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

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

4.9 out of 5 (215 reviews)

Specialties: Pediatric Rheumatology, Pediatrics, Rheumatology, Internal Medicine

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

Education

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine

Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatrics

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

    4.9
  • Likelihood of recommending this care provider to others

    4.9
  • 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.

  • Jun 17, 2025

    Dr. Mitchell provides the best care possible: he shows genuine concern, treats young patients and their parents with great respect and warmth, explains treatment both gently and clearly, and listens attentively. He will do research on a question and call back after the appointment to provide more information and give test results. He Is the finest doctor I have ever encountered for anyone In my family. He has been a blessing In my daughter's life through the years.