John R Brown, DO| Family Medicine | MedStar Health
About me
Areas of clinical interest
- Board Certified Clinical Lipidologist
(study of cholesterol/atherosclerosis) - Sports Medicine
- Chronic disease management
(Diabetes/ cholesterol/ Hypertension)
Certifications and professional associations
- American Board of Osteopathic Family Physicians
- National Lipid Association (NLA)
- American Academy of Family Physicians
Philosophy of care
“I believe primary care is now positioned to be the hub of improved modern healthcare in the US. Building a longitudinal relationship with patients and their families we can improve outcomes while lowering cost and hospitalizations. We are teemed with healthcare systems and insurers to improve access and ultimately prevent disease and possibly mortality. And certainly build wonderful relationships along the way.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Acute Illness Treatment
- Chronic Disease Management
- Health Maintenance Exam
- Preventative Care
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Injury
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Breast Imaging
- Abnormal Breathing
- Acne
- Acute Bronchitis
- Acute Laryngitis And Tracheitis
- Acute Sinusitis
- Acute Upper Respiratory Infections Of Multiple Sites
- Adult And Child Abuse, Neglect And Maltreatment
- Adverse Effects
- Allergic Contact Dermatitis
- Allergic Rhinitis
- Allergies
- Ankle And Foot Injury
- Back Pain
- Breast Inflammation
- Candidiasis
- Cellulitis
- Chest Pain
- Chlamydia
- Chronic Cough
- Chronic Diseases Of Tonsils And Adenoids
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Contact With Communicable Diseases
- Cough
- Cutaneous Abscess
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Diseases Of Upper Respiratory Tract
- Ear Infection
- Ear Pain
- Elbow Pain
- Emphysema
- Enlarged Lymph Nodes
- Eustachian Tube Disorders
- Eyelid Disorders
- Fatigue
- Fever
- Gallstones
- Gastritis
- Genitourinary Symptoms
- Gout
- Headache
- Hematuria
- Hemorrhoids
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Hip Osteoarthritis
- Hip Pain
- Hives
- Hordeolum And Chalazion
- Hypertension
- Incontinence
- Influenza
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Joint Disorder
- Kidney And Ureter Disorders
- Kidney Stones
- Knee Pain
- Laryngitis
- Leg Pain
- Lower Back Pain
- Malaise And Fatigue
- Male Genital Organ Disorders
- Menstrual Cramps
- Migraine
- Muscle Strain
- Nail Disorders
- Nausea
- Neck Pain
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nonscarring Hair Loss
- Nonsuppurative Otitis Media
- Obesity
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Otalgia And Ear Effusion
- Ovarian Cysts
- Overactive Bladder
- Pain In Throat And Chest
- Painful Urination
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Pneumonia
- Postnasal Drip
- Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)
- Problems Related To Lifestyle
- Proteinuria
- Pruritus
- Psoriasis
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Rash
- Raynaud's Disease
- Rectal Pain
- Respiratory Disorders
- Scabies
- Sciatica
- Shingles
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Muscle, Fascia, And Tendon Injury
- Skin Changes
- Skin Swelling And Lumps
- Sleep Disorders
- Sore Throat
- Sprains And Strains
- Stomach Flu
- Stomatitis And Related Lesions
- Strep Throat
- Tendinitis
- Tennis Elbow
- Testicular Pain
- Thyroid Disorders
- Tinnitus
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
- Urticaria
- Vaginal Itching
- Vaginitis
- Vasomotor And Allergic Rhinitis
- Vertigo
- Weight Loss
- Yeast Infection
Procedures I perform
- Acute Illness Treatment
- Asthma Management
- Back Pain Treatment
- Blood Chemistry Test
- Blood Collection
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Breast Exam
- Breathing Treatments
- Cholesterol Screening
- Chronic Disease Management
- Cold And Flu Treatment
- Cold Treatment
- Copd Management
- Depression Treatment
- Diabetes Screening
- Diet Counseling
- Ekg (ELECTROCARDIOGRAM)
- EKG Interpretation
- Flu Shot Administration
- Health Maintenance Exam
- Hospice Care Referral
- Hypothyroidism Treatment
- Immunization Administration
- Infection Treatment
- Physical Therapy Referral
- Preventative Care
- Sinus Infection Treatment
- Vision Screening
Practice locations
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9501 Old Annapolis Rd
Ste 308
Ellicott City, MD, 21042
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
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Beech Street PPO
- OA Plus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- TRICARE for Life East
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst Administrators
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Navigate
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-POS Plus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Medicare Direct
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CIGNA EPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Choice POS II
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Student Resources
- IH-EPO Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- First Health PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Basic
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Choice POS
- IH-Open POS II
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- UHC Passport
- POS OA
- Choice Fund PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Core Essential (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- HighMark
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Network OA
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Optimum Choice
- Employee Health Plan
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna HMO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
Education
Board Certification: American Osteopathic Board of Family Physicians, Family Medicine
Residency Program: Kennedy Memorial Hosp.-Univ. Med Ctr (2002)
Medical School: UMDNJ-School of Osteopathic Medicine (1999)