Arlene Blake, MSN NP| Family Medicine, Palliative Medicine | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Hypertension
- Respiratory Disorders
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Injury
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Open Wound
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Body Structure Imaging
- Abnormal Breast Imaging
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Drug Findings In Blood
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Abnormal Serum Enzyme Levels
- Acne
- Acute Bronchitis
- Acute Laryngitis And Tracheitis
- Acute Sinusitis
- Acute Upper Respiratory Infections Of Multiple Sites
- Adult And Child Abuse, Neglect And Maltreatment
- Allergic Contact Dermatitis
- Allergic Rhinitis
- Allergies
- Ankle And Foot Injury
- Back Pain
- Blindness And Low Vision
- Body Region Injury
- Breast Inflammation
- Candidiasis
- Carrier Of Infectious Disease
- Cellulitis
- Cellulitis And Lymphangitis
- 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
- Contact With Hazardous Health Exposures
- Cough
- Cutaneous Abscess
- Deficiency Of B Group Vitamins
- Depressive Episode
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Diseases Of Lip And Oral Mucosa
- Diseases Of Tongue
- Diseases Of Upper Respiratory Tract
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Disorders Of Mineral Metabolism
- Disorders Of Nose And Nasal Sinuses
- Disturbances Of Skin Sensation
- Disturbances Of Smell And Taste
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Ear Infection
- Ear Pain
- Eating Disorders
- Elbow And Forearm Injury
- Elbow Pain
- Emphysema
- Enlarged Lymph Nodes
- Enthesopathies
- Eustachian Tube Disorders
- Eye And Adnexa Disorders
- Eye And Orbit Injury
- Eyelid Disorders
- Fatigue
- Fever
- Gallstones
- Gastritis
- Genitourinary Symptoms
- Gout
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Heart Failure
- Hematuria
- Hemorrhoids
- Hemorrhoids And Perianal Venous Thrombosis
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Hip And Thigh Open Wound
- Hip Osteoarthritis
- Hip Pain
- Hives
- Hordeolum And Chalazion
- Hypertension
- Hypertrophic Skin Disorders
- Incontinence
- Influenza
- Influenza Due To Other Identified Influenza Virus
- Ingrown Toenail
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Joint Disorder
- Kidney And Ureter Disorders
- Kidney Stones
- Knee Pain
- Laryngitis
- Leg Pain
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Lower Back Pain
- Lower Leg Injury
- Malaise And Fatigue
- Male Genital Organ Disorders
- Menstrual Cramps
- Migraine
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Muscle Strain
- Nail Disorders
- Nausea
- Neck Pain
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nonscarring Hair Loss
- Nonsuppurative Otitis Media
- Obesity
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Otalgia And Ear Effusion
- Overactive Bladder
- Pain In Throat And Chest
- Painful Urination
- Penis Disorders
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Pneumonia
- Postnasal Drip
- Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)
- Problems Related To Lifestyle
- Proteinuria
- Pruritus
- Psoriasis
- Rash
- Raynaud's Disease
- Rectal Pain
- Respiratory Disorders
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Scabies
- Sciatica
- Shingles
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Muscle, Fascia, And Tendon Injury
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
- Skin Changes
- Skin Swelling And Lumps
- Sleep Disorders
- Sore Throat
- Spondylopathies
- Sprains And Strains
- Stomach Flu
- Stomatitis And Related Lesions
- Strep Throat
- Superficial Mycoses
- Tendinitis
- Tennis Elbow
- Testicular Pain
- Thyroid Disorders
- Tinnitus
- Tuberculosis
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
- Urticaria
- Uterine Fibroids
- Vaginal Itching
- Vaginitis
- Vasomotor And Allergic Rhinitis
- Vertigo
- Viral Warts
- Vitamin Deficiency
- Vomiting
- Weight Loss
- Wrist And Hand Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
- Yeast Infection
Procedures I perform
- Allergen Immunotherapy
- Asthma Management
- Back Pain Treatment
- Biopsy Of Skin
- Birth Control
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Breast Exam
- Cervix Dilation
- Cholesterol Screening
- Cold And Flu Treatment
- Diet Counseling
- Ekg (ELECTROCARDIOGRAM)
- EKG Interpretation
- Flu Shot Administration
- Food Allergy Treatment
- Foreign Body Removal From Ear
- Foreign Body Removal From Skin
- Gynecological Examination
- HIV Testing And Treatment
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Hypothyroidism Treatment
- Infection Treatment
- Injections For Pain Relief
- Physical Therapy Referral
- School Physicals
- Skin Tag Removal
- Suture Removal
- Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Treatment
- Venous Blood Collection
- Wound Repair
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
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- IH-Open POS II
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Sentara Health
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Optimum Choice
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Navigate
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna HMO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- First Health PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Student Resources
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CIGNA EPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- IH-Indemnity
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Choice POS II
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Beech Street PPO
- HighMark
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- TRICARE East Prime
- OA Plus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- IH-EPO Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- IH-POS
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- IH-Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Network OA
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- IH-HMO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- TRICARE East Select
- POS OA
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Medicare Direct
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Basic
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Administrators
- IH-POS Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- IH-PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
Education
Board Certification: American Association of Nurse Practitioners
Graduate: George Washington University (2023)