Scott Penfil, MD| Pediatrics | MedStar Health

Scott Penfil, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

Specialties: Pediatrics

Languages: English

Clinical areas of focus

  • Behavior Concern
  • Cough
  • Ear Infections
  • Feeding Problems
  • Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
  • Headache
  • Newborn Feeding Problems
  • Seasonal Allergies
  • Sleep Disorders
  • Well Child Exam
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Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Abdominal Distention
  • Abdominal Migraine
  • Abdominal Pain
  • Acne
  • Aggressive Behavior
  • Anal Fissure
  • Ankle Injury
  • Ankle Sprain
  • Anxiety
  • Arm Pain
  • Back Muscle Injury
  • Back Pain
  • Behavior Concern
  • Behavioral Disorders
  • Breathholding Spells
  • Calf Pain
  • Celiac Diarrhea
  • Celiac Disease
  • Cellulitis
  • Colic
  • Conduct Disorder
  • Conjunctivitis
  • Constipation
  • Cough
  • Cradle Cap
  • Depressed Mood
  • Depression
  • Destructive Behavior
  • Developmental Delay
  • Diarrhea
  • Disruptive Behavior
  • Dysmenorrhea
  • Ear Infections
  • Eating Disorders
  • Eczema Herpeticum
  • Elbow Pain
  • Enuresis
  • Failure To Thrive
  • Feeding Problems
  • Fever
  • Food Allergy
  • Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
  • Headache
  • Impetigo
  • Irritability
  • Leg Pain
  • Lice
  • Lymphadenopathy
  • Neonatal Acne
  • Newborn Feeding Problems
  • Novel Coronavirus
  • Otalgia
  • Pertussis
  • Pharyngitis
  • Respiratory Syncytial Virus
  • Scabies
  • School Anxiety
  • School Related Problems
  • Seasonal Allergies
  • Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD)
  • Sleep Disorders
  • Sore Throat
  • Strep Throat
  • Substance Addiction
  • Syncope
  • Teething
  • Tinea Capitis
  • Toilet Training Issues
  • Urinary Tract Infection
  • Weight Problem
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Procedures I perform

  • Autism Testing
  • Birth Control Counseling
  • Camp Physicals
  • Concussion Testing
  • Developmental Assessment
  • Examination Of Eyes
  • HIV Testing
  • Newborn Care
  • Novel Coronavirus Testing
  • Novel Coronavirus Vaccine
  • Novel Coronavirus Vaccine Booster
  • School Physical
  • Sports Physical Exam
  • Travel Vaccination
  • Visual Field Testing
  • Well Child Exam
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Practice locations

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3800 Reservoir Road Northwest
Concentrated Care Center 5th Fl
Washington, DC, 20007

202-444-2468

Fax 202-444-2613

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Fax 202-444-2613

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
    • Kaiser Signature
    • Medicaid - District of Columbia
    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
    • Cigna Preferred Medicare
    • Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
    • Innovation Health: PPO
    • United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
    • Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
    • Cigna Network Open Access
    • Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II
    • CareFirst Administrators
    • Tricare East Prime
    • Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
    • United Student Resources
    • United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP
    • Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
    • Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
    • Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA
    • United MD IPA Preferred (POS)
    • Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
    • Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
    • Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)
    • UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
    • United Optimum Choice
    • United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
    • United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
    • United Select HMO - EPO/NPP
    • Cigna Indemnity
    • United Select Plus (POS)
    • I-SNP
    • United Erickson Advantage Plans
    • Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
    • Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
    • Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
    • Tricare Reserve Select
    • Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
    • Cigna POS Open Access & Open Access Plus
    • Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
    • CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
    • HumanaChoice PPO
    • Innovation Health: Indemnity
    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
    • Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
    • Anthem (POS & Open Access POS) BCBS of VA HealthKeepers
    • Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)
    • United AARP Medicare Complete
    • D-SNP)
    • United Golden Rule
    • United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose
    • Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO) |
    • Cigna EPO
    • CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)
    • Aetna Student Health Insurance
    • Medicaid - Virginia
    • Beech Street PPO
    • United Navigate
    • CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
    • Carefirst BlueChoice Open Access
    • United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
    • Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
    • Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
    • Police and Fire Clinic
    • Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
    • Cigna HMO Open Access
    • CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
    • Kaiser Select-Added Choice
    • Kaiser Select
    • WellPoint Maryland
    • Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
    • Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
    • Tricare for Life East
    • Innovation Health: Open POS II
    • Anthem HMO - BCBS of VA HealthKeepers
    • Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
    • Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)
    • United Mamsi Life & Health
    • Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO
    • United Group Medicare Advantage Plans
    • Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Open Access
    • Innovation Health: POS
    • Aetna HMO
    • Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
    • Kaiser Medicare Plus
    • CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
    • Cigna PPO and PPO Plus
    • United MD IPA (HMO)
    • Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus
    • Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus
    • Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
    • Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
    • CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced
    • CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
    • Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
    • Traditional Medicare Fee for Service
    • Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
    • MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
    • Kaiser Flexible Choice
    • Cigna Choice Fund PPO
    • HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO
    • CareFirst NASCO
    • WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
    • Tricare East Select
    • Carefirst EPO
    • United Choice
    • Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
    • Anthem Plus BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
    • Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
    • Innovation Health: POS Plus
    • CareFirst MedStar PPO
    • Medicaid - Maryland
    • Carefirst BlueChoice HMO
    • Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)
    • HealthyBlue PPO
    • Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
    • Virginia Premier
    • United Choice Plus
    • Cigna POS/Network POS
    • United Core Essential (HMO)
    • First Health PPO
    • Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
    • Coventry Health Care of Virginia
    • Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA

Education

Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatrics

Fellowship Program: Childrens Hospital of Buffalo (1996)

Residency Program: Albert Einstein Medical Center (1993)

Medical School: Temple University School of Medicine (1990)