Scott Howard Penfil, MD| Pediatrics Specialist, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine | MedStar Health
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Scott Howard Penfil

Scott Howard Penfil, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

Specialties: Pediatrics Specialist, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Pediatrics

Languages: English

Clinical areas of focus

  • Asthma
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Evaluation And Treatment
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Camp Physicals
  • Feeding Difficulties In Newborns
  • Feeding Problems In Toddlers
  • Growth And Development Monitoring
  • Immunization Administration
  • Lactation Counseling
  • Musculoskeletal Injury
  • Nutrition Counseling
  • Pediatric Sick Visit
  • School Physical
  • School Physical
  • Sports Physicals
  • Well Child Exam
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Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Abdominal Pain
  • Abnormal Breathing
  • Abnormal Breathing In Newborns
  • Abnormal Findings On Neonatal Screening
  • Acute Bronchiolitis In Infants
  • Acute Sinusitis
  • Acute Tonsillitis In Children
  • Acute Upper Respiratory Infections Of Multiple Sites
  • Allergic Contact Dermatitis
  • Allergic Reactions In Children
  • Allergic Rhinitis
  • Allergies
  • Anemia In Children
  • Arm Injury
  • Arm Pain In Children
  • Asthma
  • Asthma Attack
  • Asthma In Children
  • Asthma Management
  • Atopic Dermatitis (ECZEMA) In Children
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Baby Acne
  • Baby Reflux
  • Bacterial Pneumonia
  • Bedwetting
  • Behavioral Problems
  • Blocked Tear Ducts
  • Blood In Stool
  • Bone Disorders In Children
  • Breastfeeding Difficulties
  • Bronchiolitis
  • Burn Injuries
  • Candidiasis
  • Cellulitis
  • Chest Pain
  • Child Anxiety Disorders
  • Child Asthma
  • Child Constipation
  • Child Speech Problems
  • Child Tantrums
  • Cold And Flu In Children
  • Colic In Infants
  • Common Cold In Children
  • Constipation
  • Cradle Cap
  • Croup
  • Delayed Speech And Language Development
  • Developmental Delays In Toddlers
  • Ear Foreign Body
  • Ear Infections In Children
  • Ear Pain In Children
  • Eczema
  • Enuresis
  • Environmental Allergies
  • Eye Problems In Children
  • Feeding Difficulties In Newborns
  • Feeding Problems In Toddlers
  • Fever In Children
  • Flu In Children
  • Gastroenteritis
  • Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) In Children
  • Growing Pains
  • Hand Foot And Mouth Disease
  • Head Injury
  • Head Lice
  • Headache In Children
  • Health Counseling
  • Hives
  • Impetigo In Children
  • Infection
  • Infectious Mononucleosis
  • Influenza
  • Intellectual Disabilities
  • Knee Pain In Children
  • Language Developmental Delays
  • Lead Poisoning In Children
  • Learning Disabilities In Children
  • Leg Pain In Children
  • Medically Complex Child
  • Middle Ear Pain
  • Musculoskeletal Injury
  • Nasal Congestion
  • Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction
  • Nausea And Vomiting In Kids
  • Newborn Care
  • Newborn Feeding Disorders
  • Nightmares In Children
  • Nonsuppurative Otitis Media
  • Nursemaid's Elbow
  • Nutrition Counseling
  • Obesity In Children
  • Oral Thrush
  • Otitis Externa (SWIMMER'S EAR)
  • Otitis Media
  • Overweight Children
  • Pediatric Allergies
  • Pediatric Anemia
  • Pediatric Sinusitis
  • Pediatric Skin Conditions (E.G. ECZEMA, ACNE)
  • Pink Eye (CONJUNCTIVITIS)
  • Pinworms
  • Pneumonia In Children
  • Poor Appetite In Children
  • Premature Birth
  • Premature Infant
  • Reflux In Infants
  • Roseola
  • Rubella
  • Runny Nose
  • Scabies In Children
  • Scarlet Fever
  • School Physical
  • Sinusitis In Children
  • Skin And Soft Tissue Infections
  • Skin Infections In Children
  • Skin Rashes In Children
  • Speech Disorders
  • Sprains And Strains In Children
  • Strep Throat
  • Swimmer's Ear
  • Testicular Pain
  • Throat Pain
  • Tinea Infections
  • Underimmunization
  • Underweight In Kids
  • Unexplained Fever
  • Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
  • Urticaria
  • Vaccination Concerns
  • Vaccinations For Children
  • Vaginitis
  • Viral Exanthem In Children
  • Viral Infection
  • Vision Problems In Children
  • Vomiting In Children
  • Well Child Exam
  • Whooping Cough (PERTUSSIS)
  • Wound Infections In Children
  • Wrist And Hand Pain
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Procedures I perform

