Jason Adam Wexler, MD| Endocrinology, Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism | MedStar Health
About me
Jason Wexler, MD, is an attending endocrinologist serving in the thyroid/metabolic bone unit at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and MedStar Lafayette offices. Dr. Wexler is also a clinical assistant professor of Medicine at Georgetown University Medical Center.Dr. Wexler received his undergraduate degree in Nutritional Biochemistry from Cornell University. His medical degree was received Magna Cum Laude from the State University of New York at Brooklyn, where he was tapped for Alpha Omega Alpha. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Michigan Medical Center and his fellowship in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism at Weill Cornell Medical Center.
Dr. Wexler is a diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine, and is certified by the American Board of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Dr. Wexler is a member of many professional organizations, including the American Thyroid Association, the Endocrine Society and the American College of Physicians. He has published several journal articles, abstracts and book chapters.
Clinical areas of focus
- Graves Disease
- Growth Hormone Follow-Up
- Hemoglobin A1c
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism
- Osteoporosis
- Pioglitazone Therapy
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Testicular Ultrasound
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acromegaly
- Adrenal Crisis
- Adrenal Gland Disorder
- Adrenal Gland Disorders (E.G. CUSHING'S SYNDROME, PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA)
- Adrenogenital Disorders
- Bone Density Disorder
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
- Cushing Syndrome
- Diabetes In Pregnancy
- Diabetes Insipidus
- Diabetes Mellitus Type 2
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Disorders Of Mineral Metabolism
- Disorders Of Pituitary Gland
- Disorders Of Thyroid
- Drug Or Chemical Induced Diabetes Mellitus
- Endocrine Disorders
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gastrinoma
- Grave's Disease
- Grave's Disease
- Growth Hormone Deficiency
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis
- High Blood Sugar
- High Cholesterol
- Hirsutism
- Hyperaldosteronism
- Hyperfunction Of Pituitary Gland
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypertrichosis
- Hypocalcemia
- Hypoglycemia
- Hypoparathyroidism
- Insulin Resistance
- Lipid Disorders
- Low Testosterone Levels
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Endocrine Glands
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Lymph Nodes
- Malignant Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia
- Nonscarring Hair Loss
- Nontoxic Goiter
- Obesity
- Osteochondropathies
- Osteoporosis
- Ovarian Dysfunction
- Pituitary Apoplexy
- Pituitary Cancer
- Pituitary Disorders
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Polyglandular Dysfunction
- Postmenopausal Osteoporosis
- Postprocedural Complications
- Prediabetes
- Primary Hyperparathyroidism
- Sex Chromosome Abnormalities, Male Phenotype
- Sexual Dysfunction
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Testicular Dysfunction
- Thyroid Cancer
- Thyroid Goiter
- Thyroid Nodules
- Thyrotoxic Crisis
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Type 2 Diabetes With Nonketotic Hyperglycemic
- Vitamin Deficiency
Procedures I perform
- A1c Testing
- Adrenal Disorder Treatment
- Adrenal Hormone Regulation
- Adrenal Insufficiency Treatment
- Bone Density Scan
- Bone Density Testing
- Calcium Supplementation
- Celiac Plexus Block
- Continuous Glucose Monitoring System
- Cushing Syndrome Treatment
- Dexa Scans
- Dopamine Therapy
- Enterectomy
- Exercise Plan
- Free Thyroxine (FT4) Test
- Glucose Control Management
- Grave's Disease Treatment
- Growth Hormone Deficiency Treatment
- Growth Hormone Follow-Up
- Growth Hormone Stimulation Test
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis Treatment
- Hemoglobin A1c
- High Cholesterol Management
- Hormone Imbalance Treatment
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Hypercalcemia Treatment
- Hyperthyroidism Treatment
- Hypothyroidism Treatment
- Insulin Resistance Treatment
- Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 (IGF-1) Test
- Nutrition Counseling
- Obesity Treatment
- One-On-One Diabetes Education
- Osteoporosis Prevention Treatment
- Parathyroid Tumor Surgery
- Pioglitazone Therapy
- Pituitary Apoplexy Treatment
- Pituitary Disorder Treatment
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Treatment
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
- Prediabetes Management
- Testicular Ultrasound
- Thyroid Cancer Treatment
- Thyroid Nodule Treatment
- Thyroid Peroxidase Antibody (TPO) Testing
- Thyroid Storm Surgery
- Thyroid Storm Treatment
- Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone (TSH) Testing
- Thyroid-Stimulating Immunoglobulin (TSI) Testing
- Vocal Cord Nodules Treatment
- Weight Loss Therapy
- Weight Management Program
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
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Student Resources
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Choice POS II
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-HMO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- First Health PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Network OA
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- First Health PPO
- UHC Passport
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- IH-POS
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- TRICARE for Life East
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Beech Street PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- HighMark
- OA Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-Open POS II
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CIGNA PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Choice POS II Open Access
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Choice Fund PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Administrators
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- POS OA
- Navigate
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna HMO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Fellowship: New York Presbyterian Hospital (2000)
Residency: University of Michigan Health System (1998)
Medical School: SUNY Downstate Medical Center (1995)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025