Deborah A Kernohan, MSN NP| Geriatric Medicine | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Dementia
- Gout
- Knee Pain
- Osteoporosis
- Sleep Disorders
- Subcortical Infarction
- Venous Embolism
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Anemia
- Cardiovascular Disorders Of Newborn
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Dementia
- Depression
- Falls And Gait Disorders
- Frailty Syndrome
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gout
- Head Injury
- Hip Fracture
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Knee Pain
- Lower Limb Ulcer
- Malaise And Fatigue
- Memory Loss
- Meniscal Tear Of The Knee
- Osteoporosis
- Parkinson's Disease
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Polyosteoarthritis
- Polypharmacy
- Retinal Disease
- Rib And Sternum Fracture
- Septic Arthritis Of The Hip
- Sleep Disorders
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Subcortical Infarction
- Vascular Dementia
- Venous Embolism
- Venous Ulcers
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-Open POS II
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- HighMark
- IH-EPO Plus
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Choice POS II
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Beech Street PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Sentara Health
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Navigate
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-POS
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Choice POS
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna HMO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- OA Plus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Blue Choice Advantage
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Network OA
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Medicare FFS
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Basic
- IH-Open POS Plus
- POS OA
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- First Health PPO
- Optimum Choice
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- UHC Passport
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Core Essential (HMO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CIGNA PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-Open HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Choice Fund PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare Direct
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
Education
Board Certification: American Association of Nurse Practitioners,
Graduate: The University of Akron (2010)