Rachael Alexander, MSN NP| Neurology | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Electroencephalogram
- Epilepsy
- Migraine
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Myelitis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Movements
- Acute Disseminated Demyelination
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Aphasia
- Bell's Palsy
- Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)
- Binocular Movement Disorders
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Cerebral Edema
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Convulsions
- Degenerative Diseases Of Basal Ganglia
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Dementia
- Demyelinating Diseases Of Central Nervous System
- Dysphagia
- Dystonia
- Epilepsy
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- General Sensations And Perceptions
- Headache
- Hereditary Ataxia
- Huntington's Disease
- Ischemic Stroke
- Lack Of Coordination
- Migraine
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Muscle Weakness
- Myelitis
- Narcolepsy
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Neuropathic Pain
- Neuropathy
- Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
- Numbness
- Occipital Neuralgia
- Parkinson's Disease
- Rett Syndrome
- Seizure Disorders
- Spasticity
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy And Related Syndromes
- Tardive Dyskinesia
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Vertigo
Procedures I perform
- Botox
- Botulinum Toxin Injections For Cervical Dystonia
- Botulinum Toxin Injections For Limb Spasticity
- Botulinum Toxin Injections For Migraines
- Botulinum Toxin Management
- Brain Imaging
- Catamenial Epilepsy
- Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Analysis
- Chemodenervation Of Muscle
- Chorea Management
- Chorea Treatment
- Clinical Trials
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Cognitive Impairment Screening
- Cognitive Impairment Therapy
- Cognitive Stimulation Therapy
- Concussion Rehabilitation
- Confusional Arousals
- Corticobasal Degeneration
- Deep Brain Stimulation For Parkinson's Disease
- Dementia Treatment
- Dystonia Treatment
- Electroencephalogram
- Electroencephalogram Review
- Electroencephalogram Setup And Takedown
- Electromyography
- Electronic Analysis Of Implanted Neurostimulator
- Electrophysiology Testing
- Epilepsy Education And Counseling
- Epilepsy Panel
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Epilepsy Treatment Planning
- Functional Mri With Eeg
- Headache Infusion Therapy
- Huntington's Disease Management
- Inpatient Epilepsy Monitoring
- Memory Therapy
- Memory Training
- Menstrual Migraine
- Muscle Biopsy
- Myasthenia Gravis Treatment
- Nerve Block
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Numbness Treatment
- Post-Concussion Syndrome Treatment
- Seizure Focus Localization
- Seizure Rehabilitation
- Seizure Treatment
- Stroke Care
- Tension Headache Treatment
- Transcranial Doppler
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
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- IH-PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Basic
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Network OA
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- IH-HMO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Navigate
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Optimum Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- HighMark
- UHC Passport
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- TRICARE East Select
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Choice POS II Open Access
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna HMO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CIGNA EPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Medicare FFS
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- OA Plus
- IH-POS
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Student Resources
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- First Health PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Sentara Health
- HealthyBlue PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst EPO
- Choice POS
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- POS OA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Tricare Reserve Select
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- First Health PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- TRICARE for Life East
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice Fund PPO
- IH-POS Plus
Education
Board Certification: American Association of Nurse Practitioners
Graduate: The University Of Texas Health Science Center At Houston (2023)