About me
Derek Bui, DO, is a fellowship-trained, dual board-certified physician who specializes in physical medicine and rehabilitation and pain medicine. He provides care for patients in need of non-surgical evaluation and treatment of the spine and large peripheral joints. Through prescribing therapy, medications, and injections, he advocates for conservative, non-opioid approaches to reduce pain and help patients improve their overall function and quality of life.
Dr. Bui offers a comprehensive range of fluoroscopic and ultrasound guided interventional procedures for the most common conditions being:
- Cervical radiculopathy
- Lumbar radiculopathy
- Degenerative disc disease
- Disc herniation
- Shoulder, hip, and knee arthritis
- Spondylosis
- Cervical, thoracic, and lumbar stenosis
- Arthropathy of the neck and back
Dr. Bui is committed to learning, teaching, and practicing high-quality, patient-centric medicine. He earned his undergraduate degree at the College of William and Mary and a master’s degree at Midwestern University. He then completed medical school at Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Bui trained in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center/VA Greater Los Angeles Health System. Afterwards, he completed a Pain Medicine fellowship at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center.
Prior to joining MedStar Health, Dr. Bui practiced at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill as clinical assistant professor. He has presented at national conferences, authored peer-reviewed article, and contributed to book chapters.
Dr. Bui’s love for adventure inspired his career path. As a former Division I swimmer, he continues to enjoy being in the water and goes surfing as much as possible. He is also an avid mountain biker, hiker, and travel enthusiast, and is always open to trying new restaurants.
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Arthritis
- Back Pain
- Cervical Radiculopathy
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Hip Bursitis
- Hip Osteoarthritis
- Hip Pain
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Knee Pain
- Kyphosis
- Lordosis
- Lower Back Pain
- Lumbar Radiculopathy
- Lumbar Spine Fracture
- Mononeuropathies
- Muscle Strain
- Muscle Weakness
- Musculoskeletal System Complications
- Myofascial Pain
- Neck Pain
- Neuropathic Pain
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Phantom Limb Pain
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Sciatica
- Scoliosis
- Soft Tissue Injury
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spondylolisthesis
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
- Tendinitis
Procedures I perform
- Facet Joint Injection
- Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Sacroiliac Joint Injection
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Trigger Point Injection
- Ultrasound
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
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CIGNA EPO
- Choice POS II
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- UHC Passport
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- CareFirst EPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-POS Plus
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Medicare Direct
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- HighMark
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Choice POS
- CIGNA PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna HMO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Police and Fire Clinic
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Navigate
- HumanaChoice PPO
- POS OA
- Aetna Classic 5000
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare FFS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- OA Plus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Network OA
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Sentara Health
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- IH-EPO Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Optimum Choice
- IH-Open HMO
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- United Student Resources
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Basic
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-Open POS II
- First Health PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Pain Medicine
Fellowship: Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center GME (2024)
Residency: VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System GME (2023)
Medical School: Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine (2019)