Simone Brinae Lites, MSN NP| Gastroenterology | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Abdominal Pain
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Gallstones
- Gastritis
- Hemorrhoids
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Stool
- Achalasia
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Alimentary Tract Foreign Body
- Anus And Rectum Diseases
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Barrett's Esophagus
- Benign Neoplasm Of Colon, Rectum, Anus And Anal Canal
- Benign Neoplasm Of Digestive System
- Bile Duct Stones
- Blood In Stool
- Bowel Obstruction
- Chronic Constipation
- Chronic Diarrhea
- Colitis
- Colon Cancer
- Colon Polyps
- Congenital Malformations Of Digestive System
- Crohn's Disease
- Crohn's Disease [Regional Enteritis]
- Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Digestive System Complications
- Digestive System Diseases
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Diseases Of Esophagus
- Diseases Of Stomach And Duodenum
- Diverticulitis
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Duodenitis
- Dysphagia
- Epigastric Pain
- Esophageal Cancer
- Esophageal Stricture
- Esophagitis
- Flatulence
- Functional Dyspepsia
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gallstones
- Gastric Cancer
- Gastritis
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Helicobacter Pylori
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatomegaly
- Hepatomegaly And Splenomegaly
- Jaundice
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Failure
- Liver Fibrosis
- Malabsorption
- Melena
- Nausea
- Noninfective Gastroenteritis
- Pancreatitis
- Paralytic Ileus And Intestinal Obstruction
- Peptic Ulcer Disease
- Perianal Fistula
- Portal Hypertension
- Postprandial Diarrhea
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
- Proctitis
- Rectal Cancer
- Rectal Pain
- Regional Enteritis
- Small Intestine Cancer
- Stomach Cancer
- Stomach Cramps
- Stomach Ulcers
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Viral Hepatitis
- Vomiting
Procedures I perform
- Capsule Endoscopy
- Celiac Disease Treatment
- Colonoscopy Through Stoma
- Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Dilation Of Esophagus
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
- Enteroscopy
- Esophageal Dilation
- Esophageal PH Monitoring
- Esophagogastroduodenoscopy With Biopsy
- Fecal Microbiota Transplant
- Flexible Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Gastrointestinal Biopsy
- Gastrointestinal Foreign Body Removal
- Gastrointestinal Motility Study
- Gastrostomy
- Hydrogen Breath Test
- Intestinal Biopsy
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome Treatment
- Lactose Breath Test
- Lactose Intolerance Testing
- Lower Gi Endoscopy
- Pancreatitis Treatment
- PH Monitoring
- Rectal Biopsy
- Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
- Sigmoidoscopy With Biopsy
- Stomach Pain Treatment
- Swallowing Disorder Treatment
- Upper Endoscopy
- Upper Gi Endoscopy
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
- IH-PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- OA Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Beech Street PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- First Health PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Navigate
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Choice Fund PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-POS
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Administrators
- IH-Open HMO Option
- HealthyBlue PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-Open POS II
- First Health PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Classic 3500
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-Indemnity
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Medicare FFS
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- IH-HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- IH-POS Plus
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Medicare Direct
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- HighMark
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Choice POS
- TRICARE East Select
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA EPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- IH-EPO Plus
- POS OA
- HumanaChoice PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Network OA
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Tricare Reserve Select
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
Education
Board Certification: American Association of Nurse Practitioners
Graduate: Drexel University (2024)