James Christopher Pendleton, MD| Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation, Pain Medicine | MedStar Health
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James Christopher Pendleton

James Christopher Pendleton, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

4.8 out of 5 (343 reviews)

Specialties: Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation, Pain Medicine

Languages: English

202-829-2632

About me

James Pendleton, MD, is a board-certified physical medicine and rehabilitation physician who is fellowship trained in pain management. He cares for patients suffering with pain-related functional limitations. Dr. Pendleton focuses on providing a patient-centered, evidence-based, multimodal approach in addressing each patients’ experience of pain. He sees patients in Annapolis and Washington, DC.

As an expert in musculoskeletal, spine, and neuropathic pain, Dr. Pendleton can offer multi-disciplinary care coordination, complex medication management, and a number of interventions joint injections, epidural steroid injections, and nerve blocks. His clinical interests include minimally invasive pain management techniques and neuromodulation for chronic pain.

In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Pendleton is a Major in the Maryland Army National Guard. He currently serves as a Flight Surgeon in the 29th Combat Aviation Brigade.

 

Dr. James Pendleton sees patients at the following locations:

102 Irving Street Northwest

Washington DC 20010

Phone: 202-877-1621

Fax: 202-829-2632

 

2114 Generals Highway

Annapolis, MD 21401

Phone: 202-877-1621

Fax:202-829-2632

Procedures I perform

  • Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Treatment
  • Elbow Joint Injection
  • Epidural Injection
  • Genicular Nerve Branch Destruction
  • Hip Joint Injection
  • Peripheral Nerve Blocks
  • Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
  • Radiofrequency Ablation
  • Shoulder Injection
  • Spinal Spondylolysis Treatment
  • Spondylosis Treatment
  • Trigger Point Injection
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Practice locations

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102 Irving St NW
Washington, DC, 20010

202-877-1621
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Fax 202-829-2632

2114 Generals Hwy
Annapolis, MD, 21401

410-554-6844
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Fax 410-554-4326

1133 21st NW
10th Fl
Washington, DC, 20036

202-877-1621
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Fax 202-829-2632

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.

  • List of insurance plans we accept
    • Amerigroup DC Alliance
    • POS OA
    • Health Services for Children with Special Needs
    • Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
    • Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
    • BlueChoice Open Access
    • Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
    • CIGNA EPO
    • TriWest Healthcare Alliance
    • United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
    • Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
    • United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
    • IH-EPO Plus
    • Choice POS II Open Access
    • Maryland Physicians Care MCO
    • Aetna Better Health of MD
    • Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
    • Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
    • Kaiser Permanente Select
    • Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
    • HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
    • Choice POS
    • Aetna Student Health Insurance
    • Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
    • Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
    • DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
    • Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
    • TRICARE for Life East
    • United Healthcare Choice
    • CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
    • HealthyBlue PPO
    • Network OA
    • CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
    • Tricare Reserve Select
    • UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
    • Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
    • Sentara Health
    • Blue Choice Advantage
    • UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
    • United Healthcare Options (PPO)
    • CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
    • Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
    • Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
    • Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
    • CareFirst Blue Card Program
    • Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
    • Kaiser Permanente Signature
    • Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
    • IH-Open Network Only Plus
    • CIGNA Indemnity
    • Aetna Classic 5000
    • Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
    • Options PPO Cardiac Global
    • CIGNA Connect EPO
    • Aetna Advantage 6350
    • M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
    • Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
    • Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
    • Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
    • United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
    • Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
    • Aetna Basic
    • CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
    • CareFirst MedStar PPO
    • Aetna Advantage 6350PD
    • Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
    • AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
    • Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
    • Aetna Better Health of VA
    • Geisinger Medicare Advantage
    • UHC Passport
    • United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
    • OA Plus
    • Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
    • Aetna Premier 200PD
    • Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
    • Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
    • CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
    • CIGNA POS/Network POS
    • CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
    • OCI Direct (HMO)
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
    • UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
    • Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
    • Aetna VA Exchange
    • First Health PPO
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
    • Advantra Platinum (PPO)
    • CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
    • Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
    • CareFirst NASCO
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
    • United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
    • HighMark
    • TRICARE East Prime
    • MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
    • Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
    • IH-Network Only Plus
    • Beech Street PPO
    • Aetna Classic 5000PD
    • AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
    • IH-POS Plus
    • CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
    • CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
    • United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
    • United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
    • Navigate
    • Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
    • CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
    • Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
    • M.D. IPA (HMO)
    • IH-POS
    • Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
    • CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
    • Police and Fire Clinic
    • United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
    • Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
    • United Student Resources
    • CIGNA PPO
    • BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
    • Optimum Choice
    • First Health PPO
    • Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
    • Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
    • Erickson Advantage Plans
    • Medicare FFS
    • Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
    • Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
    • Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
    • CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
    • Choice Fund PPO
    • IH-Indemnity
    • UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
    • Aetna HMO
    • UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
    • Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
    • CIGNA PPO Plus
    • Core Essential (HMO)
    • Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
    • TRICARE East Select
    • Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
    • Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
    • Choice POS II
    • IH-Open POS II
    • Aetna Advantage 5750
    • CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
    • CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
    • HumanaChoice PPO
    • Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
    • Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
    • WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
    • AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
    • Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
    • HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
    • Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
    • CareFirst Administrators
    • Aetna Classic 3500
    • Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
    • CareFirst EPO
    • CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
    • Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
    • Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
    • United Healthcare Choice Plus
    • Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
    • United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
    • Medicare Direct
    • Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
    • IH-Open EPO Plus
    • BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
    • IH-Open HMO Option
    • IH-HMO
    • IH-Open POS Plus
    • Humana Gold Plus HMO
    • Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
    • MultiPlan, Inc
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
    • Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
    • CIGNA HMO Open Access
    • NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
    • IH-PPO
    • MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
    • CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
    • Employee Health Plan
    • IH-Open HMO
    • Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
    • Coventry Health Care of Virginia
    • CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage

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Education

Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Fellowship: Sidney Kimmel Medical College (2023)

Residency: Sidney Kimmel Medical College (2022)

Residency: MedStar Union Memorial Internal Medicine GME (2019)

Internship: Lankenau Hospital (2018)

Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2016)

Ratings and reviews

  • Explanations the care provider gave you about your problem or condition

    4.8
  • Extent to which the care provider listened to you

    4.8
  • Care provider’s discussion of any proposed treatment (options, risks, benefits, etc.)

    4.8
  • Provider included you in decisions

    4.8
  • Concern the care provider showed for your questions or worries

    4.8
  • Likelihood of recommending this care provider to others

    4.8
  • May 13, 2026

    Dr James Pendleton is truly an exceptional Doctor he is knowledgeable and willing to help regardless of the circumstances. He is truly amazing. Dr Pendleton has the rare ability to adapt to each patient and I truly appreciate him for that because I have lost my faith in doctors and I cannot say I have changed my mind on this issue but he is slowly turning it around and because of this I don't completely hate going to doctors appointments. So Thank You Dr Pendleton

  • May 12, 2026

    Dr. James Pendleton is a fantastic doctor - he listens, he explains his thinking and the science behind it, he is clearly dedicated to alleviating his patients' pain, and his true empathy is obvious. I am so glad a friend told me about him.

  • May 5, 2026

    Dr Pendleton is awesome. Listens reviews plans And then reviews all options