Priyanka Jacob, MD| Family Medicine | MedStar Health
About me
Priyanka Jacob, MD is a board-certified family medicine physician, and her areas of clinical interests include chronic disease diagnosis and management, dermatology procedures (Cryotherapy, punch/shave biopsy), newborn care, preventative care, weight management, and women’s health (including Nexplanon placement).
Philosophy of care
“My philosophy of care is grounded in building meaningful, long-term relationships with my patients and their families, guided by evidence-based medicine and a commitment to compassionate care.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Hypertension
- Respiratory Disorders
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Injury
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Open Wound
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Blood
- Abnormal Body Structure Imaging
- Abnormal Breast Imaging
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Drug Findings In Blood
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Abnormal Serum Enzyme Levels
- Acne
- Acute Bronchitis
- Acute Laryngitis And Tracheitis
- Acute Sinusitis
- Acute Upper Respiratory Infections Of Multiple Sites
- Adult And Child Abuse, Neglect And Maltreatment
- Adverse Effects
- Allergic Contact Dermatitis
- Allergic Rhinitis
- Allergies
- Ankle And Foot Injury
- Back Pain
- Blindness And Low Vision
- Body Region Injury
- Brain Disorders
- Breast Inflammation
- Candidiasis
- Carrier Of Infectious Disease
- Cellulitis
- Cellulitis And Lymphangitis
- Chest Pain
- Chlamydia
- Chronic Cough
- Chronic Diseases Of Tonsils And Adenoids
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Complications Of Procedures
- Complications Of Surgical And Medical Care
- Contact With Communicable Diseases
- Contact With Hazardous Health Exposures
- Cough
- Cutaneous Abscess
- Deficiency Of B Group Vitamins
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Depressive Episode
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Diseases Of Lip And Oral Mucosa
- Diseases Of Tongue
- Diseases Of Upper Respiratory Tract
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Disorders Of Mineral Metabolism
- Disorders Of Nose And Nasal Sinuses
- Disorders Of Pancreatic Internal Secretion
- Disorders Of White Blood Cells
- Disturbances Of Skin Sensation
- Disturbances Of Smell And Taste
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Ear Infection
- Ear Pain
- Eating Disorders
- Elbow And Forearm Injury
- Elbow Pain
- Emphysema
- Enlarged Lymph Nodes
- Enthesopathies
- Eustachian Tube Disorders
- Eye And Adnexa Disorders
- Eye And Orbit Injury
- Eyelid Disorders
- Fatigue
- Fever
- Gallstones
- Gastritis
- Genitourinary Symptoms
- Gout
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Heart Failure
- Hematuria
- Hemorrhoids
- Hemorrhoids And Perianal Venous Thrombosis
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Hip And Thigh Open Wound
- Hip Osteoarthritis
- Hip Pain
- Hives
- Hordeolum And Chalazion
- Hypertension
- Hypertrophic Skin Disorders
- Incontinence
- Influenza
- Influenza Due To Other Identified Influenza Virus
- Ingrown Toenail
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Joint Disorder
- Kidney And Ureter Disorders
- Kidney Stones
- Knee Pain
- Laryngitis
- Leg Pain
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Lower Back Pain
- Lower Leg Injury
- Malaise And Fatigue
- Male Genital Organ Disorders
- Menstrual Cramps
- Migraine
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Muscle Strain
- Nail Disorders
- Nausea
- Neck Pain
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nonscarring Hair Loss
- Nonsuppurative Otitis Media
- Obesity
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Otalgia And Ear Effusion
- Ovarian Cysts
- Overactive Bladder
- Pain In Throat And Chest
- Painful Urination
- Penis Disorders
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Personal Risk Factors
- Persons Encountering Health Services
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Pneumonia
- Postnasal Drip
- Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)
- Problems Related To Lifestyle
- Proteinuria
- Pruritus
- Psoriasis
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Rash
- Raynaud's Disease
- Rectal Pain
- Respiratory Disorders
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Scabies
- Sciatica
- Shingles
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Muscle, Fascia, And Tendon Injury
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
- Skin Changes
- Skin Swelling And Lumps
- Sleep Disorders
- Somnolence, Stupor And Coma
- Sore Throat
- Spondylopathies
- Sprains And Strains
- Stomach Flu
- Stomatitis And Related Lesions
- Strep Throat
- Superficial Mycoses
- Tendinitis
- Tennis Elbow
- Testicular Pain
- Thyroid Disorders
- Tinnitus
- Toxic Effect Of Venomous Animals And Plants
- Tuberculosis
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
- Urticaria
- Uterine Fibroids
- Vaginal Itching
- Vaginitis
- Vasomotor And Allergic Rhinitis
- Venous Embolism
- Vertigo
- Viral Warts
- Vitamin Deficiency
- Vomiting
- Vulva And Perineum Disorders
- Weight Loss
- Wrist And Hand Burn And Corrosion
- Wrist And Hand Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
- Yeast Infection
Procedures I perform
- Allergen Immunotherapy
- Asthma Management
- Back Pain Treatment
- Biopsy Of Skin
- Birth Control
- Blood Chemistry Test
- Blood Collection
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Breast Exam
- Breathing Treatments
- Capillary Blood Collection
- Cervical Biopsy
- Cervix Dilation
- Chest Wall Manipulation
- Cholesterol Screening
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Cold And Flu Treatment
- Cold Treatment
- Colposcopy With Biopsy
- Colposcopy With Biopsy And Endocervical Curettage
- Copd Management
- Depression Treatment
- Destruction Of Benign Lesions
- Diabetes Screening
- Diet Counseling
- Digital Rectal Exam
- Ekg (ELECTROCARDIOGRAM)
- EKG Interpretation
- Flu Shot Administration
- Food Allergy Treatment
- Foreign Body Removal From Ear
- Foreign Body Removal From Skin
- Geriatric Care
- Gynecological Examination
- Health Maintenance Exam
- HIV Testing And Treatment
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Hospice Care Referral
- Hypothyroidism Treatment
- Immunization Administration
- Infection Treatment
- Injections For Pain Relief
- Obtaining Screen Pap Smear
- Occupational Therapy Evaluation
- Pap Smear
- Physical Performance Test
- Physical Therapy Referral
- School Physicals
- Sinus Infection Treatment
- Sinusitis Treatment
- Skin Cancer Screening
- Skin Tag Removal
- Suture Removal
- Therapeutic Activities
- Therapeutic Exercises
- Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Treatment
- Venous Blood Collection
- Vision Screening
- Women's Health Exam
- Wound Repair
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
- Blue Choice Advantage
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-Open POS II
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Choice POS
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- HealthyBlue PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Network OA
- Aetna Classic 5000
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-HMO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- IH-Open HMO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst NASCO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-POS Plus
- United Student Resources
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Sentara Health
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- IH-POS
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Choice Fund PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- UHC Passport
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Choice POS II
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- POS OA
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Administrators
- Beech Street PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- BlueChoice Open Access
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- First Health PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Basic
- HighMark
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- First Health PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- IH-Indemnity
- OA Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Medicare Direct
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Navigate
- Optimum Choice
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Family Medicine, Family Medicine
Residency Program: Reading Hospital and Medical Center (2025)
Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine (2021)