Marilyn Hernandez, CRNP| Pediatrics | MedStar Health
About me
Areas of Clinical Interest
- Premature infant care and development
- Preventive medicine through education and lifestyle management
- Autism
- ADHD and ADD
- Master of Science in Nursing Chamberlain University, Chicago, IL
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Dr. Lanting School of Nursing, Philippines
- Tagalog
- Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)
- Member, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
- Member, American Nurses Association (ANA)
Clinical areas of focus
- Chronic Cough Management
- Ear Infection
- Ear Infection Treatment
- Feeding Evaluation
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Health Promotion Counseling
- Milk Allergy Treatment
- Newborn Care
- Newborn Feeding Problems
- Sleep Disorder Assessment
- Sleep Disorders
- Vision Screening
- Well Child Exam
- Wellness Exams
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Abnormal Movements
- Acne
- Acute Bronchitis
- Acute Laryngitis And Tracheitis
- Acute Sinusitis
- Adult And Child Abuse, Neglect And Maltreatment
- Adverse Effects
- Allergic Contact Dermatitis
- Ankle And Foot Fracture
- Ankle And Foot Injury
- Appearance And Behavior Symptoms
- Asthma
- Birth Injury
- Birth Injury To Skeleton
- Black Eye
- Blindness And Low Vision
- Bronchiolitis
- Candidiasis
- Cardiac Murmurs
- Carrier Of Infectious Disease
- Child Speech Disorders
- Choroidal Nevi
- Chronic Diseases Of Tonsils And Adenoids
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Conditions Of Integument Specific To Newborn
- Conditions Originating In Perinatal Period
- Conduct Disorders
- Congenital Deformities Of Feet
- Congenital Deformities Of Hip
- Congenital Heart Valve Defects
- Congenital Malformations Of Great Arteries
- Congenital Malformations Of Pharynx
- Congenital Musculoskeletal Deformities
- Contact With Communicable Diseases
- Contact With Hazardous Health Exposures
- Convulsions
- Cradle Cap (SEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS)
- Dermatitis Due To Substances
- Dermatophytosis (RINGWORM)
- Developmental Delays
- Disorders Of Carbohydrate Metabolism
- Disorders Of Pituitary Gland
- Disorders Of Puberty
- Ear Infection
- Eccrine Sweat Disorders
- Eczema (ATOPIC DERMATITIS)
- Emotional Disorders
- Emotional State Symptoms
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Erythematous Conditions
- Eye And Adnexa Disorders
- Eyelid Disorders
- Family History Of Specific Disorders
- Feeding Problems In Newborns
- Fever
- Fungal Infections
- Fungal Otitis Externa
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- General Symptoms
- Genitourinary Symptoms
- Hand And Wrist Fracture
- Head Injury
- Heart Murmur
- Hemangioma
- Herpes
- Hip And Thigh Tendon Injury
- Hyperfunction Of Pituitary Gland
- Hypertrophic Skin Disorders
- Hypospadias
- Impetigo
- Intestinal Infections
- Joint Disorder
- Knee And Leg Open Wound
- Lacrimal Gland Disorders
- Laryngitis
- Late Pregnancy Complications
- Limb Deformity
- Lower Leg Injury
- Lyme Disease
- Lymphadenitis
- Malabsorption
- Menstrual Disorders
- Mesothelioma
- Middle Ear Disorders
- Migraine
- Moles
- Nasopharyngitis
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Newborn Feeding Problems
- Newborn Hypoglycemia
- Noninfective Gastroenteritis
- Nonsuppurative Otitis Media
- Paralytic Strabismus
- Penis Disorders
- Perinatal Digestive System Disorders
- Personal Risk Factors
- Persons Encountering Health Services
- Pervasive Developmental Disorder
- Presence Of Functional Implants
- Problems Related To Lifestyle
- Protozoal Diseases
- Respiratory Conditions
- Respiratory Syncytial Virus
- Respiratory Tract Infections
- Ringworm
- Scoliosis
- Shoulder Fracture
- Skin Thickening
- Sleep Disorders
- Soft Tissue Pain
- Spinal Osteochondrosis
- Staphylococcal Infection
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Syncope
- Synovium And Tendon Disorder
- Tooth Loss
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Urological Disorders
- Viral Infection
- Vision Disturbances
- Vomiting And Nausea
- Vulva And Perineum Disorders
- Well Child Exam
Procedures I perform
- Absence Management
- Adhd Evaluation
- Asthma Management
- Breastfeeding Assistance
- Child Care
- Child Development Guidance
- Chronic Cough Management
- Cognitive Development Evaluation
- Ear Infection Treatment
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Health Promotion Counseling
- Immunization Administration
- Mental Health Assessment
- Milk Allergy Treatment
- Nebulizer Therapy
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Newborn Care
- Newborn Feeding Support
- Nitrogen Washout Treatment
- Nutrition Counseling
- Pediatric Autism Screening
- Pediatric Sick Visit
- Psychological Evaluation
- Skin Allergy Testing
- Sports Physicals
- Travel Health Consultation
- Urinary Incontinence Treatment
- Vaccinations
- Vision Screening
- Wellness Exams
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
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Choice POS II Open Access
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst NASCO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Healthcare Choice
- HighMark
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- POS OA
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Police and Fire Clinic
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna HMO
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Beech Street PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- IH-POS
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Navigate
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- TRICARE East Prime
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- UHC Passport
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Sentara Health
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Medicare FFS
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Administrators
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA EPO
- Network OA
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Choice Fund PPO
- OA Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Optimum Choice
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Student Resources
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CIGNA Indemnity
- TRICARE for Life East
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- First Health PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Medicare Direct
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
Education
Board Certification: American Association of Nurse Practitioners,
Allied Health Education: Chamberlain University (2018)