Lyn Hopkinson, ACNP-BC MSN| Family Medicine, Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Adrenal Hormone Level Testing
- Cushing Syndrome
- Glucose Control Management
- Insulin Tolerance Test
- Pioglitazone Therapy
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Testicular Ultrasound
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Adrenal Crisis
- Adrenal Gland Disorder
- Adrenal Mass
- Adrenal Tumor
- Cushing Syndrome
- Diabetes In Pregnancy
- Drug Or Chemical Induced Diabetes Mellitus
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gestational Diabetes
- High Cholesterol
- Hyperfunction Of Pituitary Gland
- Hypocalcemia
- Hypoglycemia
- Insulin Resistance
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia
- Obesity
- Pancreatic Failure
- Parathyroid Disorders
- Plasma Cell Neoplasms
- Poisoning
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Prediabetes
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Thyroid Goiter
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Vitamin Deficiency
Procedures I perform
- Adrenal Hormone Level Testing
- Adrenal Tumor Treatment
- Celiac Plexus Block
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Continuous Glucose Monitoring System
- Diabetes Management
- Enterectomy
- Fallopian Tube Removal
- Glucose Control Management
- Insulin Resistance Treatment
- Insulin Tolerance Test
- Internal Radiation Therapy
- Kinesiology Analysis
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Obesity Treatment
- Osteoporosis Prevention Treatment
- Pancreatic Disease Management
- Parathyroid Tumor Surgery
- Pioglitazone Therapy
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
- Prediabetes Management
- Testicular Ultrasound
- Thyroid Storm Surgery
- Weight Management Program
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
- IH-POS Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CIGNA Indemnity
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- TRICARE East Select
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst Administrators
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Choice POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Medicare Direct
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- OA Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Core Essential (HMO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Navigate
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- UHC Passport
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- United Healthcare Choice
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Sentara Health
- Choice POS II Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Sentara Health
- Medicare Direct
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- HighMark
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- First Health PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Basic
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- OA Plus
- IH-PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CIGNA EPO
- HighMark
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Optimum Choice
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Choice POS
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- UHC Passport
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Student Resources
- IH-HMO
- Network OA
- HealthyBlue PPO
- IH-POS
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Navigate
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst EPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Choice POS II
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- POS OA
- Tricare Reserve Select
- First Health PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Classic 5000
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Network OA
- IH-Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Medicare FFS
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CIGNA PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- TRICARE for Life East
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst Administrators
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-Indemnity
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst NASCO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- POS OA
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- IH-Open HMO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- MultiPlan, Inc
- TRICARE East Select
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst EPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna HMO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
Education
Board Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center,
Board Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center,
Graduate: Howard University College of Medicine (1996)