Ashley Lynn Dearstine, CRNP| Family Medicine | MedStar Health
About me
Ashley has been working as a Registered Nurse since June of 2008. She worked at MedStar St. Mary's Hospital on the Medical/Surgical/Pediatric unit from June of 2008 until May of 2016 as a staff nurse and charge nurse, until transitioning to an advanced practice role as a Family Nurse Practitioner.
Areas of clinical interest
- Family-centered Care
- Pediatric/Adolescent Health
- Adult Care
- Geriatric care
- Anxiety/Depression
Certifications and associations
- American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
Philosophy of care
Empowering patients by acknowledging each patient's individuality and providing care with compassion, dignity, competence, and integrity to deliver the best possible health outcomes.
Clinical areas of focus
- Acute Illness Treatment
- Chronic Disease Management
- Health Maintenance Exam
- Preventative Care
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 Blood Pressure
- 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
Procedures I perform
- Acute Illness Treatment
- Asthma Management
- Back Pain Treatment
- Blood Chemistry Test
- Blood Collection
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Breast Exam
- Breathing Treatments
- Cholesterol Screening
- Chronic Disease Management
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Cold And Flu Treatment
- Cold Treatment
- 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
- Skin Cancer Screening
- Vision Screening
Practice locations
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45870 E Run Dr
Lexington Park, MD, 20653
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
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Choice POS II
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-Open POS II
- OA Plus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Network OA
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- POS OA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CIGNA EPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-HMO
- TRICARE East Select
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CIGNA PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Navigate
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Choice POS
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Optimum Choice
- Medicare Direct
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- IH-PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- MultiPlan, Inc
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- UHC Passport
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Employee Health Plan
- Sentara Health
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- HighMark
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- TRICARE East Prime
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- First Health PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Beech Street PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-POS
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Medicare FFS
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-Indemnity
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
Education
Board Certification: American Association of Nurse Practitioners, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
Allied Health Education: Simmons College (2015)