Steven Parker Simmons, MD| Geriatric Medicine, Internal Medicine | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Anxiety Disorder Screening
- Dementia
- Elder Abuse
- Fall Prevention And Management
- Geriatric Care Management
- Geriatric Health Screening
- Geriatric Pain Management
- Home Safety Evaluations
- Huntington's Disease Management
- Memory Disorder
- Pharmacological Treatment Of Hypertension
- Polypharmacy
- Pressure Ulcer Prevention And Management
- Venous Ulcers
- Weakness And Frailty
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Anemia
- Bed Sores
- Blindness And Low Vision
- Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
- Chronic Constipation
- Chronic Pain Management For Older Adults
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Dementia
- Depression
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Elder Abuse
- Enteropathic Arthropathies
- Falls And Gait Disorders
- Finger, Hand, And Wrist Open Wound
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gait And Balance Problems
- Gallbladder Disease
- Geriatric Pain Management
- Gout
- Head Injury
- Home Health Care
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Knee Pain
- Lower Limb Ulcer
- Malaise And Fatigue
- Malignant Immunoproliferative Diseases And B
- Memory Disorder
- Meniscal Tear Of The Knee
- Mild Cognitive Impairment
- Osteoporosis
- Paraplegia And Quadriplegia
- Parkinson's Disease
- Polyosteoarthritis
- Polypharmacy
- Problems Related To Care Provider Dependency
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Rib And Sternum Fracture
- Secondary Parkinsonism
- Septic Arthritis Of The Hip
- Sleep Disorders
- Spondylopathies
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Subcortical Infarction
- Ureteral Calculus
- Vascular Dementia
- Vein Disorders
- Venous Embolism
- Venous Ulcers
- Vision Disturbances
- Weakness And Frailty
Procedures I perform
- Advance Directive Planning
- Anxiety Disorder Screening
- Anxiety Management For Older Adults
- Assessment Of Cognitive Function
- Behavioral Management For Dementia
- Cognitive Stimulation Therapy
- Concussion Testing And Management
- Delirium Prevention
- Deprescribing
- Failure To Thrive Evaluation And Management
- Fall Prevention And Management
- Frailty Assessment And Management
- Functional Capacity Evaluation
- Geriatric Care Management
- Geriatric Health Screening
- Geriatric Orthopedic Care
- Home Safety Evaluations
- Hospice Care Referral
- Huntington's Disease Management
- Impacted Earwax Removal
- Inpatient Palliative Care
- Mental Health Medication Management
- Mental Status Exam
- Neuromuscular Rehabilitation
- Pain Medication Management
- Palliative Care
- Palliative Care Coordination
- Palliative Care Services
- Pancreatic Disease Management
- Parkinson's Disease
- Performance Status Assessment
- Pharmacological Therapy
- Pharmacological Treatment Of Hypertension
- Pressure Ulcer Prevention And Management
- Sleep Disorder Management
- Transitional Care Planning
- Urinary Incontinence Treatment
- Wound Care
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
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- IH-HMO
- IH-POS
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- POS OA
- IH-Indemnity
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Employee Health Plan
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- UHC Passport
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Optimum Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Navigate
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Administrators
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United Healthcare Choice
- Beech Street PPO
- Choice POS II
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- OA Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- HighMark
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Police and Fire Clinic
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Medicare FFS
- HealthyBlue PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst NASCO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Sentara Health
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna HMO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Medicare Direct
- Choice POS
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Classic 3500
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United Student Resources
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- IH-POS Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Network OA
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Residency: St. Joseph Hospital (1996)
Medical School: University of Tennessee Health Science Center (1993)