  • Acid Reflux Treatment
  • Annual Well Child Exam
  • Antibiotic Therapy
  • Anxiety Disorder Screening
  • Anxiety Management
  • Asthma Action Plan
  • Asthma Attack Treatment
  • Asthma Medication Management
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Evaluation And Treatment
  • Autism Screening And Diagnosis
  • Breastfeeding Assistance
  • Camp Physicals
  • Child Development Guidance
  • Child Developmental Assessment
  • Cholesterol Screening
  • Conjunctivitis Treatment
  • Constipation Education
  • Counseling For Anxiety And Depression
  • Counseling For Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Counseling For Behavioral Issues
  • Counseling For Children
  • Counseling For Chronic Illness
  • Counseling For Developmental Disorders
  • Counseling For Down Syndrome
  • Counseling For Feeding Problems
  • Counseling For Intellectual Disabilities
  • Daycare Physical
  • Developmental Assessments
  • Developmental Delay Diagnosis
  • Developmental Follow-Up
  • Dietary Counseling
  • Growth And Development Monitoring
  • Growth Development Screening
  • Healthy Lifestyle Guidance
  • Immunization Administration
  • Infant Nutrition Counseling
  • Infection Treatment
  • Injury Prevention
  • Lactation Counseling
  • Newborn Care
  • Nutrition And Diet Counseling
  • Pediatric Asthma Management
  • Pediatric Asthma Screening
  • Pediatric Autism Screening
  • Pediatric Nutrition Counseling
  • Pediatric Sick Visit
  • Pediatric Well Visit
  • Physical Activity Counseling
  • Physical Exam For School
  • Safety And Injury Prevention Counseling
  • School Physical
  • Sleep Counseling
  • Sports Physicals
  • Telemedicine Treatment
  • Telemedicine Visit
  • Vaccinations
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Practice locations

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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Concentrated Care Center 5th Fl
Washington, DC, 20007

202-444-7428
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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
    • Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
    • IH-Open HMO Option
    • Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
    • HealthyBlue PPO
    • CIGNA PPO Plus
    • CareFirst MedStar PPO
    • Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
    • United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
    • Choice POS
    • CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
    • Medicare FFS
    • Aetna Advantage 6350
    • Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
    • Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
    • Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
    • CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
    • Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
    • United Healthcare Options (PPO)
    • Amerigroup DC Alliance
    • Blue Choice Advantage
    • MultiPlan, Inc
    • CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
    • CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
    • Tricare Reserve Select
    • Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
    • Advantra Platinum (PPO)
    • Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
    • Employee Health Plan
    • Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
    • Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
    • CIGNA Indemnity
    • Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
    • DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
    • Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
    • Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
    • Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
    • CIGNA HMO Open Access
    • First Health PPO
    • Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
    • CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
    • United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
    • UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
    • Aetna HMO
    • IH-Open POS Plus
    • UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
    • United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
    • NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
    • United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
    • Navigate
    • CareFirst Blue Card Program
    • CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
    • Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
    • Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
    • AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
    • Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
    • Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
    • Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
    • BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
    • IH-Open POS II
    • Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
    • Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
    • IH-Open EPO Plus
    • Kaiser Permanente Signature
    • HumanaChoice PPO
    • Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
    • Geisinger Medicare Advantage
    • Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
    • UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
    • Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
    • Erickson Advantage Plans
    • United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
    • IH-EPO Plus
    • TRICARE East Select
    • UHC Passport
    • Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
    • HighMark
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
    • United Healthcare Choice Plus
    • Aetna Better Health of MD
    • United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
    • Sentara Health
    • IH-HMO
    • Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
    • Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
    • CIGNA POS/Network POS
    • Police and Fire Clinic
    • CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
    • Aetna Classic 5000
    • Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
    • CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
    • CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
    • CareFirst NASCO
    • Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
    • Aetna Advantage 6350PD
    • CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
    • Maryland Physicians Care MCO
    • Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
    • Aetna Advantage 5750
    • HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
    • Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
    • IH-Open HMO
    • Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
    • Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
    • IH-POS
    • TRICARE for Life East
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
    • United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
    • TRICARE East Prime
    • Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
    • Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
    • M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
    • BlueChoice Open Access
    • CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
    • IH-Indemnity
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
    • CIGNA Connect EPO
    • Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
    • Network OA
    • BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
    • Choice POS II
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
    • CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
    • CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
    • Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
    • Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
    • CIGNA EPO
    • Beech Street PPO
    • Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
    • Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
    • Aetna Basic
    • IH-Network Only Plus
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
    • CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
    • Coventry Health Care of Virginia
    • UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
    • Aetna VA Exchange
    • CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
    • OA Plus
    • WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
    • MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
    • UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
    • IH-POS Plus
    • Aetna Classic 3500
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
    • CIGNA PPO
    • HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
    • Options PPO Cardiac Global
    • MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
    • Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
    • Aetna Premier 200PD
    • Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
    • Choice Fund PPO
    • Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
    • CareFirst Administrators
    • United Student Resources
    • Aetna Better Health of VA
    • CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
    • United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
    • Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
    • CareFirst EPO
    • Medicare Direct
    • Kaiser Permanente Select
    • United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
    • AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
    • Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
    • CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
    • Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
    • Core Essential (HMO)
    • IH-Open Network Only Plus
    • Aetna Student Health Insurance
    • IH-PPO
    • Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
    • Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
    • Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
    • OCI Direct (HMO)
    • Aetna Classic 5000PD
    • Choice POS II Open Access
    • POS OA
    • Health Services for Children with Special Needs
    • United Healthcare Choice
    • M.D. IPA (HMO)
    • Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
    • Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
    • Optimum Choice
    • AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
    • TriWest Healthcare Alliance
    • Humana Gold Plus HMO
    • First Health PPO
    • Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO

Education

Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, General Pediatrics

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

Medical School: John Hopkins University Bloomberg School Of Public Health (2010)

Residency: University at Buffalo School of Medicine (1996)

Residency: Albert Einstein Medical Center GME (1993)

Medical School: Temple University School of Medicine (1990)

Medical School: Franklin & Marshall College (1985)