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Dr. Carlos Francisco Espinel, MD

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(Dr. C. Francisco Espinel, MD)

(156 Ratings)

Specializes in: General Surgery and Surgical Oncology (Cancer Surgery)

Autonomous University of Guadalajara Faculty of Medicine (1999)

Professional interests include: leg problems, moles, laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair, and more.

18101 Prince Philip Drive Suite 6100
Olney, MD 20832

(301) 260-3292

Dr. Carlos Francisco Espinel, MD is a general surgeon in Olney, MD specializing in general surgery and surgical oncology (cancer surgery). He graduated from Autonomous University of Guadalajara Faculty of Medicine in 1999 and has 25 years of experience. Dr. Carlos Francisco Espinel, MD is affiliated with MedStar Montgomery Medical Center, MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center, MedStar Health and MEDSTAR MEDICAL GROUP II LLC.

Office Locations

Address:

18101 Prince Philip Drive Suite 6100
Olney, MD 20832

Address:

882 MUDDY BRANCH ROAD
Gaithersburg, MD 20878

Address:

882 Muddy Branch Road
Darnestown, MD 20878

Some issues Dr. Carlos Francisco Espinel, MD can help you with:

Biopsy

A biopsy is a procedure performed to remove a small sample of cells for testing. The cells are examined in a laboratory to check for disease, or sometimes to see how badly a known disease is affecting them. Biopsy can be performed on any part of the body.

Although biopsy is most often associated with cancer, it can also be used to check for other diseases, such as infections. A biopsy sample can be scraped, cut, collected with a needle, taken with a machine that punches out a tiny piece, or removed with the tiny tools in an endoscope.

In most cases, a biopsy is a simple outpatient procedure. Depending on the procedure, patients may need to stop taking certain medications beforehand, such as blood thinners. It is important for patients to tell doctors if they are pregnant, as certain biopsies require the use of x-rays to guide the needle to the right location. There is usually very little pain associated with a biopsy. Patients will have to wait a few days to hear the results.

Gallbladder Removal Surgery (Cholecystectomy)

The gallbladder is a small, pear-shaped organ on the right side of the upper abdomen, underneath the liver. Its purpose is to store bile, which is used to digest fat. Occasionally, the gallbladder can develop mineral stones, called gallstones. If they are large enough, gallstones can block the ducts in the gallbladder and cause swelling and infection. Gallstones can be treated with lifestyle changes and medication, but sometimes this is not enough. In these cases, it is best to remove the gallbladder before it can cause more serious problems. The surgical removal of the gallbladder is called a cholecystectomy.

Today, most gallbladder surgeries are done laparoscopically. Four tiny incisions are made in the abdomen, and small tools are inserted through these tiny incisions to perform the surgery. Because the incisions are much smaller, recovery time is much faster with this type of surgery. Patients are usually discharged from the hospital the same day. Sometimes, open surgery is used to remove a gallbladder. In this type of surgery, a cut about six inches long is made in the upper right abdomen. After the gallbladder is removed, it is sutured or stapled closed. With open surgery, patients usually stay in the hospital for two to three days to recover before they are discharged.

Gallbladder removal, like any surgery, carries some risks, such as bleeding, infection, or the development of blood clots. Doctors will tell patients how to minimize their risk for complications. After surgery, patients are advised to avoid strenuous activity for several days. They should not soak in a bath until their sutures or staples have been removed. Patients should wash hands before touching the area around the incision. It will take a couple of days until patients feel like themselves again and a few weeks until their scar has healed and faded.

Laparoscopic Surgery

Laparoscopic surgery is a kind of minimally invasive surgery using a thin, narrow tube called a laparoscope. Usually performed on the abdomen or the pelvic region, the surgeon makes a few very small incisions instead of one large one.

During the procedure, the surgeon inserts the laparoscope, which contains a light and camera that allows the surgeon to see what is happening inside the body. Then tiny tools are placed through the small openings and used to perform the surgery.

The most common laparoscopic surgery is gallbladder removal, but laparoscopic surgery may also be used for the removal of a kidney or appendix, to treat certain cysts and tumors, for bariatric surgery, for some GERD treatments, or for hernia repairs, among others.

