Meghan L Starner, MSN NP| Neurosurgery, Spine Surgery | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Aneurysm
- Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
- Hydrocephalus Shunting
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Adrenal Tumor
- Aneurysm
- Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
- Bleeding In Brain
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Tumor
- Carotid Stenosis
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Chiari Malformation
- Craniopharyngioma
- Epidural Hematoma
- Epilepsy
- Head Injury
- Hydrocephalus
- Intracerebral Hemorrhage
- Meningioma
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Parkinson's Disease
- Skull Fractures
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Sports Concussion
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Vascular Malformation
Procedures I perform
- Angiogram
- Back Pain Treatment
- Brain Tumor Surgery
- Cerebral Internal Carotid Artery Ophthalmic Segment Aneurysm Coiling
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Fibula Osteotomy
- Gastrointestinal Tube Placement
- Laminectomy
- Laser Prostate Surgery
- Median Nerve Decompression
- Microdiscectomy
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Neuroendovascular Surgery
- Neuromuscular Reeducation For Muscle Control
- Neuromuscular Rehabilitation
- Pain Medication Management
- Parkinson's Disease
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Pituitary Tumor Surgery
- Posterior Fossa Craniotomy
- Prostate Injury Treatment
- Proton Beam Radiosurgery
- Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy
- Spinal Disc Replacement
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Spinal Spondylolysis Treatment
- Stroke Management
- Therapeutic Activities
- Therapeutic Exercises
- Vascular Malformation Treatment
- Vestibular Nerve Tumor Surgery
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
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- IH-Open HMO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- OA Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Navigate
- IH-PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- HighMark
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- TRICARE East Select
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Medicare Direct
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- POS OA
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Choice POS
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Police and Fire Clinic
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- IH-Open POS Plus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Choice POS II
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Student Resources
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Basic
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-POS
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Prime
- Medicare FFS
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- BlueChoice Open Access
- TRICARE for Life East
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- First Health PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Network OA
Education
Board Certification: American Association of Nurse Practitioners,
Graduate: Simmons College (2021)
Graduate: Frederick Community College (2008)