Carmen Paz Pichard-Encina, MD| Orthopedic Surgery, Geriatric Medicine | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Dementia
- Diabetes Foot Care
- Huntington's Disease Management
- Pharmacological Treatment Of Hypertension
- Venous Ulcer Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Bladder Incontinence
- Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
- Chronic Constipation
- Chronic Gout
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Dementia
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Enteropathic Arthropathies
- Finger, Hand, And Wrist Open Wound
- Gout
- Head Injury
- Hip Fracture
- Hip Osteoarthritis
- Hip Pain
- Knee Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Knee Pain
- Lower Limb Ulcer
- Meniscal Tear Of The Knee
- Osteoporosis
- Parkinson's Disease
- Polyosteoarthritis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Rib And Sternum Fracture
- Septic Arthritis Of The Hip
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spondylopathies
- Subcortical Infarction
Procedures I perform
- Balance And Coordination Training
- Closed Clavicular Fracture Treatment
- Closed Fibular Fracture Treatment
- Diabetes Foot Care
- Distal Radius Fracture Treatment
- Falls Prevention
- Geriatric Orthopedic Care
- Huntington's Disease Management
- Long Leg Splint Application
- Low Vision Therapy
- Metatarsal Fracture Treatment
- Neuromuscular Reeducation For Muscle Control
- Neuromuscular Rehabilitation
- Open Treatment Of Tibial Fracture
- Orthopedic Physical Therapy
- Osteoporosis Prevention Treatment
- Pharmacological Treatment Of Hypertension
- Physical Therapy Modalities
- Postpartum Support
- Proximal Humeral Fracture Treatment
- Venous Ulcer Treatment
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
- CareFirst EPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- Aetna HMO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Sentara Health
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst NASCO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CIGNA EPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Navigate
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- First Health PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- IH-HMO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Choice Fund PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- TRICARE for Life East
- HighMark
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Network OA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Choice POS II
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- IH-PPO
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-POS Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Optimum Choice
- CIGNA PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- IH-Open POS II
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- OA Plus
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Employee Health Plan
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- POS OA
- IH-POS
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-EPO Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- Medicare FFS
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery
Residency: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2010)
Internship: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2006)
Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2005)