Because laparoscopic surgery only uses a few tiny incisions, the scars are minimal and recovery is easier than with open surgery.

hospital care	143
inpatient care	144

**Gender**
Male	52
Female	65

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	78
Black	18
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	43
From 75 to 84	33
85 and over	28
Less than 65	13

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	39
Dementia	27
Cancer	21

doctor visit	12
hospital care	228
inpatient care	218
outpatient care	10

**Gender**
Male	89
Female	119

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	144
Black	35
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	64
From 75 to 84	66
85 and over	56
Less than 65	22

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	34
Dementia	25
Cancer	21

doctor visit	10
hospital care	270
inpatient care	237
outpatient care	33

**Gender**
Male	156
Female	188

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	236
Black	38
Hispanic	36
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	140
From 75 to 84	84
85 and over	82
Less than 65	38

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	35
Dementia	26
Cancer	24

anastomosis	13
catheterization	13
doctor visit	15
gastrointestinal procedures	12
hospital care	260
inpatient care	261
minimally invasive procedures	12

**Gender**
Male	107
Female	88

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	134
Black	25
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	70
From 75 to 84	65
85 and over	46
Less than 65	14

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	34
Dementia	32
Cancer	17

anastomosis	10
catheterization	10
doctor visit	16
gastrointestinal procedures	9
hospital care	305
inpatient care	306
minimally invasive procedures	9

**Gender**
Male	95
Female	89

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	127
Black	21
Hispanic	22
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	70
From 75 to 84	49
85 and over	45
Less than 65	20

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	37
Dementia	29
Cancer	21

doctor visit	14
hospital care	297
inpatient care	298

**Gender**
Male	94
Female	92

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	126
Black	20
Hispanic	26
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	50
From 75 to 84	63
85 and over	54
Less than 65	19

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	39
Dementia	33
Cancer	20

**Gender**
Male	81
Female	104

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	121
Black	25
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	70
From 75 to 84	55
85 and over	40
Less than 65	20

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	39
Dementia	24
Cancer	16

doctor visit	18

**Gender**
Male	24
Female	17

**Age**
From 65 to 74	24
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

doctor visit	63
emergency care	14
hospital care	172
inpatient care	173

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carlos Francisco Espinel, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Carlos Francisco Espinel, MD treated as a general surgeon in Olney, MD were hospital care, inpatient care, outpatient care and emergency care.

abdominal surgery	10
anastomosis	11
catheterization	11
doctor visit	21
emergency care	14
gastrointestinal procedures	11
hospital care	255
inpatient care	249
minimally invasive procedures	11
outpatient care	18

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carlos Francisco Espinel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	69
Female	76

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	18
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	96
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	12
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	41
85 and over	35
Less than 65	14
65 to 74	53

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carlos Francisco Espinel, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Carlos Francisco Espinel, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	28
Atrial Fibrillation	16
Cancer	14
Dementia	19

Education & Training

Dr. Carlos Francisco Espinel, MD graduated from Autonomous University of Guadalajara Faculty of Medicine in 1999. He completed residency at Pennsylvania Hospital. He is certified by the American Board of Surgery, Surgery and has a state license in District of Columbia.

Medical School: Autonomous University of Guadalajara Faculty of Medicine (1999)

Residency: Pennsylvania Hospital (2005)

Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgery

Licensed In: District of Columbia

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Carlos Francisco Espinel, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

MedStar Montgomery Medical Center

MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center

MedStar Health

MEDSTAR MEDICAL GROUP II LLC

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Carlos Francisco Espinel, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: CIGNA Choice Fund PPO, MAMSI, First Health PPO, Blue Choice, Golden Rule, Great-West Healthcare, TRICARE, Community Care Network (CCN), Coventry, TRICARE Reserve Select, Aetna Managed Choice POS, Beech Street PPO, Aetna HMO, Kaiser Select, Kaiser Permanente, CIGNA EPO, Aetna Medicare PPO, CIGNA Indemnity, AARP, Medicare Advantage, Coventry National Network PPO, United Healthcare, Medicaid, Cigna, Virginia Premier Health Plan, WellPoint, Aetna, CIGNA Network Open Access, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), HealthyBlue PPO, MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice, CareFirst NASCO, CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO, Traditional Medicare Fee for Service, United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO), Innovation Health: Open POS Plus, MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families, Carefirst EPO, Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus, United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program, CareFirst Administrators, United Student Resources, United Select HMO - EPO/NPP, United MD IPA Preferred (POS), United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO), Uniformed Services Family Health Plan (USFHP), Innovation Health: Network Only Plus, United MD IPA (HMO), United Choice Plus, CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans), Innovation Health: PPO, HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO, MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance, United Choice, Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus), United Optimum Choice, Innovation Health: POS, Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS), Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus, United Select Plus (POS), CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced, United Erickson Advantage Plans, Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice, Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN), Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS), D-SNP), I-SNP, CareFirst MedStar PPO, CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity, United Core Essential (HMO), Innovation Health: POS Plus, HumanaChoice PPO, United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP, Innovation Health: Open POS II, Innovation Health: Indemnity, United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose, Veterans Affairs Community Care Network, United Navigate, Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO, Police and Fire Clinic, Employee Health Plan (EHP) and CareFirst MedStar Select PPO.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Carlos Francisco Espinel, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

