Laura B. Xanders, FNPBC| Neurology | MedStar Health
About me
Laura Xanders, FNP-BC, is a ANCC-certified Family Nurse Practitioner specializing in headache treatment. She sees patients in the Chevy Chase, MD, location.
Laura embraces the concept of ‘cura personalis,’ treating the whole patient. She incorporates lifestyle modifications, medications, procedures, alternative therapies, and interdisciplinary referrals when developing a personalized plan with her patients. As a former ER nurse at MedStar Georgetown, she also focuses on acute and urgent headache management options in clinic, at times utilizing the infusion suite at Chevy Chase.
Clinical areas of focus
- Auriculotemporal Nerve Block For Headache
- Cervicogenic Headache
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Headache
- Hypochondria
- Migraine With Aura
- Occipital Neuralgia
- Percutaneous Laser Ablation Of Nerves
- Supratrochlear Nerve Block For Migraine
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation For Headaches
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Anxiety
- Benign Essential Tremor
- Boutonniere Deformity
- Central Sleep Apnea
- Cervicogenic Headache
- Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Dentofacial Abnormality
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Hypochondria
- Migraine
- Migraine With Aura
- Myopathies
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Occipital Neuralgia
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Seizure Disorders
- Sensory Neuropathy
- Status Migrainosus
- Subcortical Infarction
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Vestibular Neuritis
- Vision Disturbances
Procedures I perform
- Auriculotemporal Nerve Block For Headache
- Botox For Migraine Prevention
- Botox Injection For Migraines
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cervical Facet Joint Denervation
- Cervical Facet Joint Injection
- Cervicogenic Dizziness Treatment
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Deep Brain Stimulation For Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder-Related Anxiety
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Electromyography
- Epidural Blood Patch For Csf Leak
- Ganglion Impar Block
- Genicular Nerve Branch Destruction
- Geriatric Sleep Disorder Treatment
- Headache Prevention
- Headache Relief
- Huntington's Disease Management
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Migraine Prevention
- Muscle Injection
- Neck Pain Treatment
- Nerve Block
- Nerve Stimulation Therapy
- Neuromuscular Reeducation For Muscle Control
- Neuromuscular Rehabilitation
- Pain Medication Management
- Percutaneous Laser Ablation Of Nerves
- Percutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation
- Seizure Treatment
- Sleep Disorder Management
- Sphenopalatine Ganglion Blocks
- Subarachnoid Block
- Supratrochlear Nerve Block For Migraine
- Tension Headache Treatment
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation For Headaches
- Trigger Point Injection
- Vagus Nerve Stimulation
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
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- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Network OA
- HealthyBlue PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Sentara Health
- United Student Resources
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Choice Fund PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst NASCO
- IH-Open HMO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-Open HMO Option
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- Medicare Direct
- HighMark
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- OA Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- IH-EPO Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Employee Health Plan
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Choice POS
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Medicare FFS
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Basic
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- UHC Passport
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- First Health PPO
- POS OA
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Choice POS II
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CIGNA Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Optimum Choice
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Beech Street PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
Education
Board Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center,
Allied Health Education: Georgetown University School of Nursing and Health Sciences (2012)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
Diagnose and adios: practical tips for the ongoing evaluation and care of TAC patients taking indomethacin. Current Pain and Headache Reports. 2015.