Alissia A. Bishop, BSCHSC PA| Spine Surgery, Neurosurgery | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Aneurysm
- Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
- Hydrocephalus Shunting
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Adrenal Tumor
- Aneurysm
- Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Cyst
- Brain Tumor
- Carotid Stenosis
- Cerebral Vasospasm
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Chiari Malformation
- Dorsalgia
- Epilepsy
- Hydrocephalus
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Intracerebral Hemorrhage
- Meningioma
- Migraine
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Parkinson's Disease
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Peripheral Nerve Disorders
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spondylosis
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Vascular Malformation
Procedures I perform
- Angiogram
- Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM) Surgery
- Bifrontal Craniectomy
- Brain Hemorrhage Surgery
- Carpal Tunnel Release
- Cerebral Internal Carotid Artery Ophthalmic Segment Aneurysm Coiling
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Fibula Osteotomy
- Heel Tendon Repair
- Hydrocephalus Shunting
- Laminectomy
- Laser Prostate Surgery
- Lumboperitoneal Shunt
- Median Nerve Decompression
- Microdiscectomy
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Neuroendovascular Surgery
- Neuromodulation
- Neuroplasty
- Parkinson's Disease
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Peripheral Nerve Surgery
- Pituitary Tumor Surgery
- Posterior Fossa Craniotomy
- Prostate Injury Treatment
- Proton Beam Radiosurgery
- Shunt Placement
- Spinal Disc Replacement
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Spinal Spondylolysis Treatment
- Stroke Management
- Sympathectomy
- Vagus Nerve Stimulation
- Vestibular Nerve Tumor Surgery
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
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Choice POS
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Basic
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- UHC Passport
- United Student Resources
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Navigate
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Network OA
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-POS
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- HighMark
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-EPO Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-Open POS II
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst EPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- First Health PPO
- Choice POS II
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- IH-Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- IH-HMO
- First Health PPO
- Medicare FFS
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-POS Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- OA Plus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United Healthcare Choice
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- POS OA
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
Education
Board Certification: National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants
Medical School: George Washington University (2018)