Alissia A. Bishop, BSCHSC PA| Neurosurgery, Spine Surgery | 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
- Brain Tumor 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
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- United Student Resources
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- MultiPlan, Inc
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Employee Health Plan
- HighMark
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- TRICARE East Select
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- POS OA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- HealthyBlue PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- Medicare FFS
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CIGNA EPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Blue Choice Advantage
- BlueChoice Open Access
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- First Health PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst Administrators
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- POS OA
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Tricare Reserve Select
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- IH-POS Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Choice POS II
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Navigate
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- HighMark
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-POS
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- IH-Open HMO Option
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- OA Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna HMO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Basic
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Network OA
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna VA Exchange
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Sentara Health
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Choice POS
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS II
- IH-Open POS II
- Choice Fund PPO
- OA Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Network OA
- United Healthcare Choice
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Choice POS
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- First Health PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- First Health PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-HMO
- IH-Open HMO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Employee Health Plan
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Medicare Direct
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
Education
Board Certification: National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants,
Medical School: George Washington University (2018)