Adrian Dyer, MD| Family Medicine | MedStar Health
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Adrian Dyer

Adrian Dyer, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

4.8 out of 5 (259 reviews)

Specialties: Family Medicine

Languages: Spanish, English

202-416-2006

About me

Areas of clinical interest

  • General primary care
  • LGBTQ+ care
  • Weight management

Philosophy of care

“I take a whole-person view of the patients in my care. I believe that by getting to know each patient beyond their symptoms and medications, I can better tailor treatment to their needs and preferences.”

Clinical areas of focus

  • Acute Illness Treatment
  • Chronic Disease Management
  • Health Maintenance Exam
  • Preventative Care
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Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Injury
  • Abdominal Pain
  • Abnormal Breast Imaging
  • Abnormal Breathing
  • Acne
  • Acute Bronchitis
  • Acute Laryngitis And Tracheitis
  • Acute Sinusitis
  • Acute Upper Respiratory Infections Of Multiple Sites
  • Adult And Child Abuse, Neglect And Maltreatment
  • Adverse Effects
  • Allergic Contact Dermatitis
  • Allergic Rhinitis
  • Allergies
  • Ankle And Foot Injury
  • Back Pain
  • Breast Inflammation
  • Candidiasis
  • Cellulitis
  • Chest Pain
  • Chlamydia
  • Chronic Cough
  • Chronic Diseases Of Tonsils And Adenoids
  • Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
  • Chronic Kidney Disease
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
  • Contact With Communicable Diseases
  • Cough
  • Cutaneous Abscess
  • Digestive System Symptoms
  • Diseases Of Upper Respiratory Tract
  • Ear Infection
  • Ear Pain
  • Elbow Pain
  • Emphysema
  • Enlarged Lymph Nodes
  • Eustachian Tube Disorders
  • Eyelid Disorders
  • Fatigue
  • Fever
  • Gallstones
  • Gastritis
  • Genitourinary Symptoms
  • Gout
  • Headache
  • Hematuria
  • Hemorrhoids
  • High Cholesterol
  • Hip Osteoarthritis
  • Hip Pain
  • Hives
  • Hordeolum And Chalazion
  • Hypertension
  • Incontinence
  • Influenza
  • Intervertebral Disc Disorders
  • Joint Disorder
  • Kidney And Ureter Disorders
  • Kidney Stones
  • Knee Pain
  • Laryngitis
  • Leg Pain
  • Lower Back Pain
  • Malaise And Fatigue
  • Male Genital Organ Disorders
  • Menstrual Cramps
  • Migraine
  • Muscle Strain
  • Nail Disorders
  • Nausea
  • Neck Pain
  • Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
  • Nonscarring Hair Loss
  • Nonsuppurative Otitis Media
  • Obesity
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Osteoporosis
  • Otalgia And Ear Effusion
  • Ovarian Cysts
  • Overactive Bladder
  • Pain In Throat And Chest
  • Painful Urination
  • Plantar Fasciitis
  • Pneumonia
  • Postnasal Drip
  • Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)
  • Problems Related To Lifestyle
  • Proteinuria
  • Pruritus
  • Psoriasis
  • Pulmonary Embolism
  • Rash
  • Raynaud's Disease
  • Rectal Pain
  • Respiratory Disorders
  • Scabies
  • Sciatica
  • Shingles
  • Shoulder And Upper Arm Muscle, Fascia, And Tendon Injury
  • Skin Changes
  • Skin Swelling And Lumps
  • Sleep Disorders
  • Sore Throat
  • Sprains And Strains
  • Stomach Flu
  • Stomatitis And Related Lesions
  • Strep Throat
  • Tendinitis
  • Tennis Elbow
  • Testicular Pain
  • Thyroid Disorders
  • Tinnitus
  • Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
  • Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
  • Urticaria
  • Vaginal Itching
  • Vaginitis
  • Vasomotor And Allergic Rhinitis
  • Vertigo
  • Weight Loss
  • Yeast Infection
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Procedures I perform

  • Acute Illness Treatment
  • Asthma Management
  • Blood Chemistry Test
  • Blood Collection
  • Blood Pressure Monitoring
  • Breast Exam
  • Breathing Treatments
  • Cholesterol Screening
  • Chronic Disease Management
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Copd Management
  • Depression Treatment
  • Diabetes Screening
  • Diet Counseling
  • Digital Rectal Exam
  • Ekg (ELECTROCARDIOGRAM)
  • EKG Interpretation
  • Flu Shot Administration
  • Geriatric Care
  • Health Maintenance Exam
  • Hospice Care Referral
  • Hypothyroidism Treatment
  • Immunization Administration
  • Infection Treatment
  • Physical Therapy Referral
  • Preventative Care
  • Sinus Infection Treatment
  • Skin Cancer Screening
  • Vision Screening
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Practice locations

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1133 21st St NW
Ste 600
Washington, DC, 20036

202-416-2000
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Fax 410-657-1997

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

Education

Board Certification: American Board of Family Medicine, Family Medicine

Fellowship Program: Carolinas Medical Center (2021)

Medical School: Howard University College of Medicine (2018)

Ratings and reviews

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

    4.8
  • Extent to which the care provider listened to you

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

    4.8
  • Provider included you in decisions

    4.8
  • Concern the care provider showed for your questions or worries

    4.9
  • Likelihood of recommending this care provider to others

    4.8
  • May 8, 2026

    Good

  • May 8, 2026

    Dr Dyer was amazing. This was my first experience with him. He was easy to talk to, understanding and very friendly. His welcoming attitude made it easier for me to communicate with him.

  • May 2, 2026

    Dr. Dyer is exceptionally adept in listening intently and providing clear and unambiguous recommendations for a path forward toward improved health and wellness.