Simone Brinae Lites, MSN NP| Gastroenterology | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Abdominal Pain
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Gallstones
- Gastritis
- Hemorrhoids
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Pain
- Achalasia
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Alimentary Tract Foreign Body
- Anus And Rectum Diseases
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Ascites
- Bowel Obstruction
- Candidiasis
- Chronic Constipation
- Chronic Diarrhea
- Colitis
- Colon Cancer
- Colon Polyps
- Congenital Malformations Of Gallbladder, Bile Ducts And Liver
- Congenital Malformations Of Intestine
- Congenital Malformations Of Peripheral Vascular System
- Crohn's Disease
- Crohn's Disease [Regional Enteritis]
- Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Digestive System Complications
- Digestive System Diseases
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Diverticulitis
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Duodenitis
- Dysphagia
- Epigastric Pain
- Esophageal Cancer
- Esophageal Stricture
- Esophagitis
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Family History Of Specific Disorders
- Flatulence
- Functional Dyspepsia
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gallstones
- Gastric Cancer
- Gastritis
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- General Symptoms
- Genetic Susceptibility To Disease
- Helicobacter Pylori
- Hemorrhoids
- Hemorrhoids And Perianal Venous Thrombosis
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatomegaly
- Hepatomegaly And Splenomegaly
- Jaundice
- Liver Cancer
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Failure
- Liver Fibrosis
- Malabsorption
- Nausea
- Noninfective Gastroenteritis
- Pancreatitis
- Paralytic Ileus And Intestinal Obstruction
- Peptic Ulcer Disease
- Perianal Fistula
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Portal Hypertension
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
- Proctitis
- Rectal Cancer
- Rectal Pain
- Regional Enteritis
- Small Intestine Cancer
- Stomach Cancer
- Stomach Ulcers
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Vascular Disorders Of Intestine
- Viral Hepatitis
- Vomiting
Procedures I perform
- Abdominal Ultrasound
- Capsule Endoscopy
- Celiac Disease Treatment
- Celiac Plexus Block
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
- Enteroscopy
- Esophageal Dilation
- Esophageal PH Monitoring
- Esophagectomy
- Esophagogastroduodenoscopy With Biopsy
- Fecal Microbiota Transplant
- Flexible Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Gastrointestinal Biopsy
- Gastrointestinal Cancer Treatment
- Gastrointestinal Motility Study
- Gastrostomy
- Hydrogen Breath Test
- Lactose Breath Test
- Lower Gi Endoscopy
- Pancreatitis Treatment
- Rectal Excision
- Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
- Sigmoidoscopy With Biopsy
- Stomach Cancer Treatment
- Swallowing Disorder Treatment
- Upper Endoscopy
- Upper Gi Endoscopy
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
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-Open HMO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-HMO
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst EPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Medicare FFS
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Choice POS II Open Access
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-POS
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000
- HighMark
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Basic
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Choice POS II
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Navigate
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- TRICARE for Life East
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Beech Street PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- First Health PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Sentara Health
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Network OA
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Student Resources
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Medicare Direct
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- POS OA
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CIGNA PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- IH-PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst NASCO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Employee Health Plan
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Choice Fund PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- OA Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Choice POS
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Select
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
Education
Board Certification: American Association of Nurse Practitioners,
Graduate: Drexel University (2024)