Tierra Shanel Richardson, CRNP| Family Medicine | MedStar Health
About me
Areas of clinical interest
- Geriatrics
- Chronic disease management
- General preventive medicine
- Alternative/integrative medicine
Education
- Master of Science in Nursing, George Washington University
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
Certifications and professional associations
- American Association of Nurse Practitioners
Philosophy of care
“My philosophy of care involves a collaborative relationship with my patients and ensuring patient empowerment with exceptional care.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Acute Illness Treatment
- Chronic Disease Management
- Health Maintenance Exam
- Preventative Care
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Injury
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Breast Imaging
- Abnormal Breathing
- Acne
- Acute Bronchitis
- Acute Laryngitis And Tracheitis
- Acute Sinusitis
- Acute Upper Respiratory Infections Of Multiple Sites
- Adult And Child Abuse, Neglect And Maltreatment
- Adverse Effects
- Allergic Rhinitis
- Allergies
- Ankle And Foot Injury
- Back Pain
- Breast Inflammation
- Candidiasis
- Cellulitis
- Chest Pain
- Chlamydia
- Chronic Cough
- Chronic Diseases Of Tonsils And Adenoids
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Contact With Communicable Diseases
- Cough
- Cutaneous Abscess
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Diseases Of Upper Respiratory Tract
- Ear Infection
- Ear Pain
- Elbow Pain
- Emphysema
- Enlarged Lymph Nodes
- Eustachian Tube Disorders
- Eyelid Disorders
- Fatigue
- Fever
- Gallstones
- Gastritis
- Genitourinary Symptoms
- Gout
- Headache
- Hematuria
- Hemorrhoids
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Hip Osteoarthritis
- Hip Pain
- Hives
- Hordeolum And Chalazion
- Hypertension
- Incontinence
- Influenza
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Joint Disorder
- Kidney And Ureter Disorders
- Kidney Stones
- Knee Pain
- Laryngitis
- Leg Pain
- Lower Back Pain
- Malaise And Fatigue
- Male Genital Organ Disorders
- Menstrual Cramps
- Migraine
- Muscle Strain
- Nail Disorders
- Nausea
- Neck Pain
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nonscarring Hair Loss
- Nonsuppurative Otitis Media
- Obesity
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Otalgia And Ear Effusion
- Ovarian Cysts
- Overactive Bladder
- Pain In Throat And Chest
- Painful Urination
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Pneumonia
- Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)
- Problems Related To Lifestyle
- Proteinuria
- Pruritus
- Psoriasis
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Rash
- Raynaud's Disease
- Rectal Pain
- Respiratory Disorders
- Scabies
- Sciatica
- Shingles
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Muscle, Fascia, And Tendon Injury
- Skin Changes
- Skin Swelling And Lumps
- Sleep Disorders
- Sore Throat
- Sprains And Strains
- Stomach Flu
- Stomatitis And Related Lesions
- Strep Throat
- Tendinitis
- Tennis Elbow
- Testicular Pain
- Thyroid Disorders
- Tinnitus
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
- Urticaria
- Vaginal Itching
- Vaginitis
- Vasomotor And Allergic Rhinitis
- Vertigo
- Weight Loss
- Yeast Infection
Procedures I perform
- Acute Illness Treatment
- Asthma Management
- Back Pain Treatment
- Blood Chemistry Test
- Blood Collection
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Breast Exam
- Breathing Treatments
- Cholesterol Screening
- Chronic Disease Management
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Cold And Flu Treatment
- Copd Management
- Depression Treatment
- Diabetes Screening
- Diet Counseling
- Digital Rectal Exam
- Ekg (ELECTROCARDIOGRAM)
- EKG Interpretation
- Flu Shot Administration
- Geriatric Care
- Health Maintenance Exam
- Hypothyroidism Treatment
- Immunization Administration
- Infection Treatment
- Physical Therapy Referral
- Preventative Care
- Sinus Infection Treatment
- Skin Cancer Screening
- Vision Screening
Practice locations
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13950 Brandywine Rd
Ste 125
Brandywine, MD, 20613
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 Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-EPO Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Employee Health Plan
- Medicare FFS
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA EPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Navigate
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- HighMark
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst EPO
- POS OA
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- IH-HMO
- IH-POS
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Medicare Direct
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- UHC Passport
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Choice Fund PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- OA Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Healthcare Choice
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-Open POS II
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Beech Street PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Sentara Health
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- TRICARE for Life East
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- IH-Open HMO
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- TRICARE East Select
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna HMO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Basic
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Network OA
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Choice POS
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
Education
Board Certification: American Association of Nurse Practitioners, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
Allied Health Education: George Washington University School of Medicine (2017)