Overview

Diana Nicole Spell, MD, MBA practices Internal Medicine and Pediatrics (Med-Peds) with Johns Hopkins Community Physicians. As a Med-Peds physician, Dr. Spell’s interests lie primarily in the outpatient arena, caring for both the young and old. She is passionate about the management of teenagers with chronic disease and their ultimate transition from childhood to adulthood as evidenced by her former work with transitional care pediatrics. Dr. Spell has exemplified a strong commitment to serving the less fortunate with prior experiences in medical mission trips to Senegal and Zambia, creating access to free legal services for patients, as well as speaking at community health awareness summits for disadvantaged communities. It is her goal to continue these passions here in the Odenton and Baltimore, Maryland communities. Dr. Spell received her undergraduate degree in chemistry from Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia, and later went on to complete both her medical and MBA degrees at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina. She completed her residency training in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at Penn State Health in Hershey, Pennsylvania. She is originally from Raleigh, North Carolina, and loves to travel in her free time.

Her top areas of expertise are Cirrhosis, Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia, Xanthoma, and Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP).

Graduate Institution
The Brody School Of Medicine At East Carolina University, MBA, 2014
Residency
Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Internal Medicine/Pediatrics, 2018
Specialties
Pediatrics
Internal Medicine
Licenses
Pediatrics in MD
Board Certifications
American Board Of Pediatrics
American Board Of Internal Medicine
Hospital Affiliations
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

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Aetna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Anthem
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  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Blue Shield of California
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
  • OTHER COMMERCIAL
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
  • PPO
CareFirst
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Change Healthcare
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Cigna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • PPO
First Health
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • PPO
Geisinger
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Health Care Services Corporation
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
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Highmark
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  • HMO
  • PPO
Humana
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  • INDEMNITY
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  • PPO
Johns Hopkins Healthcare
  • HMO
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
Kaiser Permanente
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • POS
  • PPO
Managed Medicaid
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Medicaid
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Medicare
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  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
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  • MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
UnitedHealthcare
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Walgreens
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  • MEDICARE PDP
  • OTHER MEDICARE
Wellcare
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
  • OTHER MEDICARE
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Locations

Johns Hopkins Community Physicians - Brandywine
Suite 110, Brandywine, MD 20613
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