CIGNA Choice Fund PPO

MAMSI

First Health PPO

Blue Choice

Golden Rule

Great-West Healthcare

TRICARE

Community Care Network (CCN)

Coventry

TRICARE Reserve Select

Aetna Managed Choice POS

Beech Street PPO

Aetna HMO

Kaiser Select

Kaiser Permanente

CIGNA EPO

Aetna Medicare PPO

CIGNA Indemnity

AARP

Medicare Advantage

Coventry National Network PPO

United Healthcare

Medicaid

Cigna

Virginia Premier Health Plan

WellPoint

Aetna

CIGNA Network Open Access

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)

HealthyBlue PPO

MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice

CareFirst NASCO

CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO

Traditional Medicare Fee for Service

United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)

Innovation Health: Open POS Plus

MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families

Carefirst EPO

Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus

United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program

CareFirst Administrators

United Student Resources

United Select HMO - EPO/NPP

United MD IPA Preferred (POS)

United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)

Uniformed Services Family Health Plan (USFHP)

Innovation Health: Network Only Plus

United MD IPA (HMO)

United Choice Plus

CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)

Innovation Health: PPO

HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO

MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance

United Choice

Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)

United Optimum Choice

Innovation Health: POS

Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)

Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus

United Select Plus (POS)

CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced

United Erickson Advantage Plans

Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice

Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)

Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)

D-SNP)

I-SNP

CareFirst MedStar PPO

CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity

United Core Essential (HMO)

Innovation Health: POS Plus

HumanaChoice PPO

United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP

Innovation Health: Open POS II

Innovation Health: Indemnity

United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose

Veterans Affairs Community Care Network

United Navigate

Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO

Police and Fire Clinic

Employee Health Plan (EHP)

CareFirst MedStar Select PPO

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Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Carlos Francisco Espinel, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 156 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Carlos Francisco Espinel, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Olney, MD.

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Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-03-26

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Dr. Espinel is wonderful. He explained my paperwork and showed genuine concern for my health, safety, and healing going forward. I was very comfortable with him.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-07-12

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Always explained procedures plainly

General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Carlos Francisco Espinel, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$7,851 Da Vinci Surgical System $7,851
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.	$2,337 BIO-A Tissue Reinforcement $1,542	SYNECOR Biomaterial $681	SEAMGUARD Bioabsorbable Staple $114
Ethicon US, LLC	$912 SURGICEL Family of Absorbable Hemostats $131	Echelon Powered Circular $122	ECHELON FLEX Stapler $102	DERMABOND Portfolio $101	ENSEAL Product Family $89	Other $367
Davol Inc.	$862 SURGICAL $617	DAV-XenMatrix AB $245
LIFECELL CORPORATION	$660 STRATTICE $366	AlloDerm $295
Other	$1,484 STRATTICE $242	Santyl $192	IONSYS $103	Pico $78	PICO Single Use Negative Pressure Wound Therapy $75	Other $793

**Types of Payments**
Education	$5,000
Food and Beverage	$4,992
Travel and Lodging	$4,114

Research Payments

Dr. Carlos Francisco Espinel, MD has received 1 research payments totaling $473.

Biography

Dr. Carlos Espinel is a general surgery and surgical oncology (cancer surgery) specialist. His areas of expertise include the following: moles, inguinal hernia, and intestinal fistula. His hospital/clinic affiliations include MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center and MedStar Montgomery Medical Center. Dr. Espinel is in-network for several insurance carriers, including Blue California, Coventry, and Coventry Health Care Plans. Doctor.com reports that he is accepting new patients at his office in Gaithersburg, MD. Before completing his residency at George Washington University Medical Center, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, and Pennsylvania Hospital, Dr. Espinel attended medical school at Autonomous University of Guadalajara Faculty of Medicine and New York Medical College. In addition to English, he speaks Spanish.