
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
    • Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
    • Aetna Advantage 5750
    • Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
    • MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
    • Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
    • United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
    • United Healthcare Choice
    • CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
    • Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
    • CIGNA HMO Open Access
    • United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
    • Beech Street PPO
    • CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
    • Geisinger Medicare Advantage
    • Aetna Better Health of MD
    • BlueChoice Open Access
    • CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
    • United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
    • United Healthcare Choice Plus
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
    • Choice Fund PPO
    • United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
    • United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
    • CIGNA POS/Network POS
    • POS OA
    • CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
    • Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
    • Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
    • Kaiser Permanente Select
    • Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
    • First Health PPO
    • TRICARE for Life East
    • CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
    • CareFirst Blue Card Program
    • United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
    • Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
    • CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
    • Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
    • Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
    • Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
    • Core Essential (HMO)
    • Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
    • Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
    • Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
    • UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
    • Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
    • Aetna Student Health Insurance
    • Medicare FFS
    • Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
    • CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
    • Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
    • OA Plus
    • Choice POS
    • AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
    • CIGNA PPO Plus
    • BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
    • Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
    • Health Services for Children with Special Needs
    • Optimum Choice
    • Employee Health Plan
    • CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
    • TRICARE East Select
    • Amerigroup DC Alliance
    • United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
    • Aetna VA Exchange
    • United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
    • HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
    • CareFirst Administrators
    • NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
    • Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
    • CIGNA PPO
    • CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
    • HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
    • IH-Indemnity
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
    • Choice POS II
    • UHC Passport
    • Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
    • Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
    • M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
    • Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
    • Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
    • Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
    • Aetna Classic 5000
    • United Student Resources
    • Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
    • AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
    • Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)

Education

Board Certification: American Association of Nurse Practitioners,

Graduate: Drexel University (2018)

Hospital affiliations

Ratings and reviews

  • Explanations the care provider gave you about your problem or condition

    4.8
  • Extent to which the care provider listened to you

    4.8
  • Care provider’s discussion of any proposed treatment (options, risks, benefits, etc.)

    4.8
  • Provider included you in decisions

    4.8
  • Concern the care provider showed for your questions or worries

    4.8
  • Likelihood of recommending this care provider to others

    4.8
  • Nov 25, 2025

    The service by Ms. Howard was excellent. Because of her observation on a problem beyond her control she initiate the process for immediate attention that saved me additional pain, stress and perhaps another emergency room trip.

  • Nov 17, 2025

    Excellent

  • Sep 21, 2025

    Michelle was very efficient, listened to us. Very down to earth, explained things so we understood and answered any questions we had.