Steven Parker Simmons, MD| Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine | MedStar Health
Steven Parker Simmons, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine
Languages: English
Not Accepting New Patients
Clinical areas of focus
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Anxiety Disorder Screening
- Dementia
- Elder Abuse
- Fall Prevention And Management
- Geriatric Care Management
- Geriatric Health Screening
- Geriatric Pain Management
- Home Safety Evaluations
- Huntington's Disease Management
- Memory Disorder
- Pharmacological Treatment Of Hypertension
- Polypharmacy
- Pressure Ulcer Prevention And Management
- Venous Ulcers
- Weakness And Frailty
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Anemia
- Bed Sores
- Blindness
- Blindness And Low Vision
- Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
- Chronic Constipation
- Chronic Pain Management For Older Adults
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Dementia
- Depression
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Elder Abuse
- Enteropathic Arthropathies
- Falls And Gait Disorders
- Finger, Hand, And Wrist Open Wound
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gait And Balance Problems
- Gallbladder Disease
- Geriatric Pain Management
- Gout
- Head Injury
- Home Health Care
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Knee Pain
- Low Vision
- Lower Limb Ulcer
- Malaise And Fatigue
- Malignant Immunoproliferative Diseases And B
- Memory Disorder
- Meniscal Tear Of The Knee
- Mild Cognitive Impairment
- Multiple System Atrophy
- Osteoporosis
- Paraplegia And Quadriplegia
- Parkinson's Disease
- Polyosteoarthritis
- Polypharmacy
- Primary Progressive Aphasia
- Problems Related To Care Provider Dependency
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Rib And Sternum Fracture
- Secondary Parkinsonism
- Septic Arthritis Of The Hip
- Sleep Disorders
- Spondylopathies
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Subcortical Infarction
- Ureteral Calculus
- Vascular Dementia
- Vein Disorders
- Venous Embolism
- Venous Ulcers
- Vision Disturbances
- Wandering (Dementia
- Weakness And Frailty
Procedures I perform
- Advance Directive Planning
- Anxiety Disorder Screening
- Anxiety Management For Older Adults
- Assessment Of Cognitive Function
- Behavioral Management For Dementia
- Cognitive Stimulation Therapy
- Concussion Testing And Management
- Delirium Prevention
- Deprescribing
- Failure To Thrive Evaluation And Management
- Fall Prevention And Management
- Frailty Assessment And Management
- Functional Capacity Evaluation
- Geriatric Care Management
- Geriatric Health Screening
- Geriatric Orthopedic Care
- Home Safety Evaluations
- Hospice Care Referral
- Huntington's Disease Management
- Impacted Earwax Removal
- Inpatient Palliative Care
- Mental Health Medication Management
- Mental Status Exam
- Neuromuscular Rehabilitation
- Pain Medication Management
- Palliative Care
- Palliative Care Coordination
- Palliative Care Services
- Pancreatic Disease Management
- Parkinson's Disease
- Performance Status Assessment
- Pharmacological Therapy
- Pharmacological Treatment Of Hypertension
- Pressure Ulcer Prevention And Management
- Sleep Disorder Management
- Social Isolation Screening
- Transitional Care Planning
- Urinary Incontinence Treatment
- Wound Care
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
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- HighMark
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Navigate
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- TRICARE East Select
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Basic
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- IH-Indemnity
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Network OA
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna VA Exchange
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Choice POS
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- IH-Open HMO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- TRICARE East Prime
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Classic 3500
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Medicare Direct
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Medicare FFS
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- UHC Passport
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst Administrators
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- IH-POS
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Sentara Health
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Employee Health Plan
- United Student Resources
- First Health PPO
- IH-HMO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- First Health PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- POS OA
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-Open POS II
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Residency: St. Joseph Hospital (1996)
Medical School: University of Tennessee Health Science Center (1993)