Kwame Opoku Akyeampong, MD| Family Medicine | MedStar Health
Learn More About Me
Specialties: Family Medicine
Languages: English
About me
Areas of clinical interest
- Adult care (age 18+)
- Annual physicals and health screenings
- Anxiety, depression, and stress management
- Chronic disease (asthma, diabetes, high cholesterol, and hypertension)
- Preventive medicine and wellness
- Weight management and nutritional
Philosophy of care
“As a physician, I believe in meeting patients where they are— medically, emotionally, and culturally. Every patient brings a unique story, and my role is to listen actively to understand their values, concerns, and goals. I strive to build trust through empathy, clear communication, and collaboration, empowering patients to take an informed and active role in their care.”
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
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Open Wound
- 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
- Somnolence, Stupor And Coma
- 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
- Back Pain Treatment
- Blood Chemistry Test
- Blood Collection
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Breast Exam
- Breathing Treatments
- Cholesterol Screening
- Chronic Disease Management
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Cold And Flu Treatment
- Cold Treatment
- Copd Management
- Depression Treatment
- Diabetes Screening
- Diet Counseling
- Digital Rectal Exam
- Ekg (ELECTROCARDIOGRAM)
- EKG Interpretation
- Flu Shot Administration
- Geriatric Care
- Health Maintenance Exam
- Hospice Care Referral
- Hypothyroidism Treatment
- Immunization Administration
- Physical Therapy Referral
- Preventative Care
- Sinus Infection Treatment
- Skin Cancer Screening
- Vision Screening
Practice locations
Distance from Change Location Enter your Location
5009 Honeygo Center Dr
Ste 216
Perry Hall, MD, 21128
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
- Choice POS
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Network OA
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Choice POS II
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- First Health PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Basic
- Optimum Choice
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- First Health PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- IH-PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CIGNA PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Navigate
- IH-POS
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Beech Street PPO
- UHC Passport
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- IH-Open HMO
- United Student Resources
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- MultiPlan, Inc
- HighMark
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Classic 5000
- TRICARE for Life East
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna HMO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst EPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- OA Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CIGNA EPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Choice
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- CIGNA Indemnity
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- POS OA
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
Videos
Education
Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin (2022)