James Lyle Bicksel, MD| Clinical Neurophysiology, Neurology | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Cerebral Vasospasm
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Electromyography
- Epilepsy
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Memory Therapy
- Migraine
- Mild Cognitive Impairment
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Neuropsychological Testing
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Movements
- Acute Disseminated Demyelination
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Aphasia
- Autonomic Nervous System Disorder
- Bell's Palsy
- Benign Essential Tremor
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Atrophy
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Tumor
- Cerebral Edema
- Cerebral Vasospasm
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Confusion
- Convulsions
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Degenerative Disorders Of Nervous System In Diseases
- Dementia
- Dystonia
- Epilepsy
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Facial Nerve Palsy
- Facial Nerve Palsy And Paresis
- Gait And Balance Problems
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Hereditary Ataxia
- Huntington's Disease
- Hydrocephalus
- Intracerebral Hemorrhage
- Memory Disorder
- Migraine
- Mild Cognitive Impairment
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Muscle Weakness
- Myoneural Disorders
- Myopathies
- Nerve Block
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Neurocognitive Disorders
- Neurodegeneration
- Neuropathy
- Numbness
- Occipital Neuralgia
- Ocular Migraines
- Ocular Myasthenia Gravis
- Paralysis
- Parkinson's Disease
- Sensory Neuropathy
- Spastic Hemiparesis
- Sports Concussion
- Supranuclear Palsy
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Tremor
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Vertigo
- Vestibular Disorders
- Vestibular Neuritis
Procedures I perform
- Balance And Coordination Training
- Brain Imaging
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Electroencephalogram
- Electromyography
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Memory Disorder Treatment
- Memory Therapy
- Muscle Biopsy
- Myasthenia Gravis Treatment
- Nerve Block
- Neurodegenerative Disease Treatment
- Neuromuscular Testing
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Numbness Treatment
- Parkinson's Disease
- Seizure Treatment
- Stroke Care
- Stroke Management
- Tension Headache 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
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Core Essential (HMO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- OA Plus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Blue Choice Advantage
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- United Student Resources
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- TRICARE East Select
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CIGNA EPO
- IH-Open POS II
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- IH-HMO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Choice POS
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- BlueChoice Open Access
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Basic
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Sentara Health
- Choice Fund PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- IH-POS
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Navigate
- TRICARE East Prime
- HighMark
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Network OA
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CIGNA Indemnity
- POS OA
- Medicare Direct
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst Administrators
- IH-EPO Plus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurology
Fellowship: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital-Dept of Surgery (2004)
Residency: Emory University Hospitals (2003)
Internship: Emory University Hospitals (2000)
Medical School: Medical College Of Georgia (1999)