David Alvarado, MMS PA| Orthopedic Surgery | MedStar Health
About me
David Alvarado, PA, specializes in orthopedics at our Reisterstown location. He evaluates his own patients, and works closely with Jon Koman, MD, treating all types of orthopedic injuries and ailments. When not in the office, he assists Dr. Koman in a variety of surgeries. He is bilingual in Spanish and English. David received his bachelor's degree in Exercise Science from Salisbury University and a Masters degree in Medical Science from St. Francis University in Loretto, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Anne Arundel Community College with a Certificate of Physician Assistant Studies. He is certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants. David also holds certifications in Basic Life Support and Advanced Cardiac Life Support. He is an active member of the Maryland Academy of Physician Assistants.
Clinical areas of focus
- Ankle And Foot Fracture
- Knee Pain
- Wrist And Hand Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Injury
- Acl Tear
- Ankle And Foot Fracture
- Ankle And Foot Injury
- Ankle Joint Dislocation
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Arthropathy
- Bunions
- Bursopathy
- Cartilage Disorder
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Chest Injury
- Clubfoot
- Congenital Foot Deformity
- Dorsalgia
- Enthesopathies
- Foot And Ankle Osteoarthritis
- Forearm And Elbow Joint Instability
- Forearm Tendon Injury
- Hammertoes
- Hand And Wrist Arthritis
- Hand And Wrist Fracture
- Hip And Thigh Tendon Injury
- Hip Fracture
- Hip Impingement
- Hip Joint Dislocation
- Hip Labral Tear
- Hip Osteoarthritis
- Hip Pain
- Joint Derangement Of Knee
- Joint Disorder
- Joint Sprain
- Juvenile Osteoarthritis
- Knee Fracture
- Knee Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Knee Pain
- Labral Tears
- Lateral Meniscus Injury
- Lower Leg And Ankle Fracture
- Neck Nerve And Spinal Cord Injury
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoarthritis Of Hand Joints
- Osteoarthritis Pain
- Patella Dislocation
- Patella Tracking Disorder
- Postprocedural States
- Presence Of Functional Implants
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Rotator Cuff Impingement
- Scoliosis
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Muscle, Fascia, And Tendon Injury
- Shoulder Arthritis
- Shoulder Burns
- Shoulder Dislocation
- Shoulder Fracture
- Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
- Spinal Osteochondrosis
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spondylolisthesis
- Spondylosis
- Tendinitis
- Tendinous Disorders
- Thigh Fracture
- Wrist And Hand Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
- Wrist And Hand Tendon Injury
- Wrist Joint Dislocation
Procedures I perform
- Ankle Arthroscopy
- Ankle Replacement
- Arthroscopic Surgery
- Bone Density Testing
- Bone Graft
- Bone Repair
- Carpal Tunnel Release
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cervical Facet Joint Denervation
- Cervical Myelopathy Surgery
- Club Hand Reconstruction
- Clubfoot Correction
- Dental Prosthetics
- Diabetes Foot Care
- Elbow Arthroscopy
- Elbow Replacement
- Electromyography
- Endocrinology Care
- Femoral Nerve Transfer
- Finger Arthroscopy
- Flap Surgery
- Heel Tendon Repair
- Joint Arthroscopy
- Kinesiology Analysis
- Knee Arthroscopy With Meniscectomy
- Knee Joint Resurfacing
- Knee Replacement
- Kyphoplasty
- Matrixectomy
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Median Nerve Decompression
- Mep (MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS)
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Nerve Block
- Orthopedic Physical Therapy
- Osteoporosis Prevention Treatment
- Osteotomy
- Pain Medication Management
- Pediatric Trauma Care
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Physical Therapy Modalities
- Prosthetic And Orthotic Devices
- Robotic-Assisted Surgery
- Scoliosis Deformity Correction
- Shoulder Arthroscopy
- Shoulder Replacement
- Spinal Disc Replacement
- Spinal Fusion
- Stem Cell Therapy
- Synthetic Pathology
- Toe Replacement Surgery
- Total Hip Replacement
- Urethral Injury Prevention
- Vascular Testing
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
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna HMO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Sentara Health
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst EPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- IH-Open HMO Option
- First Health PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- HighMark
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- HealthyBlue PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Medicare Direct
- IH-POS
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-Indemnity
- Choice POS
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- HumanaChoice PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-POS Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- OA Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Beech Street PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Medicare FFS
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Navigate
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Optimum Choice
- IH-HMO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- TRICARE for Life East
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Network OA
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Classic 3500
- POS OA
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CIGNA EPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Employee Health Plan
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- UHC Passport
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst NASCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United Student Resources
- First Health PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Choice POS II
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-Open POS II
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-EPO Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
Education
Board Certification: National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants,
Graduate: Saint Francis University (2015)