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