Stephen R. Mitchell, MD| Rheumatology, Pediatrics | MedStar Health
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Stephen R. Mitchell

Stephen R. Mitchell, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

4.9 out of 5 (227 reviews)

Specialties: Rheumatology, Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, Pediatric Rheumatology

Languages: English

877-625-1471

About me

Stephen Ray Mitchell,MD, MBA, MACP, FRCP

Certified in Internal Medicine and Pedistrics And Adult and Pediatric Rheumatology

Clinical areas of focus

  • Vasculitis
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Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Behcet's Disease
  • Benign Hypermobility
  • Crystal Arthropathies (GOUT)
  • Fever Of Unknown Origin
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Gout
  • Igg4-Related Disease
  • Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
  • Juvenile Lupus
  • Juvenile Spondyloarthritis
  • Macrophage Activation Syndrome
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Pediatric Joint Pain
  • Psoriatic Arthritis
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis
  • Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
  • Vasculitis
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Procedures I perform

  • Injection Joints And Bursa
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Practice locations

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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 6th Fl
Washington, DC, 20007

202-444-7547

Fax 202-444-7797

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Fax 202-444-7797

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

Education

Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatrics

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine

Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatric Rheumatology

Fellowship: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (1986)

Residency: University of North Carolina Hospitals GME (1981)

Internship: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1978)

Medical School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1976)

Awards

  • Washingtonian Top Doc 2025
  • Awarded Lifetime Achievement Award - Arthritis Foundation
  • Fellowship of Royal College of Physicians, London
  • Master of American College of Physicians
  • Founding Fellow American College of Rheumatology
  • American Mediclal Women's Association-  Larry Zaroff Man of Good Conscience Award - 2021

Ratings and reviews

  • Explanations the care provider gave you about your problem or condition

    4.9
  • Extent to which the care provider listened to you

    4.9
  • Care provider’s discussion of any proposed treatment (options, risks, benefits, etc.)

    4.9
  • Provider included you in decisions

    4.9
  • Concern the care provider showed for your questions or worries

    5
  • Likelihood of recommending this care provider to others

    4.9
  • Mar 13, 2026

    Dr. Stephen Ray Mitchell was outstanding

  • Nov 5, 2025

    Attentive, listened to my concerns, discussed possible Dx. & Tx.

  • Jul 15, 2025

    Dr. Mitchell took so much time with us to make sure we felt comfortable and that all our questions were answered.