Safia Said Abdillahi, ACNP-BC MSN| Neurology | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Dystonia Treatment
- Epilepsy
- Huntington's Disease Management
- Migraine
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Movements
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Benign Essential Tremor
- Brain Aneurysm
- Cerebral Palsy
- Chorea
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Confusion
- Dystonic Spasms
- Epilepsy
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Falls And Gait Disorders
- Gait And Balance Problems
- Headache
- Huntington's Disease
- Memory Loss
- Migraine
- Muscle Weakness
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Parkinson's Disease
- Seizure Disorders
- Sensory Neuropathy
- Stroke With Weakness
- Swallowing Disorders
- Twitching
- Unsteady Walking
Procedures I perform
- Balance And Coordination Training
- Balance And Gait Disorders
- Balance And Gait Disorders Treatment
- Botox Injection
- Botox Injections For Movement Disorders
- Botulinum Toxin Injection For Spasticity
- Botulinum Toxin Injections For Limb Spasticity
- Botulinum Toxin Injections For Migraines
- Chorea Management
- Cognitive Flexibility Training
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Deep Brain Stimulation For Parkinson's Disease
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Dystonia Treatment
- Electromyography
- Electrophysiology Testing
- Fall Prevention And Management
- Falls Prevention
- Functional Neurosurgery For Movement Disorders
- Huntington's Disease Management
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Movement Analysis And Training
- Movement Disorder Rehabilitation
- Movement Disorder Treatment
- Muscle Biopsy
- Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Parkinson's Disease
- Parkinson's Disease Rehabilitation
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
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Choice POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- HighMark
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- IH-Open POS II
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-EPO Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- First Health PPO
- Navigate
- CareFirst NASCO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna HMO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Basic
- Tricare Reserve Select
- HealthyBlue PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- IH-HMO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Beech Street PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CIGNA Indemnity
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- IH-POS
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst Administrators
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Optimum Choice
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Employee Health Plan
- Choice Fund PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- UHC Passport
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- TRICARE for Life East
- Network OA
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- OA Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- IH-POS Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Choice POS II
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- POS OA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst EPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Sentara Health
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
Education
Board Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
Graduate: Yale University (2006)