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
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Network OA
- Optimum Choice
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Navigate
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- First Health PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- HighMark
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- IH-HMO
- IH-POS
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Choice POS
- IH-Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst NASCO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- United Student Resources
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- OA Plus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Choice POS II Open Access
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- UHC Passport
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- POS OA
- Medicare FFS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Basic
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Medicare Direct
- Beech Street PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS II
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Choice Fund PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- IH-PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Sentara Health
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-POS Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- TRICARE for Life East
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- TRICARE East Prime
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
Education
Board Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
Graduate: Yale University (2006)