Nik Nicaj, PA| Spine Surgery, Neurosurgery | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Aneurysm
- Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
- Hydrocephalus Shunting
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Skull Base Tumor
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Adrenal Tumor
- Aneurysm
- Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
- Bleeding In Brain
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Tumor
- Carotid Stenosis
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak
- Cervical Fracture
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Chiari Malformation
- Craniosynostosis
- Dorsalgia
- Epilepsy
- Fractures Of The Neck
- Glioblastoma
- Head Injury
- Hydrocephalus
- Meningioma
- Neck Fracture
- Parkinson's Disease
- Scoliosis
- Skull Base Tumor
- Skull Fractures
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spinal Stenosis
- Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
Procedures I perform
- Angiogram
- Brain Hemorrhage Surgery
- Brain Injury Rehabilitation
- Brain Tumor Surgery
- Cerebral Internal Carotid Artery Ophthalmic Segment Aneurysm Coiling
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Fibula Osteotomy
- Heel Tendon Repair
- Kyphoplasty
- Laminectomy
- Lumbar Discectomy
- Lumboperitoneal Shunt
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Median Nerve Decompression
- Microdiscectomy
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Neuroendovascular Surgery
- Neuromuscular Rehabilitation
- Neuropathic Pain Treatment
- Osteoporosis Prevention Treatment
- Pain Medication Management
- Parkinson's Disease
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Pituitary Tumor Surgery
- Posterior Fossa Craniotomy
- Proton Beam Radiosurgery
- Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Spinal Spondylolysis Treatment
- Sports Injury Treatment
- Stroke Management
- Stroke Rehabilitation
- Ulcerative Colitis-Associated Arthritis Treatment
- Urinary Tract Obstruction Treatment
- 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
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna HMO
- Network OA
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Administrators
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Classic 5000
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- First Health PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- POS OA
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- OA Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Navigate
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Basic
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Student Resources
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Sentara Health
- IH-POS
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CIGNA PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Medicare FFS
- TRICARE for Life East
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Choice POS II
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- UHC Passport
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-Indemnity
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Choice POS
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Medicare Direct
- Optimum Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-Open HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- HighMark
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
Education
Board Certification: National Committee on Certification of Physician Assistants,
Graduate: George Washington University (2019)