Sharon-Marie A Smith, DNP| Geriatric Medicine, Internal Medicine | MedStar Health
About me
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Areas of Clinical Interest:
- Acute Care Visits
- Adult Primary Care
- Gerontology
Certifications and Associations:
- American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)
- Sigma Theta Tau Honors Society
Philosophy of Care:
"My philosophy of care focuses on providing compassionate and quality care to patients. I strive to build a genuine connection with my patients and have them leave every visit with a clear understanding of their care."
Clinical areas of focus
- Acute Illness Treatment
- Chronic Disease Management
- Health Maintenance Exam
- Preventative Care
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Blood
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Immunological Findings
- Abnormal Movements
- Abnormal Serum Enzyme Levels
- Acute Bronchitis
- Acute Sinusitis
- Allergies
- Anemia
- Angina
- Anus And Rectum Diseases
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Artery Disorders
- Atherosclerosis
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrioventricular Block
- Back Pain
- Bladder Disorders
- Bleeding Disorders
- Bone Disorders
- Brain Disorders
- Breast Lump
- Candidiasis
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiomyopathy
- Cellulitis
- Chest Pain
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Colitis
- Colon Cancer
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Cough
- Cutaneous Abscess, Furuncle And Carbuncle
- Cystitis
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Dementia
- Depressive Episode
- Diabetic Nephropathy
- Diabetic Neuropathy
- Digestive System Diseases
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Diseases Of Esophagus
- Diseases Of Lip And Oral Mucosa
- Diseases Of Salivary Glands
- Diseases Of Upper Respiratory Tract
- Disorders Of Nose And Nasal Sinuses
- Diverticulitis
- Dyslipidemia
- Dyspnea
- Emphysema
- Endocrine Disorders
- Enlarged Prostate
- Fatigue
- Fever
- Gallstones
- Gastritis
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Genitourinary Symptoms
- Gout
- Headache
- Heart Disease
- Hematuria
- Hemorrhoids
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Hip Pain
- Hordeolum And Chalazion
- Hyperglycemia
- Hypertension
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypoglycemia
- Hypotension
- Influenza
- Kidney Stones
- Knee Pain
- Migraine
- Muscle Disorders
- Myocardial Infarction
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Obesity
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Pain In Throat And Chest
- Peptic Ulcer Disease
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Pneumonia
- Polyuria
- Problems Related To Lifestyle
- Rash
- Respiratory Disorders
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
- Skin Changes
- Skin Swelling And Lumps
- Sleep Disorders
- Sore Throat
- Specified Health Status
- Tachycardia
- Thyroid Disorders
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Urinary Tract Infection
- Vein Disorders
- Venous Embolism
- Weight Loss
Procedures I perform
- 24-Hour Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening
- Acute Illness Treatment
- Advance Directive Planning
- Anxiety Treatment
- Asthma Management
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Cholesterol Screening
- Chronic Disease Management
- Copd Management
- Electrocardiogram
- Flu Shot
- Health Maintenance Exam
- Hypertension Treatment
- Immunization Administration
- Lipid Profile
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Non-Pharmacological Interventions
- Pre-Operative Clearance
- Preventative Care
- Rash Treatment
- Respiratory Infection Treatment
- Sinus Infection Treatment
- Urinary Tract Infection Treatment
Practice locations
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810 Bestgate Rd
Ste 135
Annapolis, MD, 21401
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 Administrators
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- First Health PPO
- Network OA
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Navigate
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Beech Street PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare FFS
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst NASCO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- UHC Passport
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Choice POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-POS
- IH-Open POS II
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Optimum Choice
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Classic 5000
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- POS OA
- CIGNA PPO
- OA Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- HighMark
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Basic
- Sentara Health
- Employee Health Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- United Student Resources
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna VA Exchange
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Choice POS
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Healthcare Choice
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
Education
Board Certification: American Association of Nurse Practitioners, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
Allied Health Education: University of Maryland at Baltimore School of Nurs (2019)