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