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
- Central Sleep Apnea
- Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Dentofacial Abnormality
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Migraine
- Myopathies
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Sensory Neuropathy
- Subcortical Infarction
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Vision Disturbances
Procedures I perform
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- 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
- Dementia Treatment
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Dystonia Treatment
- Electromyography
- Geriatric Sleep Disorder Treatment
- Huntington's Disease Management
- Lumbar Puncture
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Muscle Injection
- Nerve Block
- Nerve Stimulation Therapy
- Neuromuscular Reeducation For Muscle Control
- Neuromuscular Rehabilitation
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Pain Medication Management
- Percutaneous Laser Ablation Of Nerves
- Percutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation
- Restless Leg Syndrome Treatment
- Seizure Treatment
- Sleep Disorder Management
- Sphenopalatine Ganglion Blocks
- Sphenopalatine Ganglion Pulsed Radiofrequency
- Tension Headache Treatment
- 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
- Navigate
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- 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
- Network OA
- HealthyBlue PPO
- 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
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Sentara Health
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-Open HMO
- 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
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-Open HMO Option
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Choice Fund PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-POS Plus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CIGNA EPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Medicare Direct
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- HighMark
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- OA Plus
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- United Healthcare Choice
- 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
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Employee Health Plan
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice POS
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Medicare FFS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Basic
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-Open POS II
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Choice POS II
- BlueChoice Open Access
- 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
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- First Health PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- POS OA
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CIGNA Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Beech Street PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Optimum Choice
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
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.