Nik Nicaj, PA| Spine Surgery, Neurosurgery | MedStar Health
Nik Nicaj, PA
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Spine Surgery, Neurosurgery
Languages: English
Clinical areas of focus
- Aneurysm
- Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
- Hydrocephalus Shunting
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Skull Base Tumor
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acoustic Neuroma
- Adrenal Tumor
- Aneurysm
- Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
- Bleeding In Brain
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Tumor
- Carotid Stenosis
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak
- Cervical Fracture
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Chiari Malformation
- Craniosynostosis
- Dorsalgia
- Epilepsy
- Fractures Of The Neck
- Glioblastoma
- Head Injury
- Hydrocephalus
- Meningioma
- Neck Fracture
- Neurovascular Compression Syndrome
- Parkinson's Disease
- Peripheral Nerve Damage
- Scoliosis
- Skull Base Tumor
- Skull Fractures
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spinal Stenosis
- Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
- Ulnar Nerve Neuropathy
Procedures I perform
- Angiogram
- Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM) Surgery
- Brain Hemorrhage Surgery
- Brain Injury Rehabilitation
- Brain Tumor Surgery
- Cardiovascular Interventional Radiology
- Carpal Tunnel Release
- Cerebral Internal Carotid Artery Ophthalmic Segment Aneurysm Coiling
- Chiari Malformation Treatment
- Cranial Base Reconstruction
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Fibula Osteotomy
- Heel Tendon Repair
- Hydrocephalus Shunting
- Kyphoplasty
- Laminectomy
- Lumbar Discectomy
- Lumboperitoneal Shunt
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Median Nerve Decompression
- Meningioma Surgery
- Microdiscectomy
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Neuroendovascular Surgery
- Neuromuscular Rehabilitation
- Neuropathic Pain Treatment
- Occipital Nerve Stimulation
- Osteoporosis Prevention Treatment
- Pain Medication Management
- Parkinson's Disease
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Pituitary Tumor Surgery
- Posterior Fossa Craniotomy
- Proton Beam Radiosurgery
- Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Spinal Spondylolysis Treatment
- Sports Injury Treatment
- Stroke Management
- Stroke Rehabilitation
- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Treatment
- Ulcerative Colitis-Associated Arthritis Treatment
- Urinary Tract Obstruction Treatment
- Vagus Nerve Stimulation
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 HMO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Choice POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- HighMark
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- IH-HMO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- United Healthcare Choice
- OA Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Choice POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Optimum Choice
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Choice Fund PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Navigate
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Medicare Direct
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- BlueChoice Open Access
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Choice POS II Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst EPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- POS OA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- UHC Passport
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Network OA
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Medicare FFS
- IH-POS
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
Education
Board Certification: National Committee on Certification of Physician Assistants, Certification of Physician Assistants
Graduate: George Washington University (2019)