Steven Parker Simmons, MD| Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine | MedStar Health
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
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice Fund PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- First Health PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Healthcare Choice
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna HMO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- IH-EPO Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- First Health PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Choice POS II
- IH-Open POS Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- United Student Resources
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Navigate
- IH-POS
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Sentara Health
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Optimum Choice
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-Open HMO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- POS OA
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- POS OA
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Administrators
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Choice POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Network OA
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Network OA
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-HMO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Student Resources
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CIGNA PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- HighMark
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Medicare Direct
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- OA Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Choice POS
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Employee Health Plan
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Navigate
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- IH-POS Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Residency: St. Joseph Hospital (1996)
Medical School: University of Tennessee Health Science Center (1993)